How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana
This paper takes its point of departure from the school of thought that linkages in agricultural commodity value chains may hold the key to making actors in the chain innovative. Ghana's agricultural export sector is characterized by two main types of export: traditional and non-traditional. Th...
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| description | This paper takes its point of departure from the school of thought that linkages in agricultural commodity value chains may hold the key to making actors in the chain innovative. Ghana's agricultural export sector is characterized by two main types of export: traditional and non-traditional. The traditional agricultural export sector is driven largely by the cocoa industry, while the pineapple industry represents one of the leading commodity industries in the non-traditional export sector. Using a multiple case study methodology, the paper seeks to examine how the policy environment could strengthen value chain linkages and make activities in the value chains more competitive. The study was derived from interactions with actors in the cocoa and pineapple value chains, namely input suppliers, producers, buyers, processors and some support services providers and regulatory agencies. The intention was to assemble their perceptions as interpreted in their own settings. The study showed how the existing policy on research, extension and marketing had encouraged better linkages horizontally and vertically among actors in the pineapple value chain. On the other hand, the policy underpinned by a public sector leadership in the cocoa value chain, had lowered the motivation for stronger linkages in the cocoa value chain. In terms of policy implication, the study makes a strong case for more participation of private sector actors as it is more likely to expand the platform for more interactive learning among actors for their mutual benefit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6ebc9732713474181aec4644d11f69e2022-12-21T18:53:28ZengIndonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research InstituteCoffee and Cocoa Research Journal0215-02122406-95742018-04-0134110.22302/iccri.jur.pelitaperkebunan.v34i1.288288How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in GhanaSeth Awuku Manteaw0Jonathan Nicholas Anaglo1Seth Dankyi Boateng2Benjamin Yao Folitse3CSIR-Head OfficePO Box M32, Accra, Ghana West AfricaUniversity of Ghana, P. O. Box LG68, Legon. Accra. Ghana. West AfricaUniversity of Ghana, P. O. Box LG68, Legon. Accra. Ghana West AfricaCSIR-INSTI, PO Box M32, Accra, Ghana West AfricaThis paper takes its point of departure from the school of thought that linkages in agricultural commodity value chains may hold the key to making actors in the chain innovative. Ghana's agricultural export sector is characterized by two main types of export: traditional and non-traditional. The traditional agricultural export sector is driven largely by the cocoa industry, while the pineapple industry represents one of the leading commodity industries in the non-traditional export sector. Using a multiple case study methodology, the paper seeks to examine how the policy environment could strengthen value chain linkages and make activities in the value chains more competitive. The study was derived from interactions with actors in the cocoa and pineapple value chains, namely input suppliers, producers, buyers, processors and some support services providers and regulatory agencies. The intention was to assemble their perceptions as interpreted in their own settings. The study showed how the existing policy on research, extension and marketing had encouraged better linkages horizontally and vertically among actors in the pineapple value chain. On the other hand, the policy underpinned by a public sector leadership in the cocoa value chain, had lowered the motivation for stronger linkages in the cocoa value chain. In terms of policy implication, the study makes a strong case for more participation of private sector actors as it is more likely to expand the platform for more interactive learning among actors for their mutual benefit.http://www.ccrjournal.com/index.php/ccrj/article/view/288Policy EnvironmentValue ChainLinkagesCocoaPineappleExport |
| spellingShingle | Seth Awuku Manteaw Jonathan Nicholas Anaglo Seth Dankyi Boateng Benjamin Yao Folitse How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal Policy Environment Value Chain Linkages Cocoa Pineapple Export |
| title | How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana |
| title_full | How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana |
| title_short | How the policy environment influences value chain linkages: a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in Ghana |
| title_sort | how the policy environment influences value chain linkages a comparative study of cocoa and pineapple in ghana |
| topic | Policy Environment Value Chain Linkages Cocoa Pineapple Export |
| url | http://www.ccrjournal.com/index.php/ccrj/article/view/288 |
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