There is a concern in confectionery industry that cocoa farming is losing its attractiveness among next generation. I also asked this question to 90 surveyed farmers in 10 communities of Asamankese district in Eastern Ghana. These slides show their answers to some of the popular concerns
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Ghana cocoa farmers attitude towards cocoa farming
1. Part 6: Farmers’ Attitude Towards Continuity of Cocoa Farming
Graph 6.1. Cocoa Farming and Kids: 74% of 89 Farmers Think that their Kids Will Continue Cocoa Farming,
while 25% does not Think So
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2. Part 6: Farmers’ Attitude Towards Continuity of Cocoa Farming
Graph 6.2. 98% of Farmers Think that in Case their Kids will not Continue Cocoa Farming, their Farms will be
Bought or Rented by Other Cocoa Farmer
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3. Part 9: Constraints for Replanting Aged Cocoa Farms with Hybrid Varieties
Constraints Category: Informational Inefficiencies
Graph 9.7. How Important Is Drought Resistance For Farmers? 63% of Farmers Think Their Cocoa Yield Was
Affected At Least Twice In Last 10 Years
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4. Part 9: Constraints for Replanting Aged Cocoa Farms with Hybrid Varieties
Constraints Category: Externalities (Spill-Over Effects: External Beneficiaries)
Graph 9.13. 69% of Farmers Believe That Government of Ghana Will Benefit from Higher Yields of Cocoa
21%: Foreign Companies Who Buy Cocoa
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5. Part 9: Constraints for Replanting Aged Cocoa Farms with Hybrid Varieties
Constraints Category: Input-Output Inefficiencies (Fertilizer Affordability)
Graph 9.19. 96% of Farmers Think that They Cannot Afford Fertilizers
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6. Part 9: Constraints for Replanting Aged Cocoa Farms with Hybrid Varieties
Constraints Category: Credit Market Inefficiencies (Access to Credit)
Graph 9.26. 98% of Farmers Cannot Borrow to Buy Inputs (Because of High Interest Rates)
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7. Part 9: Constraints for Replanting Aged Cocoa Farms with Hybrid Varieties
Constraints Category: Risk Related (Confidence in Output Market)
Graph 9.31. 98% of Farmers Believe Cocoa Beans Prices Will Increase A Bit Every Year
(Over Next 10 Years)
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