Analysis of Economic Efficiency in Cocoa Production in Ghana

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the economic efficiency of resource utilization in cocoa production of the cocoa farmers in Ghana to provide information for effective application and management of farm inputs on cocoa farms and policy recommendation. Household size, farm size, insectic...

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Published in:	African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition, and development : AJFAND Vol. 11; no. 1; p. np
Main Authors:	Aneani, F, Achirinah, V M, Asmoah, M, Owusu-Ansah, F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nairobi Rural Outreach Program 01-01-2011
Subjects:	Agricultural Economics Agricultural Production Agronomy Cocoa Science and Technology Ghana
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Summary:	The main purpose of this study was to analyze the economic efficiency of resource utilization in cocoa production of the cocoa farmers in Ghana to provide information for effective application and management of farm inputs on cocoa farms and policy recommendation. Household size, farm size, insecticides, fungicides and fertilizer were found to have statistically significant impact on cocoa output. The sum of elasticities of the factors included in the Cobb-Douglas production function was 1.463, which was more than one, implying that the cocoa farmers were operating in the increasing returns to scale. There were incidences of inefficiencies in the management of resources in cocoa cultivation by cocoa farmers since some resources were underutilized and others over-utilized. Farmers are advised to increase the use of household members, insecticides, fungicides and fertilizer while reducing the use of forest land through increased land productivity instead of land expansion to ensure efficient use of resource in cocoa production. However, the environmental impacts of these farm activities should be assessed to ensure sustainable cocoa production.
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ISSN:	1684-5358 1684-5374