Land tenure system and harvesting time's influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the land tenure system, harvesting time and marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in Ghana. Primary data was compiled from 120 cashew farmers, and the multinomial probit was used to assess the determinants of cashew marketing outlets. Types of land ownership (tenure system) for cashew production in Ghana were leasehold, stool, family, state and customary lands. The sales of cashew nuts to buying companies and/or exporters is positively influenced by the land tenure system, good road network, weekly harvest, contract agreements and grading of cashew nuts. Conversely, the experience of farmers coupled with less than one week of harvesting influences the choice of brokers' outlet. The result implies that, cashew cultivation on stool land, likewise harvesting time incre

SUBMITTER: Bannor RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature