Farmer Business School Participation in Ghana: Implications for Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Proclivity and Livelihood Performance

Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Fred Nimoh, John-Eudes Bakang, Jones Ebenezer Osei, Kwadwo Amankwah, Ernest Laryea Okorley and Joseph Kwarteng
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Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum: Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana
Fred Nimoh: Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana
John-Eudes Bakang: Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana
Jones Ebenezer Osei: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Education, Akenteng Appiah-Menka University of Skill Training, Technology and Enterpreneurial Development, Mampong Ashanti, Ghana
Kwadwo Amankwah: Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana
Ernest Laryea Okorley: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Joseph Kwarteng: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 2022, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: The study assumes that participation in the Farmer Business School (FBS) gives the cocoa farmer an advantage over the non-participants. The following objectives were set to give an overall appreciation of the research; determine the extent to which participation in the FBS has influenced the market orientation of the cocoa farmers, determine the extent to which participation in the FBS has influenced the entrepreneurial proclivity of cocoa farmers and determine the extent to which participation in the FBS has influenced the livelihood of the cocoa farmers. With this in mind, 600 cocoa farmers were sampled in Ghana using the multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the independent sample t-test. The results show that participation in the Farmer Business School indeed gives the cocoa farmers an advantage; market orientation (p

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.32861/jac.81.1.6

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