Cocoa

M. M. Huq
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M. M. Huq: University of Strathclyde

Chapter 5 in The Economy of Ghana, 1989, pp 109-118 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract For well over half a century cocoa has been the backbone of the Ghanaian economy and will probably remain so for many years to come. According to the Ghana Sample Census of Agriculture 1970, 3.6 million acres (1.45 million hectares), or about 50 per cent of the total cultivated land area, was under cocoa production.1 As may be seen from Table 5.1, cocoa is grown in six regions of the country. Of the total land under cocoa cultivation in 1970, the Ashanti Region had the highest share with 40 per cent of the total, followed by Brong-Ahafo, the Eastern and the Western Regions. The Central and Volta Regions contributed 7 and 3.9 per cent, respectively, to total land under cocoa cultivation in 1970. The cocoa sector accounts for the employment of about 17 per cent of the total labour force of the country.2

Keywords: Cocoa Butter; Producer Price; Ivory Coast; Cocoa Bean; World Market Price (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19749-1_6

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