Okorley, Ernest L.; Gray, David; Reid, Janet(University of Cape Coast, 2009)
The research was based on a single-case study of a district agricultural extension organization that
operates under a decentralization system that was judged by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in
Ghana as successful. ...
This study explores international students’ experiences with studying and working at a North
Eastern public university. Through phenomenological research approach that utilized face-to-face
interview and photo-elicitation ...
Okorley, Ernest L.; Gray, David I.; Reid, Janet I.(University of Cape Coast, 2019-06)
Agricultural extension provision in many developing countries is affected by the quality
of the extension staff. To understand the factors that can improve the capacity of extension staff
in a decentralized extension ...
Background: The burden of cervical cancer continues to rise in developing economies. Women in the sub-Saharan
African region have higher chances of developing cervical cancer due to a greater prevalence of related risk ...
Shaibu, Zikiru; Annor-Frempong, Festus; Akaba, Selorm(University of Cape Coast, 2020-04-15)
Smallholder farmers in Ghana’s Central Region face a range of
challenges in producing prime varieties of pineapple. The University
of Cape Coast is implementing a project using drones and precision
agriculture to to ...
Miyittah, Michael K.; Kwadzo, Moses; Gyamfua, Abigail Peprah; Dodor, Daniel E.(University of Cape Coast, 2020)
Background: The export drive for watermelon production is huge and so is pesticide usage. However, the health
and safety of the farmers, as well as threat to the environment lie in the shadow. The purpose of the study is ...
Ocloo, Chosniel Elikem; Akaba, Selorm; Worwui-Brown, David Kwaku(University of Cape Coast, 2014-03)
Globalization, increased competitive pressure and rapid technological changes have brought the business world
to a point in history and thus, the Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) sector in Africa and Ghana are the
hardest ...
Yawson, David Oscar; Armah, Frederick Ato; Dadzie, Samuel Kwesi Ndzeba(University of Cape Coast, 2010)
Information is an important resource in the 21st century knowledge-based society.
Access to public sector information is being viewed as an important path to
strengthening democracy, good governance, public service and ...
Dadzie, Samuel K. N.; Dasmani, Isaac(University of Cape Coast, 2010-11-29)
Gender mainstreaming has, for some time now, been identified as a paramount issue in development of
resource-poor societies, and particularly, the women whose access to productive resources is limited
due to tradition, ...
Wasihun, Berhanu Nega; Kwarteng, Joseph A.; Okorley, Ernest L.(University of Cape Coast, 2014-02)
This study examined farmers’ perception of their level of participation in Public Agricultural Extension
Service (PAES) in Soddo-zuria Woreda in Southern Ethiopia vis-à-vis seven selected farmers’
characteristics; namely, ...
Okorley, E. L.; Haizel, E.(University of Cape Coast, 2004)
The Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a very important economic crop in Ghana. But its production is currently
running down due to the Lethal Yellowing-type disease commonly known as Cape St. Paul Wilt Disease
(CSPWD). To avert ...
Acquah, Henry De-Graft(University of Cape Coast, 2011)
Climate change and weather patterns are already being experienced as is evident in severe negative impacts on food
production, food security and natural resources all over the globe. Farmer adaption to climate change is ...
Okorley, Ernest L.; Addai, Evans O.(University of Cape Coast, 2020)
Yam is a major economic crop that plays a significant role in food security and poverty alleviation in
Ghana. Despite this role of yam in Ghana, farmers have incessant difficulty in accessing adequate
planting materials ...
Recent cutting of cocoa trees and the shifting of farm resources to only rubber cultivation among smallholder
cocoa farmers particularly in the Western Region of Ghana has raised great concern. It is important to ...
Acquah, Henry De-Graft; Kyei, Clement Kweku(University of Cape Coast, 2012-09)
Climate change tends to have negative effects on crop yield through its influence on crop
production. Understanding the relationship between climatic variables, crop area and crop yield will facilitate
development of ...
Gautam, Manish Kumar; Singh, Dr. Sunil Kumar(University of Cape Coast, 2015-01)
Entrepreneurship education has the mandate to equip the youth with functional knowledge and
skill to build up their character, attitude and vision. It has vital role in developing eco-system that
promotes innovation ...
Productivity in rain-fed and irrigated rice farming ecosystems are very important for
Ghana’s self-sufficiency in rice. This paper, therefore, provides a synthesis of the irrigated
and rain-fed rice farming ecosystems ...
Background: The use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) at the community level
has been advocated as a means to increase access to effective antimalarial medicines by high risk
groups living in underserved ...
Berg, Andreas; Meyer, Renate; Yu, Jun(University of Cape Coast, 2004-01)
Bayesian methods have been ef cient in estimating parameters of stochastic volatility models for analyzing nancial time series. Recent advances made it possible to t stochastic volatility models of increasing
complexity, ...