The purpose of this study was to assess consumer preference for locally produced native tree products in Northern Ghana. The trees under study were baobab and locust bean. Data was collected from 307 respondents in the Kasena Nankana municipal, Nandom municipal, and Kumbungu districts. Questionnaires were used as instruments for the data collection together with focus group discussions. As there are various locally produced products of baobab and locust bean, consumers were seen to have more ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Wachale district, North Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State with the objectives of assessing microbial quality and consumer acceptability of traditional butter produced in the district. A total of 180 households, 30 farmers from each six kebeles were randomly selected. A total of 34 butter samples were collected and analyzed at Holeta Dairy Technology Laboratory; that 30 samples were from open market, 4 samples from cooperative and prototype sample (labora...
ABSTRACT The focus of many microfinance institutions (MFIs) as well as African governments and other development partners now is to increase the productivity of the agricultural sector by improving the condition of women. One way of doing this has been provision of microfinance services. Evidence suggests that the credit given to women have achieved high loan repayment rates and high yield value in terms of welfare benefits. Despite these potential, women fish processors within the Tema Metro...
ABSTRACT This study examines the skills competence of workers in the garment firms and skillsbased competitiveness of the garment industries of Ghana. A total of 34 garment firms made up of 27 firms registered with the Association of Ghana Industries and seven firms registered with the Ghana Free Zones Board, as well as 205 workers of the garment industries were selected for the study. The Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method Approach was used for the study in which the quantitative process wa...