Using Information Technologies (ICTs) to Improve Theobroma cocoa Extension Service: Lessons from the Case of Ghanaian Bean Farmers
Julia Bello-Bravo,
Anne Namatsi Lutomia
Abstract:Ghana’s modern cocoa production depends on farmers having access to innovations and updated best practices delivered through “new” information and communication technology (ICT) channels. However, extension services continue to face familiar delivery shortfalls affecting both the national-level extent of Ghana’s cocoa production and the local livelihoods of its producers. This chapter draws on questionnaire data collected during a training workshop for postharvest loss prevention with mostly university-educate… Show more
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