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Changing the perceptions and attitudes of rural Ghanaian youth towards cocoa farming

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  • Michael Kodom
  • Shaibu Baanni Azumah
  • Nathaniel Amoh Boateng
  • Emile Mawutor Tsekpo
  • Kwadwo Boadi Mensah
  • Ethel Boateng

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Cocoa farmers in Ghana are aging, and this threatens the sustainability of the sector. Using a qualitative approach, this study assessed how the youth-centred training programme has changed existing negative perceptions on youth participation in cocoa farming. The results confirmed that youth disinterest in cocoa farming is partly influenced by the perception that cocoa farming is an activity for the aged. The positive effect of applying the knowledge and skills beneficiaries received in enhancing the quality of cocoa farms and improving cocoa yield have changed existing negative public perceptions. Youth-centred interventions inspire hope in the revitalisation of Ghana's cocoa sector.

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  • Michael Kodom & Shaibu Baanni Azumah & Nathaniel Amoh Boateng & Emile Mawutor Tsekpo & Kwadwo Boadi Mensah & Ethel Boateng, 2022. "Changing the perceptions and attitudes of rural Ghanaian youth towards cocoa farming," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(7), pages 958-967, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:32:y:2022:i:7:p:958-967
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2022.2086218
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