Abstract:
Farmer Business School (FBS) which is a component of the specialized extension system of
Ghana Cocoa Board was introduced to ensure sustainable and profitable cocoa production among
farmers. The program has been on the run for ten (10) years now however, there is a paucity of
empirical studies to show the effect of it on cocoa production. This study explore this gab in the
Sefwi Juaboso District of Ghana using case study design involving multi-stage sampling
procedure to select 100 (50 Farmer Business School participants and 50 non-participants of
Farmer Business School) farmers for the study. Findings of the study established that farmers are
highly interested in the program. FBS Participants are making higher yield with superior quality
cocoa beans than Non-FBS participants. It is recommended therefore to COCOBOD and other
stakeholders to adopt measures to promote participation of farmers in FBS so that the country
can maintain its position on the world level in terms of yield and quality. |
