Summary information

Study title

Innovation adoption as a socio-economic process 1993 : The case of the Ghanaian cocoa industry

Creator

Boahene, Kwasi (primary investigator)

Study number / PID

doi:10.17026/dans-26j-96r4 (DOI)

STAR: P1244

easy-dataset:33394 (DANS-KNAW)

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Abstract

Survey on the economic and social circumstances important to the adoption of a new (hybride) type of cocoa tree by Ghanaian local farmers. Adopters and non-adopters have been interviewed. P1244A: being informed about (hybride) cocoa, sources of information, and availability, farming type and strategy / income sources, loans and remittances / sources of labour / farmer's social network: socio-economic characteristics of relatives, friends (for each respondent: 8 persons) important to r.' s farming. Distance to r.'s farm / kind of help received. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ religion/ organizational membership

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Methodology

Data collection period

01/02/1992 - 01/07/1992

Country

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Universe

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Access

Publisher

DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities

Publication year

2008

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