Abstract
This paper seeks to bring more clarity to the phenomenon of farm records keeping among small-scale pineapple farmers in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Specifically, it seeks to measure the motivation behind farm records keeping, the nature of records kept, the benefits derived from the activity and how demographic and socio-economic characteristics of farmers influence the practice. Using a multi-stage random selection procedure, 120 pineapple farmers selected from 25 pineapple growing communities in the Municipality were interviewed using structured interview schedules. The study showed that records keeping was common among the pineapple farmers interviewed with the farmers keeping at least six (6) farm records. The chi-square test showed that farm records keeping depended on educational level, years of experience in pineapple farming and farm size. Besides, records keeping was informed primarily by the desire to make productivity projections and promote effective agribusiness management. The study makes a strong case for sustained communication, education and awareness creation on the practice to engender good agribusiness outcomes.
Highlights
Today’s complex world economy and the rapid pace of the farming industry makes it difficult for producers to manage farm enterprises the way their parents did many years ago
The results showed that female pineapple farmers have a low representation in the pineapple industry in the Municipal Assembly; a fact corroborated by Baah (2017)
The results showed that most pineapple farmers were in their active years as over 60% were below the age of 50
Summary
Today’s complex world economy and the rapid pace of the farming industry makes it difficult for producers to manage farm enterprises the way their parents did many years ago. It will not be far-fetched to assume that without a good understanding of records keeping with its current and future implications, farmers may not be able to make a good return on their investment in today’s business environment. Conceptually, this paper posits that being a successful farmer may be a function of one’s ability to keep good quality records on a more consistent basis.
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