Assessing Sources of Information for Urban Mushroom Growers in Accra, Ghana. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kavi, Raphael Kwame; Bugyei, Kwabena Asiedu; Obeng-Koranteng, Grace; Folitse, Benjamin Yao
• Is Part Of: Journal of agricultural & food information. Volume 19:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 176
• Page End: 191
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: information sources -- mushroom cultivation -- Accra, Ghana -- information needs -- agricultural information -- urban farming; Agriculture -- Information services -- Periodicals; Food -- Information services -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Information resources -- Periodicals; Food -- Information resources -- Periodicals; Communication in agriculture -- Periodicals; 026.6305
• DOI: 10.1080/10496505.2017.1361328
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-6505

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study assessed information sources for urban mushroom farmers in Accra, Ghana. One hundred farmers were sampled, and a structured questionnaire was administered to solicit information from the respondents. Results showed that the majority of farmers were male (71%) and most (60%) with university education. The majority (44%) had 1–5 years of experience in mushroom cultivation. Co-farmers (89.8%), the Mushroom Growers Association (79.6%), training workshops (73.5%), and the Farmers' Forum (29.6%) readily served as information sources for farmers. The research revealed that, for 52% of farmers, ignorance of information sources was a major hindrance in their quest for information.