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Agricultural Production Survey (Second Round), 2012-2013

Ghana, 2012 - 2013
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GHA_2012-2013_APS-W2_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Ministry Of Food and Agriculture / Statistics Research Information Directorate
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Agriculture Census and Surveys
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Questionnaires
Ghana Agricultural Production Survey (Minor Season) Questionnaire 2013
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Author(s) Ministry Of Food and Agriculture / Statistics Research Information Directoriate
Date 2014-09-13T11:30
Country Ghana
Contributor(s) Ministry Of Food and Agriculture / Statistics Research Information Directoriate , Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Publisher(s) Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Description The questionnaire contains data on the consist of (a) The Household and Holding Inquiry -Pre-harvest field, (b) The Household and Holding Inquiry - Post-Harvest, (c) The Household and Holding Inquiry -Pre-harvest and (d) Crop Yield Measurement questionnaire also known as the form 4.
Table of contents (a) The Household and Holding Inquiry -Pre-harvest field
(b) The Household and Holding Inquiry - Post-Harvest
(c) The Household and Holding Inquiry -Pre-harvest
(d) Crop Yield Measurement questionnaire also known as the form 4.
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Reports
Ghana Agricultural Production Survey (Minor Season) Report 2013
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Author(s) Ministry Of Food and Agriculture / Statistics Research Information Directoriate
Date 2014-09-06
Country Ghana
Contributor(s) Ministry Of Food and Agriculture / Statistics Research Information Directoriate , Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Publisher(s) Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Description The Ghana Agricultural Production Survey (GAPS) is a pilot program to assess an improved version of SRID's Multi-Round Annual Crop and Livestock Survey (MRACLS) report
Table of contents Chapter 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................1
13 1.2 Survey Objective ......................................................................................................................1
14 1.3 The Report..............................................................................................................................1
Chapter 2 Survey Methodology ..............................................................................................................3
2.1 Sampling.....................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Structure of Field Workers ...............................................................................................................3
2.3 Instruments ................................................................................................................................4
2.4 Data Processing and Analysis.............................................................................................................4
2.4.2 Data Entry, Storage and Transmission................................................................................................4
2.4.3 Monitoring and System Maintenance...................................................................................................5
2.4.4 Exporting, Cleaning and Analyzing data ..............................................................................................6
Chapter 3 Discussion of Results ...............................................................................................................7
3.1 Characteristics of Households and Holders..............................................................................................7
3.1.1 Sex and Age Distribution of Holders.......................................................................................7
3.1.2 Marital Status of Selected Holders Household................................................................. 10
3.1.3 Household Size of Selected Holders' Household............................................................. 11
3.1.4 Literacy.......................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Migration............................................................................................................................. 13
3.2.1 Changes in Household Composition ............................................................................ 13
3.2.2 Destination and Period of Movements......................................................................... 14
3.2.3 Reasons for Migration .................................................................................................... 15
3.3 Livestock, Poultry and Other Animals by Holding ............................................................. 17
3.3.1 Livestock Type and Numbers................................................................................................ 17iii
3.3.2 Animal Husbandry Practices.......................................................................................... 22
3.3.3 Main Illness of Livestock............................................................................................... 24
3.4 Aquaculture ........................................................................................................................... 26
3.4.1 Aquaculture Inputs and Practices.................................................................................... 27
3.5 Health Status of Selected Holders........................................................................................... 28
3.5.2 Total Number of Holders who missed a full day's work due to Ill Health............................................... 29
3.5.3 Total Number of Holders who Missed Full Day's Work due to Ill Health of a Household Member.................. 31
3.6 Production and Marketing................................................................................................... 32
3.6.1 Production, Utilization and Sale of Commodities........................................................ 32
3.6.3 Production and Utilization of Rice .................................................................................. 33
3.6.4 Production and Utilization of Cocoa ............................................................................... 34
3.6.5 Production and Utilization of Tomato ............................................................................. 34
3.6.6 Production and Utilization of Okro ................................................................................. 35
3.6.7 Production and Utilization of Hot Pepper........................................................................ 35
3.6.8 Tree Crops............................................................................................................................ 36
3.6.9 Production of Food Crops............................................................................................... 38
3.6.10 Use of Agro-Inputs (improved seed, fertilisers etc) ......................................................... 38
3.6.10 Storage........................................................................................................................... 41
3.6.12 Point of Sale of Various Commodities by District ....................................................... 43
3.8.5 Distance from Farm to point of Sale ............................................................................ 43
3.7 Agro-Processing ................................................................................................................... 44
3.9 Use of Mechanization Services............................................................................................. 46
3.9.1 Use of Rented Equipment for Land clearing.................................................................... 46
3.9.2 Use of Rented Equipment for Ploughing ......................................................................... 46iv
3.9.3 Use of other Rented Equipment for Ploughing ................................................................ 47
3.9.4 Use of Rented Equipment for Harvesting........................................................................ 48
3.9.5 Use of Rented Equipment for Post harvest Activities ...................................................... 49
3.9.6 Use of Rented Equipment for Pre-Harvest Activities....................................................... 50
3.10 Land and Water Management Practices.................................................................................. 50
3.10.1 Use of Water Lifting Technologies ................................................................................. 51
Chapter 4 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations .................................................................... 53
4.1 Summary and Conclusion....................................................................................................... 53
4.2 Recommendations.................................................................................................................. 54
List of Appendices.......................................................................................................................... 55
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