Abstract
This article sought to empirically find out factors behind the rising and falling nature of poverty among rural cashew farmers in the Jaman south district of the Brong Ahafo Region. A sample size of 160 cashew farmers were selected for the study. It was established that nine (9) major factors contribute to the rising level of poverty among the respondents at some point in the year. It is recommended that cashew farmers should be encouraged by the district assembly and other stakeholders to save during the harvesting season as well as borrow from the banks if the need be.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 355-377 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of Poverty |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Agriculture
- borrowing
- cashew farming
- climate change
- poverty