Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Innovation in Agriculture: The Case of Oil Palm Production in Ghana

S. Adjei‐Nsiah, O. Sakyi-Dawson, Thomas W. Kuyper · 2012 · Journal of Agricultural Science

Summary. This study identifies institutional barriers limiting innovation in Ghana's oil palm sector. Researchers found that technical farm-level innovations alone cannot drive sustainable production and poverty reduction without addressing systemic constraints. The study recommends integrating small-scale processors into value chains, organizing farmers for better negotiating power, improving access to high-yielding seedlings, and reforming tenancy arrangements to incentivize tenant farmer investment.

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@article{adjei-nsiah-2012-exploring-opportunities-enhancing-innovation-agriculture,
  title   = {Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Innovation in Agriculture: The Case of Oil Palm Production in Ghana},
  author  = {S. Adjei‐Nsiah and O. Sakyi-Dawson and Thomas W. Kuyper},
  journal = {Journal of Agricultural Science},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.5539/jas.v4n10p212},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v4n10p212}
}

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DOI

10.5539/jas.v4n10p212

Countries

Ghana

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, food-systems, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28