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Fergus Lyon and Seth Afikorah-Danquah. A large number of small-scale enterprises growing, dealing and marketing seed emerged during the economic reforms of the 1980s in Ghana

Fergus Lyon and Seth Afikorah-Danquah. A large number of small-scale enterprises growing, dealing and marketing seed emerged during the economic reforms of the 1980s in Ghana. This paper examines the nature of small-scale maize and cowpea seed enterprises in the two regions of Brong Ahafo and Ashanti and describes how actors in the system learn about seed quality and the trustworthiness of people they are dealing with

Seth Afikorah-Danquah can be contacted at: Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon, GHANA

Seth Afikorah-Danquah can be contacted at: Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon, GHANA. We are happy for this material to be reproduced on a not-for-profit basis.

Fergus Lyon and Seth Afikorah-Danquah. This paper examines the nature of small-scale maize and cowpea seed enterprises in the two regions of Brong Ahafo and Ashanti and describes how actors in the system learn about seed quality and the trustworthiness of people they are dealing with

Small-scale seed provision in Ghana: social relations, contracts and . Seth Afikorah-Danquah

Small-scale seed provision in Ghana: social relations, contracts and institutions for micro-enterprise development. Seth Afikorah-Danquah. Varriety use and development, seed production and storage by farmers under local conditions, and seed exchange mechanisms are presented as the three principal components of a dynamic system that forms the most important seed source of food crops for small farmers in developing countries.

Small-scale seed provision in Ghana: social relations, contracts and institutions. Seed management bysmall-scale farmers in Ghana. A study of maize and cowpea seed in the Brong-Ahafo and Voltaregions. formicro-enterprise development.

Lyon, F. and Afikorah-Danquah (1998). Small-scale Seed Provision in Ghana: Social Relations, Contracts and Institutions for Micro-enterprise Development. New Vision Newspaper (2000). Blessed is the bean seed which feeds the Mahayi women's group. Strategies for Seed System Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Study of Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

In explaining small-scale enterprises in Ghana, , and prefer an employment cut-off . The government of Ghana in an effort to support the development of SMEs established various program and institutions aimed at promoting SME development.

In explaining small-scale enterprises in Ghana, , and prefer an employment cut-off point of 30 employees. however, categorize small-scale enterprises into three groups. The Ghana Enterprise Development Commission (GEDC) officially known as Office of Business Promotion was the only coordinating body, providing technical and financial support to Ghanaian businesses in the initial 1970s. Its main role was helping to strengthen small-scale industries in general in Ghana.

The field of 'extension' now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organized for rural people by educators from different disciplines, including agriculture, agricultural marketing, health, and business studies.

Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons™. In Ghana, large-scale farms and plantations produce mainly oil palm, rubber and coconut and to a lesser extent, maize, rice and pineapples. Ghana produces 51% of its cereal needs, 60% of fish requirements, 50% of meat, and less than 30% of the raw materials needed for agro-based industries. Gross domestic product has grown between 4 and 8 percent annually over the past decade, and agricultural growth has been the major driver of poverty reduction.

I would like to express my appreciations to workers of Assosa town Micro and small-scale enterprises development office, and the study respondents of MSEs owners/managers in giving valuable information during data collection. In addition, I would like to thanks Benishangul Gumuz Bureau of Finance and Economic Development for financial support to complete my MBA study. Background of the Study.