ISHS Acta Horticulturae 425: II International Pineapple Symposium
CONSTRAINTS TO PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION IN GHANA |
| Authors: | F. Donkoh, D. Agboka |
| Abstract:
Financial incentives were given to growers producing pineapples for export as part of the 1993 Economic Recovery Programme in Ghana, aimed at reducing dependence on cocoa as the country's principal export crop. Production expanded rapidly over the period 1985–88 and was estimated to reach 15 000 t year-1 in 1994. But production constraints expected to affect future production are: pests and diseases (mealybug wilt disease, Phytophthora, soil pests), weeds, soil fertility, harvesting and post-harvest handling methods, and environmental degradation. Economic constraints comprise credit and price fluctuations and, in the current shift from air- to sea-freighting, several infrastructural problems confine production areas to within a 40-km radius of seaports. However, governmental and private-sector programmes are in place, including collaboration on R&D with CIRAD-FLHOR, that should ensure Ghana becomes a top-quality producer of pineapples in the future. | |
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