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Title Mango- a Potential Export Crop for Ghana
Full text http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/836
Date 1995
Author(s) Abutiate, W. S.
Abstract The introduction of mango into Africa by the European traders in the 16th century and into the Cold Coast, now Ghana, during the last century is recalled. The role of the early European trading expeditions in introducing such cultivars as Rupee, Ceylon and Kensington and the conduct of agronomic studies on the crop on some agricultural experiment stations is acknowledged. The introduction of such newer fibreless cultivars as Haden, Keitt and Palmer be the United States Agency for international Development (USAID) and Crops Research Institute (Ghana) is also noted. Ghana's traditional agricultural export structure is described and followed by the inception of the Ghana Export Promotion Council and its role in the institutional promotion of the non-traditional agricultural products such as pineapple and mango. A brief account of the export performance of mango during the past six years is provided. The main constraints to production, post-harvest handling, product quality and transportation of the export crop have been identified and interventions to resolve them outlined
Publisher KNUST
Identifier 0855-0395
Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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