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| adam_text | ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
ANALYSES OF SMALL AND
MEDIUM FOOD CROPS AGRO-
PROCESSING FIRMS IN GHANA
Authors
Timothy Afful-Koomson
William Fonta
Stephen Frimpong
Nathaniel Amoh
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
LIST OF TABLES x
LIST OF FIGURES xi
FOREWORD xv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY xix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
1 1 Background and Context 1
1 2 The Role of Agro-processing in Ghana 4
1 3 Why Should Ghana focus on Food Crops Agro-processing? 5
1 4 The objectives and contents of this book 7
CHAPTER TWO: GENERAL APPROACH AND
METHODOLOGY 11
2 1 Introduction 11
2 2 Theoretical Concept 11
2 3 Data Collection 12
2 4 Sampling Method 12
2 5 Limitations of the Study (Challenges with data collection) 14
CHAPTER THREE: THE FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING
SECTOR IN GHANA 17
3 1 Introduction 17
3 2 Processing of horticultural products (fruits and beverage) 17
3 3 Processing of Vegetables 18
3 4 Processing of Cereal 19
3 5 Processing of Roots and Tubers 20
3 6 Processing of Oil Palm 20
3 7 Constraints facing the Agro-processing sector 21
3 8 Some interventions in Ghana s Agro-processing Sector 22
3 9 Conclusion 25
v
CHAPTER FOUR: DISTRIBUTION AND CONCENTRATION
OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS IN GHANA 27
4 1 Introduction 27
4 2 Types and Classification of Agro-processing Firms 28
4 3 Distribution of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms in Ghana 31
4 4 Measurement of Industry Concentration 35
4 5 Estimates of the concentration of Food Crops
Agro-Processing Firms across Regions in Ghana by the
concentration curve 38
4 6 Estimates of the concentration of Food Crop Agro-Processing
Firms across Regions in Ghana by the concentration ratios 40
4 7 Concentration of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms across
Commodity-Types in Ghana 44
4 8 Conclusion 46
CHAPTER 5: OWNERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT
CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING
FIRMS IN GHANA 47
5 1 Introduction 47
5 2 Ownership Characteristics of agro-processing firms in Ghana 48
5 3 Building Structure of Agro processing firms in Ghana 52
5 4 Management capacity and Skill of Agro processing firms
in Ghana 54
5 5 Employments in Agro-Processing Firms in Ghana 56
5 6 Conclusion 59
CHAPTER SIX: FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING
OPERATIONS 61
6 1 Introduction 61
6 2 Installed and Operating Capacities 61
6 3 Level of Technology Use 65
6 4 Efficiency of Conversion 67
6 5 Products and Services 71
6 6 Internal and External Linkages of Operation 73
VI
6 7 Operations Management -Repairs and Maintenance of
Fixed Assets 75
6 8 Operations Constraints 76
6 9 Business Expansion Plans 83
6 10 Conclusions 85
CHAPTER SEVEN: PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY
ANALYSIS OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS 87
7 1 Theory and Concept of Production 87
7 2 Efficiency Estimation 90
7 3 Characteristics of Data 92
7 4 Econometric estimation and statistical verification of the
model 93
7 5 Efficiency of Utilization of Resources 99
7 6 Conclusion 102
CHAPTER EIGHT: STANDARDIZATION AND MARKETING
OF PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS 105
8 1 Standardization 105
8 2 Concept of Product Quality 107
8 3 Quality Attributes 108
8 4 Quality of Processed Foods From Food Crop Agro-processing
Operations 109
8 5 Certification of Processed Food Products 111
8 6 Rate of Product Quality by Food crops Agro-processing Firms 113
8 7 Marketing Opportunities and Strategies 114
8 8 Modes of Selling 116
8 9 Credit Policy and Duration of Receivables (Credit Sales) 117
8 10 Annual Sale of Processed Food Crops 118
8 11 Some Marketing Constraints • 119
8 12 Conclusions 121
CHAPTER NINE: CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF FOOD CROPS
AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS IN GHANA 123
9 1 Introduction 123
9 2 Assets 124
9 3 Conclusion 132
CHAPTER TEN: FINANCIAL RATIOS ANALYSIS OF FOOD
CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS 135
10 1 Introduction 135
10 2 Types of Financial Ratios 136
10 3 Estimates of Financial Ratios for Agro processing firms
in Ghana 138
10 4 Conclusion 141
CHAPTER ELEVEN: ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY OF FINANCIAL
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO FOOD CROPS AGRO-
PROCESSING FIRMS 143
11 1 Overview of Credits to the Agricultural sector: 143
11 2 Export Development and Agricultural Investment Funds
(EDIF/EDAIF) 144
11 3 Rural and Agricultural Finance Programme (RAFiP) 148
11 4 Micro finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) 148
11 5 Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) 150
11 6 Ghana Agricultural Insurance Programme (GAIP) 151
11 7 International Development Organizations and Multilateral
Development Banks 153
11 8 Private Financial Institutions (PFI) 155
11 9 Conclusions 160
CHAPTER TWELVE: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL NEEDS OF
FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSIN G FIRMS 163
12 1 Introduction 163
12 2 Financial Needs of Food Crops Agro-processing firms 163
12 3 Access to Credit 165
12 4 Equity Financing 167
12 5 Determinants of Access 168
Ann
12 6 Constraints in Accessing Credit by Food Crops
Agro-processing Firms in Ghana 170
12 7 Conclusions 172
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: STRATEGIC INTERVENTION AND
NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR PROMOTING
FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING IN GHANA 175
13 1 Introduction 175
13 2 Some Major Findings 175
13 3 The Intervention Framework 178
13 4 National Implementation of the Strategic Intervention
Framework 187
13 5 Conclusion 190
REFERENCES 193
Appendix 1 202
Appendix 2 203
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