homemade pinenut screw soybean oil press in ghana

   
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  • homemade pinenut screw soybean oil press in ghana
  • What is the market demand for soybean grains in Ghana?
  • The market demand for soybean grains is not only limited to domestic use but also for industrial processing into cooking oil and animal feed, especially the poultry industry [ 24 ]. Domestic demand of soybean grains is in excess of 300,000 MTs annually, of which 91% is used for industrial purposes in Ghana.
  • Which region has the lowest soybean yield in Ghana?
  • As a result, the impact of the soybean initiatives has been sub-optimal with Upper West region the worst affected in Ghana. Data show that the 194kgha ?1 average yield of soybean recorded in Upper West region is the lowest in Ghana, which is nearly 80% lower than the average yield of 348kgha ?1 for neighboring Northern region [ 9 ].
  • Does commercial soybean cultivation improve productivity in Ghana?
  • Commercial soybean cultivation is relatively new in Ghana; hence it has recently benefited from several productivities enhancing innovation/technologies. However, despite these efforts, productivity has remained low.
  • Can Stochastic Frontier theory improve soybean production in northern Ghana?
  • This study estimates the levels of technical efficiency and socio-economic factors influencing technical inefficiencies based on the stochastic frontier theory to make practical and empirical contributions towards improving soybean production in northern Ghana.