IMPACT OF COTTON PRODUCTION ON THE PEOPLE OF TUMU, THE SISSALA EAST DISTRICT OF THE UPPER WEST REGION

•ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF COTTON PRODUCTION ON THE PEOPLE OF TUMU, THE SISSALA EAST DISTRICT OF THE UPPER WEST REGION
BY
MOHAMMED OSEINI AYUBA
(FAS/3169/09)
(FINANACIAL MATHEMATICS OPTION)

SUPERVISED
BY
MRS.VICTORIA MENSAH

(MAY,2013)

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•OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

qIntroduction

qProblem Statement

qJustification

qObjectives of the study

qLiterature Review

qMethodology

qData Analysis

qConclusion

qRecommendation

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•INTRODUCTION

 Agriculture continues to be the largest sector of Ghana’s economy, contributing about 39% of GDP compared to about 26% for the industry sector and 31% for the services sector.

Cotton also known as white gold is a major industrial crop that is cultivated in the northern part of the country. Cotton is a major source of foreign exchange earnings in more than fifteen (15) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and a crucial source of cash income for millions of rural people in these countries. The crop is therefore critical in the fight against rural poverty

•PROBLEM STATEMENT

Due to the large production of cotton in Tumu, the Sissala East District, the Ghana cotton company set up a gin factory in the early eighties (1980s) to handle the production and processing of cotton within the district then called the sissala district. Farmers are continuously opting out from GCCLs seed cotton production which is affecting the company.

JUSTIFICATION

If cotton industry is properly harnessed in the district, the standard of living of the  people would improve and also serve as a source of foreign income for the nation.

•OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

•Find out the benefits of cultivating cotton to the farmers.

•Assess the impact of the cotton industry on the people of Tumu in the sissala east district.

•Forecast the possible seed cotton production for the next five years

•LITERATURE REVIEW

The Government of Ghana in 1968 established the Cotton Development Board (CDB) with the mandate to stimulate the production of cotton, ensure adequate supply of raw materials to local textile industries and undertake research on improved varieties. The CDB performed its functions effectively with increasing production until 1977 when production began to fall due to declining producer prices relative to food crops. The CDB was privatized and re-constituted into the Ghana Cotton Company Limited (GCCL) in 1985 with 30% of its shares taken by government.

•Cotton companies in Ghana provide on credit, fertilizers and insecticides and carry outland preparation works for out-growers and purchase their cotton produce in return. The out-growers therefore are expected to pay for the cost of inputs through the seed cotton they in turn offer to the company during the purchasing season

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•METHODOLOGY

Ø PRIMARY DATA

•Purposive sampling

•Simple random sampling

ØSECONDARY DATA

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES

•Descriptive statistics

•Trend Analysis

•DATA ANALYSIS

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•IMPACT OF COTTON PRODUCTION

•A source of employment for the people.

•Livelihood improvement.

•Knowledge acquisition on cotton production.

•Asses to credit facilities by farmers.

•The citing of a gin factory in Tumu.

•Provision of an ambulance to the district hospital by GCCL

•Impact on land and water bodies through the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

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 season       seed cotton(Mt)    

2000/01             18869.5

2001/02                8410.0

2002/03                8616.9

2003/04                7295.2

2004/05                12671.1

2005/06                20541.8

2006/07                12641.1

2007/08                12607.8

2008/09                7879.0

2009/10                3543.0

2010/11                8869.5

2011/12                5517.4

2012/13                3953.1

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•FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE PRODUCTION SEASONS

•CONCLUSION

The Sissala east district is endowed with fertile land capable of bettering the standard of living of the local people if adequately put to use especially in agricultural processes. Cotton, being a major cash crop with good potentials of high yield in the district can be a source of employment to the people of the district who are predominantly farmers if much attention is given to it. Good managerial skills and behavior should be employed by GCCL to improve the production of seed cotton to run the industry to generate revenue for the nation.

•RECOMMENDATION

•Any medium term strategies should include the introduction of a crop rotation system with food crops that would help the restoration of soil fertility.

•As a long term strategy, it is prudent to work towards the establishment of an autonomous sustainable revolving fund that would support the activities of cotton farmers. In Tanzania for instance, the Tanzania Gatsby Trust (TGT) launched a special programme to increase cotton production to 1,500,000 bales by the year 2015 from the current 700,000 bales. It did set aside $7.2 million for the period 2008 to 2010.

•Major policy decisions including the adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) technologies and drip irrigation systems to improve productivity and to reduce costs ought to be considered. The U.S., China, India and many other countries have applied GM Technology with considerable success. 

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