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Assessment of Fishers' Knowledge and Willingness to Adopt Seaweed Cultivation in Ghana in Relation to Gender, Age, Education, and Distance

Assessment of Fishers' Knowledge and Willingness to Adopt Seaweed Cultivation in Ghana in Relation to Gender, Age, Education, and Distance

Lawrence Atsu Akpalu, Victor Rex Barnes, Alexander Yao Segbefia
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1947-9654|EISSN: 1947-9662|EISBN13: 9781799861102|DOI: 10.4018/IJAGR.2021070104
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Akpalu, Lawrence Atsu, et al. "Assessment of Fishers' Knowledge and Willingness to Adopt Seaweed Cultivation in Ghana in Relation to Gender, Age, Education, and Distance." IJAGR vol.12, no.3 2021: pp.47-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021070104

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Akpalu, L. A., Barnes, V. R., & Segbefia, A. Y. (2021). Assessment of Fishers' Knowledge and Willingness to Adopt Seaweed Cultivation in Ghana in Relation to Gender, Age, Education, and Distance. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 12(3), 47-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021070104

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Akpalu, Lawrence Atsu, Victor Rex Barnes, and Alexander Yao Segbefia. "Assessment of Fishers' Knowledge and Willingness to Adopt Seaweed Cultivation in Ghana in Relation to Gender, Age, Education, and Distance," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR) 12, no.3: 47-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021070104

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and willingness of fishers in four selected fishing communities (Ayitepa/Kponor, Ngyiresia, Adjoa, and Miemia) in Ghana for seaweed cultivation in terms of gender, age, education, and distance. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data and household spatial position recorded by the global positioning system (GPS). The findings show that an average of 95.8% of fishers knew seaweed and 86.5% were willing cultivate it. A chi-square test shows no significant association between gender, age, education, distance, and the willingness of fishers to participate in the seaweed cultivation. In a regression model, only age group between the ages of 18 and 64 have a strong effect on the willingness of fishers to grow seaweed (P<0.05). However, focus group interviews with fishers indicate that women are not allowed to engage in any offshore activities at Ayitepa/Kponor, Ngyiresia, and Adjoa. This study shows that gender and age are main factors in deciding human capital for the cultivation of seaweed in Ghana.

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