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Table 1
Summary of the transformations achieved in Ghana.
Résumé des changements intervenus au Ghana.
| Oil palm domain | Cocoa domain |
|---|---|
| An inter-connected network of actors has been formed from smallholders, district assembly, district agricultural development unit, OPRI scientists, export promotion authority, environmental protection authority and Ghana regional appropriate technology service. | A network of actors has been formed from farmers association, input and license buying company, Ghana cocoa board, Standards authority and advisor to the Minister of Finance and economic planning. |
| Smallholder representatives on IP, through awareness creation stopped the use of tyres as fuel for processing oil palm. | National level policy officers on IP explored and shared information on price setting mechanism, which was communicated to Minister in charge, and influenced the price paid to farmers that season. |
| Researcher provided information on good processing practices, and processors have been trained to produce high quality palm oil. | IP generated information on barriers to input supply, and communicated to policy makers. Now the process of input distribution has been made transparent through public advertisement in national print media |
| The IPs activities assisted processors to interact with palm oil export companies. |
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