The stake of licence buying companies (LBCs) in the promotion of quality cocoa in Ghana

Ghana as a global bourgeon in cocoa production is attributed as the finest grower of cocoa the world over. Grounded on the cocoa industry’s tripartite actors and the fundamental role LBCs play in the domestic supply chain, the study assessed the quality control practices instituted by LBCs in promot...

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Autores principales:	Goodlet Owusu Ansah, Fredrick Ofori, Lawrencia Pokuah Siaw, John Manu
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2018
Materias:	cocoa quality licence buying companies (lbcs) cocoa districts quality control practices Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ac32cb9acc8c4046a0c56fb68f496ad1
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ac32cb9acc8c4046a0c56fb68f496ad12021-12-02T14:36:22ZThe stake of licence buying companies (LBCs) in the promotion of quality cocoa in Ghana2331-197510.1080/23311975.2018.1560857https://doaj.org/article/ac32cb9acc8c4046a0c56fb68f496ad12018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1560857https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975Ghana as a global bourgeon in cocoa production is attributed as the finest grower of cocoa the world over. Grounded on the cocoa industry’s tripartite actors and the fundamental role LBCs play in the domestic supply chain, the study assessed the quality control practices instituted by LBCs in promoting quality cocoa in Ghana. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were espoused in the analyses of responses obtained from a sample size of ninety-five (N = 95) involving 10 District Managers (DMs) and 85 Purchasing Clerks (PCs). The study espoused major quality control practices (QCPs) which is not limited to constant education and training of farmers on proper fermentation, efficient packaging, storage and haulage of goods in transit, proper drying, and removal of placenta and foreign matter. Also, LBCs constantly provide good storage facilities; pallets, tarpaulins, etc., to cocoa farmers, a practice that increases the financial burdens especially the smaller market shareholders. Again, LBCs ensure that their DMs oblige PCs to present high-quality cocoa beans for grading and sealing to the QCC. Findings hypothesise that LBCs are fixated on practices that promote physical quality of cocoa beans to the neglect of biochemical and process quality of the beans. It is therefore proffered that quality promotional efforts be at par to encapsulate the other cocoa quality types in the domestic supply chain.Goodlet Owusu AnsahFredrick OforiLawrencia Pokuah SiawJohn ManuTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecocoa qualitylicence buying companies (lbcs)cocoa districtsquality control practicesBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2018)
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description	Ghana as a global bourgeon in cocoa production is attributed as the finest grower of cocoa the world over. Grounded on the cocoa industry’s tripartite actors and the fundamental role LBCs play in the domestic supply chain, the study assessed the quality control practices instituted by LBCs in promoting quality cocoa in Ghana. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were espoused in the analyses of responses obtained from a sample size of ninety-five (N = 95) involving 10 District Managers (DMs) and 85 Purchasing Clerks (PCs). The study espoused major quality control practices (QCPs) which is not limited to constant education and training of farmers on proper fermentation, efficient packaging, storage and haulage of goods in transit, proper drying, and removal of placenta and foreign matter. Also, LBCs constantly provide good storage facilities; pallets, tarpaulins, etc., to cocoa farmers, a practice that increases the financial burdens especially the smaller market shareholders. Again, LBCs ensure that their DMs oblige PCs to present high-quality cocoa beans for grading and sealing to the QCC. Findings hypothesise that LBCs are fixated on practices that promote physical quality of cocoa beans to the neglect of biochemical and process quality of the beans. It is therefore proffered that quality promotional efforts be at par to encapsulate the other cocoa quality types in the domestic supply chain.
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title	The stake of licence buying companies (LBCs) in the promotion of quality cocoa in Ghana
title_short	The stake of licence buying companies (LBCs) in the promotion of quality cocoa in Ghana
title_full	The stake of licence buying companies (LBCs) in the promotion of quality cocoa in Ghana
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The stake of licence buying companies (LBCs) in the promotion of quality cocoa in Ghana

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