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The Livelihood Impact of the Smallholder Oil Palm Scheme in Ghana
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE LEARNING
COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMME
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - CEMBA 570 ASSIGNMENT
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
NAME OF STUDENT : ROBERT DAMOAH ARTHUR
EXAM NUMBER : PG4093410
CENTRE : TAKORADI
TOPIC:
THE LIVELIHOOD IMPACT OF THE SMALLHOLDER OIL PALM FARMERS’ SCHEME IN GHANA – A CASE STUDY OF THE BENSO OIL PALM PLANTATION (BOPP) LTD, ADUM BANSO ESTATE – TAKORADI.

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ROBERT DAMOAH ARTHUR HENRY MENSAH (STUDENT) (SUPERVISOR)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNIT PAGE
Cover Page 1
Table of Contents 2
Abstract 3
1.0 Background of the study 4
2.0 Problem Statement 5
3.0 Objectives of the study 6
4.0 Hypothesis 7
5.0 Literature Review 8
5.1 Brief History of the Oil Palm Tree 8
5.2 Overview of the Oil Palm Development in the world 9
5.3 Overview of the Oil Palm Development in Ghana 11
5.4 BOPP Smallholder Oil Palm Farmers’ Scheme 14
5.4.1 Brief History of the BOPP Smallholder Scheme 14
5.4.2 Agronomic Practices and Yield Profile 15
5.4.3 Services provided by BOPP to Farmers 16
6.0 Methodology 17
7.0 Relevance of Study 17
8.0 The Scope of the Study 18
9.0 Limitations of the Study 18
10.0 Plan of Work 19
11.0 References 21

ABSTRACT
The biodiversity and climate consequences of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) expansion across the world has received considerable attention. The human side of the issue, highlighted with reports of negative livelihood outcomes and rights abuses by oil palm companies, has also led to controversy. Oil palm related conflicts have been widely documented in Indonesia, the world’s leading producer, yet uptake by farmers has also been



References: The development stage spanned between a period of 4 years i.e 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. The table below gives the various planting years, the hectares involved and the number of beneficiaries.

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