Professional Project Management Practice (PPMP) has become a resource tool in the 21 st century in diverse discipline, especially the construction industry where the genesis of the concept and its theory began. To this extent, Ghana has recently added an impetus to this popularity for the first time specifically mentioning and recognizing the title project managers (PMs) in the condition of contract for medium-sized works. PPMP continues to grow in the construction industry. However, there is lack of consensus and controversy among practitioners and researchers on the concept. This paper elicits the views of twenty major stakeholders in establishing a common mechanism in understanding the concept. The methodology was based on schedule interview with identified stakeholders and qualitative approach was used in the discussion. The findings of this study indicate that while theoretical knowledge exists, there is a lack of practical knowledge of the Professional Project Management among construction stakeholders. The implication of the findings is for the future development of the project management profession in Ghana and developing countries facing similar challenges as the industry advances.
Abstract:The importance of agricultural innovations for raising the living standards of farmers has received substantial attention from the economic and political communities. In Ghana, cassava serves as an important source of calorie and cash crop. Production constraints such as the cassava mosaic disease caused by virus have limit farmers access to productivity potentials and marketing. Breeding efforts attempting to address this constraints have had some success such as the mutant Tech Bankye virus resistant variety. This research, therefore, analysed the impact of some production input on mutant cassava productivity growth in Ghana with the use of Cobb-Douglas production function. Results show that farmers cultivate the mutant variety in addition to other traditional varieties to averse risking in marketing and income. The average cost of production of the mutant variety is higher compared to that of the traditional variety. Eighty percent of the farmers complained difficulty in accessing market for the mutant variety because it could not replace the traditional variety in terms of its texture for the local native "fufu" production and "ampesi" and also deteriorate quickly in storage. However, for industrial production of "gari" and starch, the mutant is the best. Both the mutant cassava and the traditional varieties showed increasing returns to scale, however, the returns to scale of the mutant variety were lower compared to that of the traditional variety. Also, the opportunity cost of forgoing the traditional varieties to cultivating the mutant variety was very high making adopted farmers hesitant to continue it cultivation.
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