Groundnut consumption frequency in Ghana

Abstract

Groundnut (peanut) is an important food and oil crop in Ghana, but little is known about the factors influencing consumption. The study surveyed market participants; investigated the frequency and forms of groundnut consumed; and evaluated the factors influencing consumers’ decisions to eat groundnuts in Ghana. About 80% of respondents consume groundnut and/or its products at least once a week and 32.0% consume it three times a week. Logistic models showed that age, education and the form in which groundnuts are consumed influence the frequency of groundnut consumption. Total revenue and the form in which groundnut is eaten influence farmers consumption decision whereas groundnut consumption by poultry farmers is influenced by knowledge of the health effects of groundnuts on birds and the form in which groundnut is eaten by the poultry producers. Processors’ frequency of consumption is influenced by the form in which groundnut is consumed and their knowledge of reasons for sorting. The results are important for market segmentation for demand projection along the marketing chain.

Alimental Food Consumption Among Urban Households: An Empirical Study of Ghana

“…In Ghana, fresh fruit consumption is associated with age, gender, and income (Wang et al, 2016). Jolly et al (2008) report that peanut consumption is influenced by age and education.…”

“…Diets low in fruit and vegetables are the most common dietary risk factor contributing to the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (Kassebaum et al, 2014; Melaku et al, 2016). Peanut consumption studies examined and evaluated factors influencing consumer eating decisions in Ghana (Awuah et al, 2009; Florkowski and Kolavalli, 2016; Jolly et al, 2008; Meng et al, 2018), but not expenditure.…”

“…The current study addresses two major issues: (a) how the expenditure on fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and peanut products varies across three regional capitals; and (b) the determinants of expenditure on these alimental food categories considering regional differences. Earlier studies regarding vegetable, fruit, and peanut product consumption in Ghana have focused on consumers at a single location (Glover-Amengor and Vowotor, 2013; Jolly et al, 2008; Kpodo, Mensah, and Dzah, 2015) or at a province level (Amo-Adjei and Kumi-Kyereme, 2015) and fail to capture the existence of regional differences in urban areas, which have implications for public health and marketing strategy. This study confirms the presence and magnitude of regional differences with regard to a common set of factors by applying rigor lacking in previous reports.…”

Smallholder Maize Farmers’ Food Consumption Expenditures in Ghana: The Mediating Role of Commercialization

“…age, gender, marital status, education, family size) are also expected to affect the food consumption expenditures. The age and education influences the frequency of food item consumed; and the total revenue and gender affect the product form consumed by the household (Jolly, et al, 2008).…”

Local agro-industrial by-products with potential use in Ghanaian aquaculture: a review

“…However, unlike most oilseed by-products, not all of the groundnut cake/meal produced is available for livestock feed production since a significant portion is incorporated into human meals (Awuah et al 2009). The direct human competition for this resource takes the form of processing the meals or cakes into a variety of protein-rich meals and snacks (Jolly et al 2008;Ibrahim et al 2012). Despite this, groundnut meal/cake remains a readily available ingredient for animal feed production in Ghana particularly for poultry production in the south of the country (Hecht 2007;Awuah et al 2009).…”