Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm

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Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm
Established1879
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The Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm, also known as the Ecomuseum of Cocoa, is the founding cocoa farm in Ghana. It is located in Akuapim-Mampong around 58km from Accra. Tetteh Quarshie established the farm in 1879 using seeds brought back from Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. [1] Three trees planted by Quarshie remain at the farm. [2] The farm is currently around one acre in size, [3] and is managed by the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Alex B. Aside and Tometi K. Gbedema (2011). "The nexus between agriculture and tourism in Ghana". In Janet Henshall Momsen, Rebecca Maria Torres (ed.). Tourism and Agriculture: New Geographies of Consumption, Production and Rural Restructuring. Taylor & Francis. p. 33-36. ISBN   9781136849237.
  2. ↑ Edmund Smith (1 September 2014). "'Give Tetteh Quarshie a more befitting memorial'". Daily Graphic. p. 53.
  3. ↑ "How Ghana's oldest cocoa farm is being stolen". GhanaWeb . 11 February 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ A. Kofoyo-Tetteh (8 October 2005). "Tetteh Quarshie's cocoa farm to become tourist facility". Daily Graphic. p. 27.
  5. ↑ "CRIG - Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana". www.crig.org.gh. Retrieved 2024-10-19.

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