Promoting Cassava as an Industrial Crop in Ghana: Effects on Soil Fertility and Farming System Sustainability

Table 1

Mean acreage (ha) for selected crops in three communities in Wenchi District.

Community	N	Root and tubers		Cereals		Legumes		Tree crops
		Cassava	Yams	Maize	Sorghum	Cowpea	Pigeonpea	Cocoa	Cashew
Asuoano	37	0.76	0.68	1.70	0	0.28	0.10	0.40	0.10
Beposo	37	0.65	0.56	1.80	0	0.16	0.12	0.20	0.22
Konkomba*	30	0.20	0.44	1.60	0.1	0.20	0	0	0.03
Residential status
Native	58	0.75	0.60	1.3	0	0.21	0.10	0.33	0.2
Migrants	46	0.30	0.50	2.2	0.01	0.20	0	0	0.10

*Predominantly migrant community. Source: Adjei-Nsiah (Unpublished).