Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm explained
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]
Notes and References
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=J77uu_36jdEC&dq=Ecomuseum+of+Cocoa&pg=PA33. 33-36. Tourism and Agriculture: New Geographies of Consumption, Production and Rural Restructuring. Janet Henshall Momsen, Rebecca Maria Torres. Taylor & Francis. 2011. The nexus between agriculture and tourism in Ghana. Alex B. Aside and Tometi K. Gbedema. 9781136849237 .
- News: 'Give Tetteh Quarshie a more befitting memorial'. 53 . . 1 September 2014 . Edmund Smith .
- Web site: How Ghana's oldest cocoa farm is being stolen . . 11 February 2020 . 21 April 2023.
- News: Tetteh Quarshie's cocoa farm to become tourist facility . 27 . . 8 October 2005 . A. Kofoyo-Tetteh.