GhanaJuly2015-8883
A series of images showing the planting of pineapple in Ghana. Pineapple likes to grow on slopes, plus the Ghanaian climate suits this fruit perfectly.
Modern agronomic standards are being applied on this farm, though compared to the highly automated production in other parts of the world, the impact on the environment is less and farming in Ghana remains relatively labour intensive. This does provide valuable employment, and in this instance serves a sustainable, local fruit processing manufacturer with an admirable record in social responsibility.
One very obvious fact shown here is that pineapples do not grow on trees!
A good end customer helps a lot as inputs are relatively high when growing to this standard. It takes commitment also. It takes 13 months from the time a sucker is planted to the point of harvesting the single fruit it eventually produces.
GhanaJuly2015-8883
A series of images showing the planting of pineapple in Ghana. Pineapple likes to grow on slopes, plus the Ghanaian climate suits this fruit perfectly.
Modern agronomic standards are being applied on this farm, though compared to the highly automated production in other parts of the world, the impact on the environment is less and farming in Ghana remains relatively labour intensive. This does provide valuable employment, and in this instance serves a sustainable, local fruit processing manufacturer with an admirable record in social responsibility.
One very obvious fact shown here is that pineapples do not grow on trees!
A good end customer helps a lot as inputs are relatively high when growing to this standard. It takes commitment also. It takes 13 months from the time a sucker is planted to the point of harvesting the single fruit it eventually produces.