Title Page

ABSTRACT

Contents

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 12

1.1. Background 12

1.2. Research Problem 14

1.3. Research purpose and objectives 15

1.4. Scope of the study 15

1.5. Relevance of the study 16

CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 17

2.1. GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY 17

2.1.1. Classifications of Greenhouse 19

2.1.2. Key Components of Greenhouse 27

2.2. SMALLHOLDER FARMING 30

2.2.1. Sustainability in smallholder faming 32

2.3. Agricultural Land Conservation 34

2.4. Theoretical Framework 35

2.4.1. Triple Bottom line theory 36

2.5. Conceptual Framework 41

CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 42

3.1. Research Design 42

3.2. Research Method 43

3.3. Study Population 43

3.4. Data 43

3.4.1. Data Collection 44

3.4.2. Sources of Data 44

3.4.3. Data collection Procedures 44

3.4.4. Data Analysis 45

3.5. Ethical Consideration 46

CHAPTER 4. DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 48

4.1. Demographics 48

4.1.1. Age distribution 48

4.1.2. Gender distribution 49

4.1.3. Educational Qualification 50

4.1.4. Work Experience 51

4.2. Reliability of survey data 52

4.3. Importance of the current greenhouse project implemented by the government of Ghana 54

4.4. Various implementation gaps relative to sustainable smallholder farming and agriculture land conservation 55

4.5. Potential impact of greenhouse technology on sustainable smallholder farming and agriculture land conservation 57

CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION, SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION 62

5.1. Summary of discussions 62

5.2. Main findings 64

5.2.1. Importance of greenhouse technology 65

5.2.2. Application of theory 65

5.2.3. Implementation gaps 66

5.3. Recommendations 66

REFERENCES 68

국문초록 76

APPENDICES 78

APPENDIX 1 78

APPENDIX 2 81

APPENDIX 3 83

Table 4-1. Cronbach's alpha Reliability Coefficient score (Importance of greenhouse technology to Ghana) 52

Table 4-2. Cronbach's alpha Reliability Coefficient score (Implementation Gaps in Ghana's greenhouse project) 53

Table 4-3. Importance of the current greenhouse project implemented by the government of Ghana 54

Table 4-4. Various Implementation gaps relative to sustain smallholder farming and agricultural land conservation 55

Table 4-5. Box's Test of Equality of Covariance Matrices 57

Table 4-6. Multivariate Test 59

Table 4-7. Between Subjects 60

Figure 2-1. Greenhouse Structure 18

Figure 2-2. Uneven Span Greenhouse 20

Figure 2-3. Even-Span Greenhouse 20

Figure 2-4. Ridge and Furrow Type Greenhouse 22

Figure 2-5. Saw tooth Greenhouse 23

Figure 2-6. Quonset Greenhouse 24

Figure 2-7. Truss and Pipe framed 26

Figure 2-8. Sustainability Model 37

Figure 2-9. Conceptual Framework 41

Figure 4-1. Age Distribution 49

Figure 4-2. Gender of Respondents 50

Figure 4-3. Educational Qualification of Respondents 50

Figure 4-4. Work Experience of Respondents 51