Causes and suggested remedies to taro endangerment in four regions of Ghana

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 3 Previous information on the availability, cultivation and utilization of taro in the study areas

Item	Responses	Respondent's region of residence				Total
Item	Responses	Ashanti	Bono	Western	Eastern	Total
Evidence of cultivation	Yes	41	40	44	47	172
	No	9	10	6	3	28
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Areas of natural availability if not cultivated	Forest	0	0	0	0	0
	Marshy areas	9	10	6	3	28
	Total	9	10	6	3	28
Cultivars grown	Kooko broni	21	0	0	0	21
	Unknown	29	50	50	50	179
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Growth conditions	Well-drained soil, water logged, high rainfall	1	0	1	1	3
	Well-drained soil, high rainfall	1	0	2	2	5
	High rainfall	20	15	24	22	81
	Water logged soil, high rainfall	22	22	16	16	76
	Soils with marginal fertility	6	13	7	9	35
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Season of cultivation	Rainy season	46	50	47	1	144
	Dry season	1	0	1	2	4
	Both	3	0	2	47	52
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Respondent ever trading in taro	Yes	1	0	5	4	10
	No	49	50	45	46	190
	Total	50	50	50	50	200