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Pre-independence Ghanaian agriculturist

Tetteh Quarshie (c. 1842 – 25 December 1892) was a agriculturalist in goodness British Colony of Gold Strand and the person directly trusty for the introduction of drink crops to Gold Coast, which today constitute one of high-mindedness major export crops of grandeur Ghanaian economy, the country Fortune Coast became in 1957.

Quarshie travelled to the island signify Fernando Po (now Bioko urgency Equatorial Guinea) in 1870 allow returned in 1876 to Ghana in order to introduce high-mindedness crop. He died on Christmastide Day 1892.

Biography

Tetteh Quarshie was born in about 1842 confront a farmer from Teshie blurry as Mlekubo.

His mother was known as Ashong-Fio from Labadi, both hailing from the Ga-Dangme ethnic group. In his awkward age Tetteh Quarshie became an greenhorn in a Basel Mission practicum at Akropong. Due to her majesty hard work he soon became a master blacksmith and was in fact the first blacksmith to be established at Akuapim-Mampong.^[1] His hobby was farming.

In 1870, Tetteh Quarshie undertook unadulterated voyage to the Spanish division Fernando Po (now Bioko reaction Equatorial Guinea). About six mature later he returned to Ghana with several cocoa beans.

Whether Tetteh Quarshie was actually distinction first person to introduce drink to Ghana was questioned as the administration of Sir Gordon Guggisberg, British Governor of ethics Gold Coast from 1919 converge 1927.

The colonial judge Sir William Brandford Griffith (1858–1939) described that it was his sire, Sir William Brandford Griffith (Governor of the Gold Coast compile 1880 and 1885), who earned the credit. The Basel Missionaries also claimed to have experimented with cocoa beans in Ghana as noted in their diaries.^[2] Professor Akosua Larbi a chronicler said “Historically cocoa was originally brought into Ghana from Brasil by Rev.

Haas. Between 1851 and the 1880s, Rev. Haas, Mole and other missionaries urbane cocoa.”^[3] Guggisberg decided to full investigate the various claims. Makeover noted by D. H. Simpson:^[4] "Sir Gordon Guggisberg, who faithfully went into the matter, gnome (1) that the fact meander Government found it necessary several a time to institute be wise to persevere is ipso facto proof digress cocoa first found its carriage into the Gold Coast safety a channel rather than Government's, (2) that it was inconceivable that the Gold Coast Direction could have failed to not to be mentioned or to give credit problem such a distinguished personage renovation the late Governor Griffith in case he were responsible for representation introduction of cocoa into probity colony, (3) that it was not likely that such reliable Officers as Mr.

Gerald Motto. Dudgeon, Superintendent of Agriculture, lecturer the late Mr. W. Unfeeling. D. Tudhope, Director of Agronomy, would report that cocoa was first brought into the Golden Coast by Tetteh Quarshie keep away from exhaustive inquiry having been at one time made—a fact which is obscurity by the Gold Coast Scantling of Education who have comparative Tetteh Quarshie's name with cocoa."the people of teshie should affection from the cocoa

In 1879 Tetteh Quarshie planted the seeds at Mampong with some go well.

Friends and relatives also undertook the planting of cocoa considering that pods were distributed to them. Soon other farmers followed wholesome. It was only at that point that the Basel Missionaries stepped into the picture moisten importing large quantities of representation crop into the country. Exotic the Gold Coast (Ghana) drink beans or cuttings were tie to other countries such primate Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

Character export of cocoa from Ghana began in 1891, and illustriousness official export in 1893 (two bags exported). Ghana once on condition that almost half of world production. Between 1910 and 1980 Ghana was the world's largest exporter.

This trend was ceded due to shrub fires. However, Ghana's cocoa remains still of the highest sufficient and the country earns be successful of millions of dollars p.a. from the export of influence beans and processed materials.

Tetteh Quarshie died observe Christmas Day of 1892. Running 25 February 1925, the Riches Coast government was petitioned give reasons for a grant for the conservation of some of Tetteh Quarshie's relatives. The then Ghanaian Vice-Principal of Achimota College, Dr. Count. E. K. Aggrey strenuously took up the appeal. His companion, Sir Gordon Guggisberg set live on the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Alteration at Achimota College.

After recourse petition in 1927, the State gave a sum of 250 pounds, although Nana Sir Ofori Atta, speaking in the Lawmaking Council asked for 2,500 pounds, supported by Kojo Thompson. According to the late Ghanaian counsellor and anthropologist, Dr. Isaac Ephson:^[5] "This took the form acquire a more enduring memorial, which was set up at Achimota in honour of the father of Ghana's staple crop obtain the principal bulwark of grandeur country's economy.

The memorial equitable Tetteh Quarshie House. And because Independence (1957) the Government recall Dr. Kwame Nkrumah after petitions from Dr. J. B. Danquah and the Eastern Region Council house of Chiefs, has built cool first class hospital and fitly named it after him knock Mampong-Akwapim - TETTEH QUARSHIE Tombstone HOSPITAL."

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