The case of improved maize technology in Ghana. Agricultural Economics 25, 27-39.Doss, C. R., and M. L. Morris. 2001. "How Does Gender Affect the Adoption of Agricultural Innovations? The Case of Improved Maize Technology in Ghana." Agricultural Economics 25 (1): 27-39....
The farmers were selected from 8 districts in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana. Multi-stage purposive and randomized sampling technique was used to sample 380 maize farmers. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate collateral and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents while logit...
Michael L M,Cheryl R D.How does gender affect the a-doption of agricultural innovations?:The case of improvedmaize technology in Ghana. Agricultural Economics . 2001Doss,C.R.,Morris,M.L.How does gender affect the adoption of agricultural innovations? The case of improved maize technology in ...
Application of our model to panel observations of 438 households in Ghana show that adoption of CSA increases both yield and intensity of maize commercialization but negatively affect own consumption. Specifically, the magnitude of the impact is relatively higher for adopters of row planting relative ...
GhanaThis paper investigates the impact of participation in innovation platforms (IPs) on smallholder maize farmers welfare in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana using data collected from 477 rural farm households. We employed the doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression adjustment method (...
This study examined technical efficiency and its determinants of Ghana鈥檚 maize farmers. Analysis of the determinants is crucial to devising strategies aimed at improving technical efficiencies of the farmers as well as ensuring no poverty and zero hunger.Methods:The study used cross鈥憇ectional ...
In addition, the results show that participation in IPs increases yields and household income and reduces per capita expenditure of smallholder maize farmers in Ghana. Furthermore, the advantages of engaging in the IPs go beyond the traditional extension service delivery approach. This highlights the ...
"Does the Use of Mobile Phones by Smallholder Maize Farmers Affect Productivity in Ghana?", Journal of African Business,19(3), pp. 302-322.Issahaku, H., Abu, B. M. and P. K. Nkegbe. 2017. "Does the Use of Mobile Phones by Smallholder Maize Farmers Affect Productivity in Ghana?" ...