The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients cont...
Mockshell, Jonathan
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Martey, Edward
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Etwire, Prince M.
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Khoury, Colin K.
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Prager, Steven D.
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[Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers]
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Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers
With data collected from 750 farming households using survey questionnaire and 25 Focus
Group Discussions (FGD), this report documents farmers’ perception of climate change and
adaptation strategies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper West regions of Ghana. Results showed
that DTM varieties are a via...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Bamire, Simeon Adebayo
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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[Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana]
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Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana
Purpose
Production credit is essential for enhancing the technical efficiency (TE) and the welfare of smallholder farmers in Africa. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of credit on smallholders’ TE using cross-sectional data from 223 maize-producing households in Northern Ghana.
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Martey, E.
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Wiredu, A.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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Kuwornu, J.K.M.
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[The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in northern Ghana]
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The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in northern Ghana
The rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than traditional agricultural extension services. In this paper, we assess the usefulness, constraints, and factors likely to influence...
Etwire, Prince M.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Martey, Edward
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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[An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana]
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An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana
This paper established a positive relationship between market orientation and intensity of commercialization among rural farm households in northern Ghana. The IV Tobit regression estimate suggests that intensity of maize commercialization is significantly determined by education, agro-ecology, h...
Martey, E.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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Wiredu, A.N.
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Ahiabor, B.D.K.
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[Establishing the link between market orientation and agricultural commercialization: empirical evidence from Northern Ghana]
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Establishing the link between market orientation and agricultural commercialization: empirical evidence from Northern Ghana