The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana
This study analyzed the impact of adoption of artificial pollination on productivity, income, poverty and food security among cocoa farmers in Ghana. Primary data was collected from 206 cocoa farmers drawn through a multi-stage sampling technique and analyzed using Propensity Score Matching. The stu...
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| author | Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera Apike, Isaac Akurugu Babu, Suresh Chandra Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson Kyei, Afrane Baffour |
| author_browse | Apike, Isaac Akurugu Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson Babu, Suresh Chandra Kyei, Afrane Baffour Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera |
| author_facet | Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera Apike, Isaac Akurugu Babu, Suresh Chandra Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson Kyei, Afrane Baffour |
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| description | This study analyzed the impact of adoption of artificial pollination on productivity, income, poverty and food security among cocoa farmers in Ghana. Primary data was collected from 206 cocoa farmers drawn through a multi-stage sampling technique and analyzed using Propensity Score Matching. The study revealed that households who adopted artificial pollination had improvements in their productivity, income, poverty situation, and food security. It was also revealed that adopters increased their productivity by close to 15.34% on average, earned between GH₵ 2756.84 to GH₵ 11074.38 more on average in terms of income, reduced their poverty by an average of between 0.83% and 3.53%, and finally, improved their food security by approximately 3% compared to non-adopters. Leveraging on the positive impact of adoption of artificial pollination, policymakers should take steps in implementing artificial pollination to help increase the yield of Ghana’s cocoa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1426732024-10-25T08:06:03Z The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera Apike, Isaac Akurugu Babu, Suresh Chandra Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson Kyei, Afrane Baffour agricultural production artificial pollination poverty alleviation theobroma cacao farmers welfare farm income cocoa smallholders cocoa production food security This study analyzed the impact of adoption of artificial pollination on productivity, income, poverty and food security among cocoa farmers in Ghana. Primary data was collected from 206 cocoa farmers drawn through a multi-stage sampling technique and analyzed using Propensity Score Matching. The study revealed that households who adopted artificial pollination had improvements in their productivity, income, poverty situation, and food security. It was also revealed that adopters increased their productivity by close to 15.34% on average, earned between GH₵ 2756.84 to GH₵ 11074.38 more on average in terms of income, reduced their poverty by an average of between 0.83% and 3.53%, and finally, improved their food security by approximately 3% compared to non-adopters. Leveraging on the positive impact of adoption of artificial pollination, policymakers should take steps in implementing artificial pollination to help increase the yield of Ghana’s cocoa. 2021-11-01 2024-05-22T12:10:51Z 2024-05-22T12:10:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142673 en Open Access Elsevier Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera; Apike, Isaac Akurugu; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson; and Kyei, Afrane Baffour. 2021. The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 6(December 2021): 100208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100208 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural production artificial pollination poverty alleviation theobroma cacao farmers welfare farm income cocoa smallholders cocoa production food security Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera Apike, Isaac Akurugu Babu, Suresh Chandra Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson Kyei, Afrane Baffour The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana |
| title | The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana |
| title_full | The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana |
| title_fullStr | The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana |
| title_short | The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana |
| title_sort | impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production evidence from ghana |
| topic | agricultural production artificial pollination poverty alleviation theobroma cacao farmers welfare farm income cocoa smallholders cocoa production food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142673 |
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