Resultados de búsqueda - "Ghana"

The impact of adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana por Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera, Apike, Isaac Akurugu, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Awunyo-Vitor, Dadson, Kyei, Afrane Baffour

“…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. …”
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School meals as a market for smallholder agriculture: Experimental evidence from Ghana por Gelli, Aulo, Masset, Edoardo, Adamba, Clement, Alderman, Harold, Arhinful, Daniel K., Aurino, Elisabetta, Folson, Gloria, Osei-Akoto, Isaac, Asante, Felix Ankomah

“…This article reports on the findings of a three-year cluster randomized trial implemented in 58 districts of Ghana including a panel of 1,668 households. Communities were randomly assigned to 1) standard school meals; 2) HGSF or 3) control with no intervention. …”
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Increasing the adoption of conservation agriculture: A framed field experiment in Northern Ghana por Ambler, Kate, de Brauw, Alan, Murphy, Mike

“…We conduct a framed field experiment in northern Ghana to study how randomly assigned incentives and peer information may affect adoption. …”
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Supporting Ghana's agricultural mechanization program to better meet the needs of smallholder farmers por CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…With support from PIM and USAID, researchers from IFPRI and CIMMYT together with Ghana government officials conducted a qualitative assessment of the Ghana Agricultural Mechanization Service Enterprise Centers (AMSECs) program. …”
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Fish cage culture in small water bodies in North East Region of Ghana por Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Zane, Giulia, Appiah, Sarah, Mapedza, Everisto D., Asmah, R., Ahiah, L. A., Mensah, E. T. D.

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Africa RISING-Effects of P-Fertilizer Rates on Groundnut Yield in Northern Ghana por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of Ghana, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute

“…Project title: Africa RISING-Effects of P-Fertilizer Rates on Groundnut in Northern Ghana. Project abstract: The data set evaluates adaptability and suitability of groundnut varieties to different ecozones. …”
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Gender transformative innovation: Women's inclusion in livestock vaccine systems in northern Ghana por Njiru, Nelly, Galiè, Alessandra, Omondi, Immaculate A., Omia, Dalmas, Loriba, Agnes, Awin, Peter

“…Here, we describe the ‘Women Rear Project’, implemented in northern Ghana between 2019 and 2023, and assess the impact of GTAs and GAAs on women's empowerment, ownership of livestock, and access to animal vaccines. …”
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Strong democracy, weak state: The political economy of Ghana’s stalled structural transformation por Resnick, Danielle

“…This chapter has shown that Ghana’s reputation for upholding political rights and civil liberties since the country’s democratic transition in 1992 is well deserved. …”
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The transformation of urban food systems in Ghana: Findings from inventories of processed products por Andam, Kwaw S., Tschirley, David, Asante, Seth, Al-Hassan, Ramatu M., Diao, Xinshen

“…Urban food systems in Ghana are changing, along with rapid urbanization and growth in household incomes. …”
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What if mothers are entrepreneurs? Non-farm businesses and child schooling in rural Ghana por Janssens, Charlotte, Van den Broeck, Goedele, Maertens, Miet, Lambrecht, Isabel B.

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“As a husband I will love, lead, and provide.” Gendered access to land in Ghana por Lambrecht, Isabel B.

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“As a husband I will love, lead, and provide”: Gendered access to land in Ghana por Lambrecht, Isabel B.

“…The framework is applied to Ghana. Norms on household and family organization and on men’s and women’s responsibilities and capabilities play a key role in gendered allocation of resources. …”
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Changing gender roles in agriculture? Evidence from 20 years of data in Ghana por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Schuster, Monica, Asare, Sarah, Pelleriaux, Laura

“…We use longitudinal data from Ghana to assess some of the facts and to evaluate whether gender patterns have changed over time. …”
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Cities and rural transformation: A spatial analysis of rural youth livelihoods in Ghana por Diao, Xinshen, Fang, Peixun, Magalhaes, Eduardo, Pahl, Stefan, Silver, Jed

“…This paper examines the impact of urbanization—through a typology of districts—on rural livelihoods in Ghana. The country’s districts are classified into seven spatial groups according to the size of the largest city in each district in southern and northern Ghana. …”
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Changing gender roles in agriculture? Evidence from 20 years of data in Ghana por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Schuster, Monica, Asare Samwini, Sarah, Pelleriaux, Laura

“…We use four rounds of cross‐sectional data from Ghana to assess some of the facts and to evaluate whether gender patterns have changed over time. …”
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Cities and rural transformation: A spatial analysis of rural youth livelihoods in Ghana por Diao, Xinshen, Fang, Peixun, Magalhaes, Eduardo, Pahl, Stefan, Silver, Jed

“…Chapter 7 reflects Ghana’s later stage of development by focusing on the link between urban development and the livelihoods available to rural youth living close to cities or towns.…”
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Determinants of firm exit and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana por Andam, Kwaw S., Asante, Seth

“…We explore the determinants of firm exit and growth in the food processing sector using nationally representative data for 745 firms in Ghana. In our sample, 168 of the firms exited the sector during the period 2014-2017. …”
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Effects of tractor ownership on returns-to-scale in agriculture: Evidence from maize in Ghana por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Houssou, Nazaire, Diao, Xinshen

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Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana por Andam, Kwaw S., Asante, Seth

“…This paper uses data from a sample of 679 food processing firms in Ghana to estimate changes in employment by the food processing sector from 2014 to 2017, to analyze the determinants of firm exit during the same period, and to analyze the determinants of firm growth from the firm’s establishment up to 2017. …”
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Development of the capital service market in agriculture: The emergence of tractor-hire services in Ghana por Houssou, Nazaire, Diao, Xinshen, Asante-Addo, Collins, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

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