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Author
Dokyi Emmanue (University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana), Anang Benjamin Tetteh (University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana), Owusu Victor (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
Title
Impacts of Improved Seed Maize Technology Adoption on Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Northern Ghana
Source
Open Economics, 2021, vol. 4, iss. 1, s. 118-132, tab., wykr., bibliogr. 44 poz.
Keyword
Rolnictwo, Modele regresji, Produktywność, Parametry techniczne
Agriculture, Regression models, Productivity, Technical parameters
Note
JEL Classification: C21; D24; Q12
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Country
Ghana
Ghana
Abstract
Improved seed is one of the crucial ingredients for promoting agricultural productivity, farmers' livelihood, and global food security. The present study uses an endogenous treatment regression model (ETRM) to evaluate the impacts of improved seed maize technology (ISMT) adoption on technical efficiency and productivity using data from maize farmers in northern Ghana. The findings show that ISMT adoption impacts positively on technical efficiency. Adoption of ISMT enhanced technical efficiency by 16.1% and increased maize productivity by 33.8%. The study recommends dissemination of improved maize seeds to farmers and other interventions such as provision of fertilizer to enhance farmers' technical efficiency and productivity. (original abstract)
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ISSN
2451-3458
Language
eng
URI / DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/openec-2020-0102
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