Climate change, soil water conservation, and productivity: Evidence from cocoa farmers in Ghana

Amfo, Bismark; Ali, Ernest Baba; Atinga, David

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103172

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“…Vegetable farmers cultivating under irrigation obtain higher consumption expenditure for participants and non-participants. This is possible through irrigation's role in increasing farm productivity and incomes (Amfo et al, 2021;Li et al, 2020)…”

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Welfare implications of participating in agri‐value chains among vegetable farmers in Northern Ghana

Abdul‐Rahaman

Issahaku

2022

Agribusiness

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This study investigates the welfare implications of agri-value chain participation utilizing data collected from 423 smallholder vegetable farmers in northern Ghana. The endogenous switching regression (ESR) model estimates the determinants of agri-value chain participation and their associated impacts on farmers' welfare, measured by household income and consumption expenditure. The ESR model accounts for selectivity bias associated with observed and unobserved factors. We find that agri-value chain participation improves vegetable farmers' welfare. Participation significantly increases household income and consumption expenditure by about 22% and 40%, respectively. Our results also reveal that agri-value chain participation is significantly determined by education, household size, mobile phone ownership, irrigation, farm size, farmer group membership, and extension visits. Variables such as education, access to irrigation, farm size, access to credit, farmer group membership, and extension are the significant determinants of farmers' welfare [EconLit Citations: D24, Q12, Q18].

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Welfare implications of participating in agri‐value chains among vegetable farmers in Northern Ghana

Abdul‐Rahaman

Issahaku

2022

Agribusiness

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“…This terrace helps to decrease erosion while also increasing groundwater supply for annual crops. According to Amfo et al [27], preserving groundwater in cacao production might boost productivity. Individual terrace rows do not have to run in the same direction as the contour line, but rather in the direction that is best for growing crops.…”

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Potential land and technology recommendation for cacao in Papua, Indonesia

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Cacao is a primary commodity in the Keerom Regency, but production has been decreasing in recent years. Cacao cultivation on unsuitable land and without cutting-edge technology would impede efforts to increase its productivity. The study aimed to evaluate land suitability for cacao in Keerom Regency, Papua, and to suggest site-specific technologies. The study was carried out in the Keerom Regency of Papua in 2015. Land suitability assessment was carried out by matching data on land characteristics (climate, slope, soil type, and soil fertility) with land use requirements for cacao cultivation. The data was analyzed using geographic information systems. The result showed that 78.077 ha (8.60%) of the studied area were highly suitable for cacao cultivation, 123.645 ha (13.63%) was moderately suitable, and 389.603 ha (42.94%) was marginally suitable. About 316.082 ha (34,83%) of the studied area was classified as not-suitable. The recommendation technology for increasing cacao yields were fertilization, pruning, shade management, and individual terraces. Cultivation on suitable land and the application of technological innovations are expected to increase cacao production in Keerom Regency, Papua. The findings of this study could be used as a reference for policymakers to establish cacao development in the future.

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“…Regardless, agricultural production has been gravely affected by the poor climatic conditions (Amfo & Ali, 2020 ; Amfo, Ali, & Atinga, 2021 ). Fortunately, much of the current discussions around sustainable development are centered on Africa, which is witnessing unparalleled population growth while simultaneously reeling from the most severe impacts of climate change (Ladan, 2018 ; Overland et al, 2021 ).…”

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An empirical assessment of the tripartite nexus between environmental pollution, economic growth, and agricultural production in Sub-Saharan African countries

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Gyamfi

Bekun

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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A lot of attention has been paid to environmental pollution worldwide, due to the increase in anthropogenic activities. Massive investment in non-renewable energy options raises questions regarding environmental sustainability and how to maximize food and non-food output while still preserving a healthy ecosystem. To this end, the present study explores the three-way nexus between economic growth, CO 2 emission, and agriculture-value added will accounting for other control variables across a balanced panel of selected African economies from 1997 to 2020. Panel econometrics method of the generalized method of moments (two-step difference GMM) is used to obtain a robust result. From the present study, the environmental pollution model shows that economic growth significantly contributes to environmental pollution in Africa. Additionally, the food price index, capital, and FDI promote pollution, while agricultural production and labor decrease pollution. In the case of the economic growth model, the findings reveal that environmental pollution supports the growth-led pollution hypothesis. Also, the food price index and capital ameliorate economic growth, while foreign direct investments decrease economic growth. Finally, the agricultural production model indicates that economic growth increases agricultural production when the interaction term between GDPC and FDI is included in the model. In summary, the combination of explanatory variables, environmental pollution, capital, and foreign direct investment decreases agricultural production. On the contrary, the food price index and labor promote agricultural production in Africa. Furthermore, the study provides a lot of policies for authorities and stakeholders in Sub-Saharan African countries and other developing economies.

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Climate change, soil water conservation, and productivity: Evidence from cocoa farmers in Ghana

Cited by 26 publications

References 36 publications

Welfare implications of participating in agri‐value chains among vegetable farmers in Northern Ghana

Welfare implications of participating in agri‐value chains among vegetable farmers in Northern Ghana

Potential land and technology recommendation for cacao in Papua, Indonesia

An empirical assessment of the tripartite nexus between environmental pollution, economic growth, and agricultural production in Sub-Saharan African countries

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