Investigating the Awareness of Elf among College of Education Tutors in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Donkor, Grace; Lomotey, Charlotte Fofo

doi:10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/166205-402644-1-sm

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“…Around 9% of the food requirement in the country is met via rice consumption (Abukari et al, 2019). Rice production also provides employment for 10% of Ghanaian rural farmers and contributes about 15% of the agricultural crops' GDP in Ghana (Donkor et al, 2021;Pan et al, 2018). Increasing rice production has therefore been hypothesized to increase the sufficiency of rice in Ghana and reduce the dependency on rice imports whiles increasing employment for players along the value chain (Pauw, 2022;Jamilu et al, 2015;Danso-Abbeam et al, 2018).…”

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“…It is also regarded as an important food commodity in Ghana where it contributes about 16% of the food requirements of the citizenry (Ashitey, 2018). Local producers are able to produce only about a third (33%) of the national demand leaving the deficits to be augmented through importation, amounting to an annual import expenditure of US$450 million (Addison et al, 2023;Donkor et al, 2021;Statistics, Research and Information Directorate (SRID), 2013). The limited performance and contribution of local rice farmers have been attributed to a myriad of factors such as limited access to credit, inappropriate farm technologies, erratic nature of rainfall, inadequate supply of inputs, limited access to arable lands and the low output and productivity associated with their operations (Addison et al, 2023).…”

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“…Local producers are able to produce only about a third (33%) of the national demand leaving the deficits to be augmented through importation, amounting to an annual import expenditure of US$450 million (Addison et al. , 2023; Donkor et al. , 2021; Statistics, Research and Information Directorate (SRID), 2013).…”

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Input credit scheme, farm productivity and food security nexus among smallholder rice farmers: evidence from North East Ghana

Wongnaa,

Abudu,

Abdul-Rahaman

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis study examined the impact of the Input Credit Scheme (ICS) by the Integrated Water Management and Agriculture Development (IWAD) on the productivity and food security of smallholder rice farmers in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional data from 250 rice farming households in the Mamprugu Moagduri district of the North East Region obtained from a multi-stage sampling technique were used for the study. Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment (IPWRA), Propensity Score Matching (PSM) and Kendall's coefficient of concordance were the methods of analysis employed.FindingsEmpirical results show that education, rice farming experience, dependency ratio, FBO membership, farm size and farm age were the significant factors influencing participation in the input credit scheme (ICS). Also, participants had an average rice productivity of 1,476.83 kg/ha, whereas non-participants had 1,131.81 kg/ha implying that participants increased their productivity by about 30%. In addition, the study revealed that participant households increased their household dietary diversity (HDDS) by 0.45 points amounting to about 8% diversity in their diets. High-interest rates associated with credit received, the short periods of credit repayment and the high cost of inputs provided under the scheme were the most challenging constraints associated with partaking in the ICS.Practical implicationsThe available literature on agricultural interventions have predominantly emphasized input credit as a key factor for improving cropt productivity and food security of smallholders. This study provides compelling evidence that participation in ICSs can result in substantial benefits for agricultural development, as evidenced by increased productivity leading to improved food security. The significance of these findings is highlighted by the fact that, through participation in input credit schemes, smallholder rice farmers in many developing countries see substantial improvement in their capacity to access productive resources, thereby improving their productivity, while simultaneously reducing food insecurity.Social implicationsLeveraging on the improved productivity of participants in the ICS, this study advocates that such input credit schemes should scale up to more food-insecure farming communities in Ghana.Originality/valueThe study uses a doubly robust econometric approach to evaluate the impact of ICS on smallholder rice farmers' productivity and food security in Ghana, making it the first of its kind. The findings offer a solid basis for future research and provide guidance for policymakers looking to boost agricultural development in Ghana.

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