Rural Non-Farm Engagement and Agriculture Commercialization in Ghana: Complements or Competitors?

Nkegbe, Paul Kwame; Araar, Abdelkrim; Abu, Benjamin Musah; Ustarz, Yazidu; Alhassan, Hamdiyah; Setsoafia, Edinam Dope; Abdul-Wahab, Shamsia

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“…Therefore, the authors conclude that promoting non-farm diversification in rural Senegal would be an efficient strategy for improving women's livelihoods. In Ghana, Nkegbe et al . (2018) demonstrate that non-farm employment is associated with a significant increase in the probability of market participation and the quantity of market product sold.…”

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Policy interventions and productive employment in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a gender-differentiated meta-analysis

Singbo

Lokossou

2023

JADEE

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PurposeThe farm sector is crucial for rural poverty alleviation, alongside the non-farm sector, which contributes to mitigating risks associated with crop failures. This paper investigates the effects of public policies on productive employment within both the farm and non-farm sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.Design/methodology/approachA meta-analysis is conducted exclusively on the results of the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP)-funded studies under the Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment (PAGE II) initiative. Selected studies focused on the impact of public policies on productive employment in rural farm and non-farm sectors, encompassing a total of nine sub-Saharan Africa countries in: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa.FindingsThe results indicate that public investments in rural areas and public policies that facilitate access to productive resources are likely to enhance productive employment. The overall effect size is positive and significant, ranging from 2% to 10% increases in productive employment. Sources of variation include the sector of activity and the policy instrument. In addition, the policy effects are gender-sensitive and seem more consistent in the non-farm sector.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the selected working papers addressed several aspects of productive employment, other aspects warrant further investigation. Policies involving restrictions or regulations have received little attention in the impact analysis. Researches to fill this gap would be important. Another suggestion for further research is the analysis of the relative importance of non-farm employment in rural areas in developing countries. It is always assumed that rural households depend heavily on agriculture for their subsistence.Originality/valueThe contribution of the paper lies in the comparative analysis of numerous public policies implemented in nine distinct countries. By consolidating data from fourteen 14 different experiences into a single study, the paper offers valuable insights on factors that determine policy effectiveness and contribute to understanding what worked for whom and why.

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Policy interventions and productive employment in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a gender-differentiated meta-analysis

Singbo

Lokossou

2023

JADEE

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“…First, there could be a potential endogeneity problem due to omitted variables bias. We follow the literature and address the problem through the inclusion of a latent variable, L it , in our model (Baum et al, 2017;Nkegbe et al, 2018). L it is included in each energy equation, and its variance is constrained to one to allow estimation of its magnitude in the equations.…”

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Essays on the impact on households of natural resource scarcity and climate change

Kiros

2023

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae

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This thesis comprises four empirical papers aimed at comprehending the interdependencies among climate change, scarcity of natural resources such as water and forests, human health, and households’ responses. Paper I investigates the impact of precipitation variability on households’ sanitation technology choices in Ethiopia. The findings indicate that increased precipitation variability causes households to abandon improved sanitation facilities in favor of unimproved sanitation systems. Paper II examines how local forest resource conditions affect households’ fuel choice in Uganda. The use of biobased fuels has detrimental effects on both human health and forests. The results show that, when compared to households in non-vegetated areas, those in more vegetated areas are less likely to depend on dirty biobased fuels like firewood and charcoal. A larger forest stock is associated with a greater likelihood of using a combination of clean and dirty fuels. Paper III analyzes the impacts of water scarcity, as measured by time spent collecting water, on diarrhea prevalence and the purchase of health insurance in Ethiopia. Results show that water scarcity has a significant and positive impact on both. Finally, paper IV scrutinizes the effects of seasonal temperature on seasonal farm labor market outcomes in Ethiopia. The main findings show that rising temperatures reduce the number of hired farm labor days and wage payments during planting, harvesting, and whole agricultural season.

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Rural households vulnerability to covariate and idiosyncratic shocks using multilevel longitudinal model: evidence from Ethiopia

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Ketema

Ademe

2022

Heliyon

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Rural Non-Farm Engagement and Agriculture Commercialization in Ghana: Complements or Competitors?

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Policy interventions and productive employment in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a gender-differentiated meta-analysis

Policy interventions and productive employment in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a gender-differentiated meta-analysis

Essays on the impact on households of natural resource scarcity and climate change

Rural households vulnerability to covariate and idiosyncratic shocks using multilevel longitudinal model: evidence from Ethiopia

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