The effects of income and food safety perception on vegetable expenditure in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Amfo, Bismark; Ansah, Isaac Gershon Kodwo; Donkoh, Samuel A.

doi:10.1108/jadee-07-2018-0088

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“…Being poor, rice farmers focus primarily on obtaining food (and attaining other basic needs), which constitutes higher proportions of their household expenditure. This is consistent with Amfo et al (2019), who reported that low-income households in Ghana spend 78% of their income on food. Moreover, Donkoh et al (2014) observed that food expenditure is greater than half of household expenditure of the poor in Ghana.…”

Section: Implication Of Livelihood Diversification On Consumption Expenditure Of Rice Farmerssupporting

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Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure

Amfo

Mensah

Ali

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IJSE

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PurposeThis study investigates implications of crop and income diversifications on consumption expenditure (welfare) of rice-producing households in Ghana. It further compares diversification by three rice production systems: two-season rain-fed, two-season irrigated and one-season rain-fed rice production.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were sourced from 225 rice farmers. Margalef index and three-stage least-squares were employed.FindingsMajority of rice-farming households in Ghana diversify livelihoods. The extent of livelihood diversification differs among two-season rain-fed, two-season irrigated and one-season rain-fed rice-producing households. Credit, distance to district capitals, production purpose and number of farming seasons influence crop and income diversifications, and consumption expenditure of rice-producing households. While crop diversification reduces consumption expenditure, income diversification increases it. Crop and income diversifications positively influence each other. Consumption expenditure reduces crop diversification but increases income diversification.Practical implicationsPolicy should be directed towards the promotion of more livelihood activities to boost rice farmers' welfare. There should be awareness creation and training programmes to enable rice farmers realize different economic activities within and outside the agricultural value chain.Originality/valueCrop and income diversifications were measured as continuous response variables, unlike previous studies that used a binary response variable. The authors established a synergy among crop and income diversifications, and consumption expenditure (welfare). The authors further compared crop and income diversifications by three rice production systems: two-season rain-fed, two-season irrigated and one-season rain-fed rice production systems.

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Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure

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“…Kumar et al (2018) explored the perspective associated with the contract farming (CF) in the Nepal and effect on the farmer incomes and food safety dimensions and presented survey-based study of tomato farmers to showcase the benefits of CF and adoption of food safety practices. Amfo et al (2019) related the effect of income levels on the consumption patterns of fruits and vegetables its influences on food safety. Survey-based statistical analysis carried in urban areas of Ghana infers the strong correlation in between the income levels and food safety assessments.…”

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Exploration of COVID-19 impact on the dimensions of food safety and security: a perspective of societal issues with relief measures

Sharma

Tyagi

Bhardwaj

2021

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PurposeOutbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has created the catastrophic situation, it has crippled all the economic activities and seized off the operations of food supply chain (FSC). Disrupted FSC escalated the societal concerns related to food safety and security. The purpose of this study is to consolidate various issues, exploring the perspectives associated with the agricultural practices, food industries and society concerns related with the FSC performance system dynamics amid of COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachTo structure this work, a detailed research literature insight focussing on the key findings associated with the past disease outbreaks like influenza, avian flu, Ebola, bird flu, SARS, foot and mouth disease and ongoing phase of COVID-19, encompassing the perspective related with various agricultural and concerned supply chain practices is clustered. Furthermore, issues having relevancy with the notion of this work, sourced from platforms of print and electronic media have been incorporated to ground the reality associated with the impacts, for better visualisation of the perspectives.FindingsThis study outlays the key findings which are relevant with the past pandemic outbreaks from the core of the research literature. It details the impact of the current COVID-19 scenario on the various FSC operations, focussing on dimensions allied with the industry, economic and society concerns. For the same, to mitigate the effects, relief measures focussing on the short- and long-term perspectives have been incorporated. Steps ramped up by the Government of India (GOI) to safeguard masses from the threat of food security, accelerate pace of the FSC operations and upscale operating capacities of the industries and agriculture practices have incorporated.Research limitations/implicationsPresented work is persuaded amid of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions hence it outlays the theoretical perspectives only. But, these perspectives portray the ongoing scenario's impacts, extending its implication to the people coming from the industry and academia background. This study can felicitate the government bodies to make them familiar with the various impacts which indented the FSCs, food industries and added woes to the society concerns.Originality/valueIndia is the second largest populated nation of the world, and outspread of the COVID-19 has capsized the FSCs and raised the various instances, making population vulnerable to the threats of food insecurity. This study encompasses effect of the FSC disruption by incorporating its effect on the food industries practices, societal issues and extending possible relief measures to restructure the FSC dynamics. As of now, study focussing on the Indian FSC concerns, detailing of impacts due to pandemic outbreak, relief measures to sail out of the hard times are not available.

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“…Furthermore, contract farmers' net returns are about 38% higher than those of independent farmers, and the rate of adoption of food safety measures was found to be about 38% higher than that of independent farmers. Amfo et al (2019) investigated "the effects of income and food safety perception on vegetable expenditure in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana", to examine how consumers' concern for food safety and income levels influence vegetable consumption patterns and expenditure. The design was a survey of 300 urban consumers.…”

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COVID-19 lockdown: implication for food security

Inegbedion

2020

JADEE

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PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to sought to know the implication of COVID-19 lockdown for food security in NigeriaDesign/methodology/approachThe study examined implication of COVID-19 lockdown for food security. The cross sectional survey research design was employed. Information was elicited from respondents through the social medium (Facebook). The question response format of the instrument was of the five-point Likert scale type. Research data were analysed using one sample t-test and least squares (regression).FindingsThe results show that COVID-19 lockdown can significantly constrain farm labour, transportation and security, while food security can be threatened by insufficient labour, transportation, farmers' morale and farm coordinationResearch limitations/implicationsA major limitation was the restriction to only online data collection method owing to the researcher's inability to administer the instrument physically as a result of the lockdown. This had an implication on randomisation.Social implicationsLong stay of people at home and away from farm activities will threaten food security on the long run and thus, precipitate social vices due to the attendant hunger and deprivationOriginality/valueIn empirical examination of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on food security, thereby providing statistical evidence that will be useful in the sensitisation of stakeholders on the need to thread on the part of caution to avoid the possible consequences of restricting farmers' operations through the COVID-19 lockdown.

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The effects of income and food safety perception on vegetable expenditure in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Cited by 29 publications

References 51 publications

Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure

Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure

Exploration of COVID-19 impact on the dimensions of food safety and security: a perspective of societal issues with relief measures

COVID-19 lockdown: implication for food security

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