The impact of uptake of selected agricultural technologies on rice farmers’ income distribution in Ghana

Agriculture & Food Security

Monica Addison¹  Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa²  Kwasi Ohene-Yankyera²  Patricia Pinamang Acheampong³ 

[1]Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

[2]Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

[3]Socioeconomics Section, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute

关键词: Agricultural technology;    Food security;    Income inequality;    Rural Ghana;    Rice farmers;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40066-021-00339-0

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Government of Ghana’s effort to reduce income inequality consistently poses a major challenge to public policy formulation. The promotion and dissemination of agricultural technologies as a pathway out of income inequality in rural Ghana have received widespread support. Yet, knowledge about the impact of agricultural technologies on rural income inequality remains low. The objective of the study is to evaluate the link between the uptake of improved rice technologies and income distribution in the study area. Methods This paper uses a survey data from 917 smallholder rice producers in selected communities in Ghana. The study employs the Bourguignon, Fournier, and Gurgand (BFG) selection bias correction model, a two-stage model, to empirically analyse the role of agricultural technologies in rural income distribution. Results The empirical result shows that education, farm size, land ownership, participation in relevant extension training programmes enhance adoption, but gender (female) inhibits uptake of the selected technologies. The empirical result further shows that the uptake of the improved rice seed and fertilizer increases rice farmers’ net revenue significantly. The result further indicates that farmers’ choice of the selected agricultural technologies decreases the sample population income inequality, indicating the uptake of the technologies has an equalizing effect on rice farmers’ income distribution. Conclusion The study concludes that the use of the selected technologies has potential to fight rural poverty in Ghana. The findings have implications for National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) agenda of redistribution of wealth in Ghana.

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