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Workplace:Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2021

  1. Productivity Differences in Small Scale Palm Oil Processors Using Different Processing Technologies in Ghana
    2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads

2018

  1. Consumers’ Familiarity and Use of Natural Health Products
    2018 Conference (2nd), August 8-11, Kumasi, Ghana, Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads
  2. Credit-Constraints and Preferences for Crop Insurance in Ghana: Implications of Attribute Non-Attendance in Discrete Choice Experiments
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Impact of Small-Scale Mining Activities on the Livelihoods Assets of Rural Households in the Bekwai Municipality, Ghana
    2018 Conference (2nd), August 8-11, Kumasi, Ghana, Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads
  4. Liquidity constraints, risk preferences and farmers’ willingness to participate in crop insurance programs in Ghana
    2019 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 4-6, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Downloads
  5. SMALLHOLDER WOMEN OFF-FARM ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN RURAL SAVANNAH, GHANA
    2018 Conference (2nd), August 8-11, Kumasi, Ghana, Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads
  6. Welfare estimates of food safety and quality policy changes in Southern Ghana
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads View citations (2)

2015

  1. Examining Self-Selection and the Impacts of Integrated Pest Management Adoption on Yield and Gross Margin: Evidence from Ghana
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Impact of Improved cassava varieties' adoption on farmers' incomes in Rural Ghana
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads View citations (3)

2014

  1. Impact of cocoa agroforests on yield and household income: Evidence from Ghana
    88th Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2014, AgroParisTech, Paris, France, Agricultural Economics Society Downloads View citations (4)

2013

  1. Animal traction in Ghana
    GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Farmers Preferences for Cassava Variety Traits: Empirical Evidence from Ghana
    2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Revisiting agricultural input and farm support subsidies in Africa: The case of Ghana’s mechanization, fertilizer, block farms, and marketing programs
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Downloads View citations (10)

2012

  1. Assessing Consumer Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Food Product: Evidence from Ghana
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads

2010

  1. Measuring Market Potential for Fresh Organic Fruit and Vegetable in Ghana
    2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) Downloads

2009

  1. Joint Adoption of Safer Irrigation Technologies under Uncertainty: Evidence from Ghana
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
  2. Nonfarm Employment and Poverty Reduction in Rural Ghana: A Propensity-Score Matching Analysis
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads View citations (2)

2008

  1. Property rights and investment in agriculture: Evidence for Ghana
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (2)

2007

  1. Do Tenure Differences Influence the Improvement of Quality of Rented Land? Empirical Evidence from Rural Ghana
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Adoption and intensity of agricultural mechanization and their impact on non-farm employment of rural women
    World Development, 2024, 173, (C) Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Farmers’ intention to adapt to soil salinity expansion in Fimela, Sine-Saloum area in Senegal: A structural equation modelling approach
    Land Use Policy, 2024, 137, (C) Downloads
  3. Farmers’ perceptions, adoption and impacts of integrated water management technology under changing climate
    International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2024, 40, (3), 425-447 Downloads

2023

  1. Does Adoption of Information and Communication Technology Reduce Objective and Subjective Well-Being Inequality? Evidence from China
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2023, 169, (1), 55-77 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Does income diversity really stimulate household consumption expenditure diversity? Evidence from mean-based and unconditional quantile regressions
    Applied Economics, 2023, 55, (55), 6567-6581 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Does the use of cocoa farmlands for artisanal small-scale gold mining really increase household food insecurity? Evidence from Ghana
    Resources Policy, 2023, 87, (PA) Downloads View citations (3)
  4. Land tenure and investment in productive inputs in Ghanaian cocoa farming: A generalised structural equation modelling approach
    Land Use Policy, 2023, 132, (C) Downloads View citations (2)

2022

  1. Production technology, efficiency, and productivity of cereal farms: Prospects for enhancing farm performance in Ghana
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2022, 51, (3), 579-609 Downloads
  2. Women farmers’ perceived indices of occurrence and severity of observed climate extremes in rural Savannah, Ghana
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2022, 24, (1), 810-831 Downloads View citations (1)

2021

  1. Artisanal small-scale mining and livelihood assets in rural southern Ghana
    Resources Policy, 2021, 71, (C) Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Correction to: Climate change adaptation strategies, productivity and sustainable food security in southern Mali
    Climatic Change, 2021, 167, (1), 1-2 Downloads
  3. Farming under irrigation management transfer scheme and its impact on yield and net returns in Ghana
    Land Use Policy, 2021, 102, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Impacts of Improved Seed Maize Technology Adoption on Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Northern Ghana
    Open Economics, 2021, 4, (1), 118-132 Downloads View citations (2)
  5. Preferences for crop insurance attributes among cocoa farmers in Ghana
    Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2021, 12, (5), 849-867 Downloads
  6. Rainfall shocks and household welfare: Evidence from northern Ghana
    Agricultural Systems, 2021, 194, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  7. Risk, ambiguity and willingness to participate in crop insurance programs: Evidence from a field experiment
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2021, 65, (3), 679-703 Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2021, 63, (03) (2021) Downloads

2020

  1. Climate change adaptation strategies, productivity and sustainable food security in southern Mali
    Climatic Change, 2020, 159, (3), 309-327 Downloads View citations (18)
  2. IS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MORE SCALE EFFICIENT THAN CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE? THE CASE OF COCOA CULTIVATION IN GHANA
    Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), 2020, 23, (2) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The Development and Promotion of Sweet Potato Yoghurt in Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Production and Consumption Policies
    Sustainability, 2020, 12, (8), 1-16 Downloads

2019

  1. Examining the economic impacts of integrated pest management among vegetable farmers in Southern Ghana
    Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2019, 62, (11), 1886-1907 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Mineral Fertiliser Adoption and Land Productivity: Implications for Securing Stable Rice Production in Northern Ghana
    Land, 2019, 8, (4), 1-13 Downloads View citations (5)

2018

  1. Accounting for the Gender Technology Gap Amongst Smallholder Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 69, (2), 439-457 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Economic welfare implications of policy changes regarding food safety and quality in Ghana
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2018, 13, (4) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The Adoption of Farm Innovations among Rice Producers in Northern Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Rice Supply
    Agriculture, 2018, 8, (8), 1-13 Downloads View citations (5)

2017

  1. ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE FLORICULTURAL INDUSTRY IN GHANA
    APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2017, 11, (01-2) Downloads
  2. CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR A FUNCTIONAL FOOD IN GHANA
    APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2017, 11, (01-2) Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Comparative analysis on financial viability of cocoa agroforestry systems in Ghana
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2017, 19, (1), 83-98 Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Consumer perceptions and willingness to pay for cassava-wheat composite bread in Ghana
    Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2017, 7, (2), 115-134 Downloads View citations (4)
  5. TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE - A GENDER COMPARISON
    Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), 2017, 20, (2) Downloads View citations (2)

2016

  1. IMPACT OF ROW-PLANTING ADOPTION ON PRODUCTIVITY OF RICE FARMING IN NORTHERN GHANA
    Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), 2016, 19, (2), 10 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BY MAIZE FARMERS IN THREE AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES OF GHANA
    Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), 2016, 19, (2), 12 Downloads View citations (4)
  3. The economics of small-scale private pump irrigation and agricultural productivity in Ghana
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2016, 50, (1), 289-304 Downloads View citations (3)

2014

  1. Effects of land tenure systems on resource-use productivity and efficiency in Ghana’s rice industry
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2014, 09, (4), 14 Downloads View citations (13)

2013

  1. Consumer Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruit and Vegetable in Ghana
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2013, 16, (01), 20 Downloads View citations (21)
  2. Do economic incentives affect attitudes to solid waste source separation? Evidence from Ghana
    Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2013, 78, (C), 115-123 Downloads View citations (4)

2012

  1. Intersectoral labor mobility and deforestation in Ghana
    Environment and Development Economics, 2012, 17, (6), 741-762 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Perception on untreated wastewater irrigation for vegetable production in Ghana
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2012, 14, (1), 135-150 Downloads View citations (3)

2011

  1. Adoption of safer irrigation technologies and cropping patterns: Evidence from Southern Ghana
    Ecological Economics, 2011, 70, (7), 1415-1423 Downloads View citations (34)
  2. Are households willing to pay for full-cost solid waste collection? Evidence from Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana
    Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2011, 1, (2), 144-153 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Land tenure differences and investment in land improvement measures: Theoretical and empirical analyses
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 66-78 Downloads View citations (134)
  4. Non-farm work and food security among farm households in Northern Ghana
    Food Policy, 2011, 36, (2), 108-118 Downloads View citations (98)
 
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