Production of Indigenous Food Crops: Implications for Children’s Nutritional Status of Farm Households in Northern Ghana

Alhassan Andani (), John Baptist D. Jatoe and Ramatu M. Al-Hassan
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Alhassan Andani: University for Development Studies
John Baptist D. Jatoe: University of Ghana
Ramatu M. Al-Hassan: University of Ghana

The European Journal of Development Research, 2022, vol. 34, issue 6, No 2, 2665 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the effect of indigenous food crops on the nutrition security outcomes of children in farm households. Using a standard treatment effect model, data on children under 5 years of age from 250 farm households in selected rural districts of northern Ghana were analysed. A multistage sampling procedure was used. Descriptive statistics show high rates of child wasting (16.7%), stunting (29.8%) and underweight (25.2%), but suggest better nutritional status for children in indigenous food crops producer households than those in non-producer households. Children in producer households have higher height-for-age; weight-for-height and weight-for-age z-scores than children in non-producer households. The findings suggest that, children in non-producer households are more at risk of being stunted, wasted and underweight than those in producer households. Exploring the empirical link between the production of indigenous food crops and the nutrition status of children in northern Ghana extends the literature on nutrition and crop production.

Keywords: Northern Ghana; Nutrition security outcomes; Child anthropometric measures; Indigenous food crops; Treatment effect model; Farm households (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 Q12 Q15 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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