Pest risk information, agricultural outcomes and food security: evidence from Ghana

Justice A. Tambo (), Fredrick Mbugua, Solomon Agyemang Duah, Birgitta Oppong-Mensah, Christopher Yao Ocloo and Frances Williams
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Justice A. Tambo: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)
Fredrick Mbugua: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)
Solomon Agyemang Duah: CSIR Campus
Birgitta Oppong-Mensah: CSIR Campus
Christopher Yao Ocloo: Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate
Frances Williams: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, No 17, 1667-1683

Abstract: Abstract This article investigates the short-term effects of an information intervention that provided early warning pest alerts and integrated pest management (IPM)-based advice to smallholder farmers. Specifically, this study focuses on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) of maize in Ghana. We particularly examine the relationships between access to pest risk information and a number of outcomes, ranging from farmer’s knowledge to household food security. This study is based on survey data collected between December 2021 and January 2022 from 888 farm households operating 1305 maize fields. Results from doubly robust and switching regression models indicated that exposure to the pest risk information campaign was significantly (ρ

Keywords: Early Warning; Fall Armyworm; Integrated Pest Management; Agricultural Productivity; Food Security; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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