Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana

Improving the welfare of smallholder farmers through the introduction of improved technologies has gained increased attention in recent times. The focus now transcends the mere development and introduction of these farming technologies to improve productivity alone. Policymakers, particularly those...

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Autores principales:	Abdulai Adams, Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	technology smallholder farmers welfare consumption clothing and healthcare expenditure Finance HG1-9999 Economic theory. Demography HB1-3840
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9ac27531a53b44f1a578860dc619b1d22021-11-26T11:19:50ZAgricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana2332-203910.1080/23322039.2021.2006905https://doaj.org/article/9ac27531a53b44f1a578860dc619b1d22021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.2006905https://doaj.org/toc/2332-2039Improving the welfare of smallholder farmers through the introduction of improved technologies has gained increased attention in recent times. The focus now transcends the mere development and introduction of these farming technologies to improve productivity alone. Policymakers, particularly those in developing countries now pursue the implementation of interventions that promote the use of improved technologies to advance the welfare of smallholder farmers. However, the impact of such intervention to inform future policy decisions remains largely lacking and under theorized. The current study, therefore, analysed the impact of technology adoption on smallholder farmers’ welfare. We obtained data from 461 technology adopters and non-adopters by using purposive and simple random sampling. Using the propensity score matching technique, we estimated the impact of technology adoption on smallholder farm households. The results show that regional location, educational level, age, and Farmer Base Organisation (FBO) membership are the main determinants of technology adoption among smallholder farmers. Technology adoption had a positive but statistically insignificant impact on welfare. Consumption and clothing expenditure increased with adoption but not healthcare. To improve the impact of technology adoption on smallholder farmer welfare, emphasis should be placed on business supporting/advisory services; agricultural extension outreach, finance/input support among others.Abdulai AdamsEmmanuel Tetteh JumpahTaylor & Francis Grouparticletechnologysmallholder farmerswelfareconsumptionclothing and healthcare expenditureFinanceHG1-9999Economic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENCogent Economics & Finance, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	Improving the welfare of smallholder farmers through the introduction of improved technologies has gained increased attention in recent times. The focus now transcends the mere development and introduction of these farming technologies to improve productivity alone. Policymakers, particularly those in developing countries now pursue the implementation of interventions that promote the use of improved technologies to advance the welfare of smallholder farmers. However, the impact of such intervention to inform future policy decisions remains largely lacking and under theorized. The current study, therefore, analysed the impact of technology adoption on smallholder farmers’ welfare. We obtained data from 461 technology adopters and non-adopters by using purposive and simple random sampling. Using the propensity score matching technique, we estimated the impact of technology adoption on smallholder farm households. The results show that regional location, educational level, age, and Farmer Base Organisation (FBO) membership are the main determinants of technology adoption among smallholder farmers. Technology adoption had a positive but statistically insignificant impact on welfare. Consumption and clothing expenditure increased with adoption but not healthcare. To improve the impact of technology adoption on smallholder farmer welfare, emphasis should be placed on business supporting/advisory services; agricultural extension outreach, finance/input support among others.
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title	Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana
title_short	Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana
title_full	Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana
title_fullStr	Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana
title_full_unstemmed	Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana
title_sort	agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: evidence from northern ghana
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
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Agricultural technologies adoption and smallholder farmers’ welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana

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