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Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana

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Main Authors: Ayeduvor, Selorm, D. B. S., Sarpong, Irene S., Egyir
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Springer 2023
Subjects:
technical efficiency
soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-022-00240-9
https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/7794
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spelling oai:localhost:PNK-77942023-04-12T01:56:17Z Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana Ayeduvor, Selorm D. B. S., Sarpong Irene S., Egyir technical efficiency soybean farmers in Northern Ghana CC BY Understanding how and the extent to which contract farming arrangements impact agricultural productivity is important to ensuring that policies are designed to maximize the likelihood of success. Using cross-sectional data from 516 soybean farmers in Northern Ghana, we provide empirical evidence that contract farming increases soybean productivity and technical efficiency in Northern Ghana. We use propensity score matching to reduce bias from observables, and then estimate a stochastic production frontier model that addresses selection bias arising from unobservable variables. We find that the technical efficiency levels of contract farmers are 77 percent compared with 69 percent for non-contract farmers. We also find that access to credit, extension contact, and farmer group membership are key determinants of participating in contract farming. 2023-04-12T01:56:16Z 2023-04-12T01:56:16Z 2023 Book https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-022-00240-9 https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/7794 en application/pdf Springer
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topic technical efficiency
soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
spellingShingle technical efficiency
soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
Ayeduvor, Selorm
D. B. S., Sarpong
Irene S., Egyir
Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
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author Ayeduvor, Selorm
D. B. S., Sarpong
Irene S., Egyir
author_facet Ayeduvor, Selorm
D. B. S., Sarpong
Irene S., Egyir
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title Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
title_short Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
title_full Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
title_fullStr Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Does contract farming affect technical efficiency Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
title_sort does contract farming affect technical efficiency evidence from soybean farmers in northern ghana
publisher Springer
publishDate 2023
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-022-00240-9
https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/7794
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