| Autor: |
Haruna, Bashiru, Sohngen, Brent, Yahaya, Iddrisu, Wiredu, Alexander Nimo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| DOI: |
10.22004/ag.econ.266437 |
| Popis: |
The study investigates the effect of weather-index insurance on intensity of fertilizer use and yields among 230 smallholder maize farmers in Northern Region of Ghana. Out of the total sample of selected farmers, about 35% purchased the insurance. Using an endogenous treatment regression model, the study showed that weather-index insurance purchase increased the intensity of fertilizer use but did not have a significant effect on maize yield. Past experience of crop failure due to drought, livestock ownership as well as the total area of land owned explained weather-index insurance purchase in the study area. Based on the results of this study, the Government of Ghana can use weather-index insurance as a policy tool to increase the use of fertilizer by smallholder maize farmers. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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