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Trade Potential Determinants of the Adoption of Seed Yam Innovations in Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development

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Title Trade Potential Determinants of the Adoption of Seed Yam Innovations in Ghana
 
Creator Seidu, Moro
Yankyera, Kwasi Ohene
 
Description This paper analyses the factors that influence the adoption of seed yam innovations in Kpandai District in Northern Ghana. In contrast to most empirical studies on innovation adoption in which a specific technology is analyzed, this study covers several seed yam technologies (such as minisett, milked seeds, small setts, traditional setts). The paper estimate a logit model with data from 510 sampled yam farm households. It was identified that households’ ability and willingness to address consumer complaints, export, and integration into market economy positively and significantly influence the adoption of seed yam innovation. However, farm size and cost of transportation significantly influences the adoption of seed yam innovation negatively. The results therefore call for policies aimed at ensuring means to promote integration of households into local and international markets by bridging the gap of trust between farmers and yam exporters or middlemen.
 
Publisher Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
 
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Date 2014-06-19
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.iao.florence.it/ojs/index.php/JAEID/article/view/186
10.12895/jaeid.20141.186
 
Source Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development; Vol 108, No 1 (2014); 29-42
Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID); Vol 108, No 1 (2014); 29-42
2240-2802
1590-7198
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.iao.florence.it/ojs/index.php/JAEID/article/view/186/129
 
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