Effect of hybrid cocoa seedlings adoption on profit efficiency in Ghana

Bibliographic Data

ID13135351
AuthorsCamillus Abawiera Wongnaa (0000-0002-1310-551X, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Fuseini Jelilu (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Isaac Akurugu Apike (0000-0001-9175-0314, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Justice Gameli Djokoto (0000-0002-2159-2944, Central University), Dadson Awunyo‐vitor (0000-0003-2252-6137, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Year2022
Volume4
Pages100074-100074
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainable Futures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2666-1888
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.sftr.2022.100074
OpenAlexW4224078433
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited46

The study examined the effect of hybrid cocoa seedling adoption on the profit efficiency of cocoa production in Ghana using cross-sectional data collected from 150 farming households in the Wassa Amenfi West district of Ghana. Cragg's Double Hurdle model, stochastic frontier profit function and propensity score matching were the methods of analysis. The results showed that whereas tree density and age of farm had negative influences on hybrid cocoa seedling adoption, farming experience exerted a positive effect. Also, the intensity of adoption of hybrid cocoa seedling was influenced by being a male farmer, tree density, access to extension as well as access to technological information. The mean estimated profit efficiency was 89.9% and this was positively influenced by male gender, hand pollination, age of cocoa tree, access to technological information and education even though farming experience exerted a negative effect. Finally, the study revealed that hybrid cocoa seedlings adopters are 0.101 more profit efficient than non-adopters. Farmers are therefore encouraged to adopt hybrid cocoa seedlings in their cocoa farms. It is also important for government to put measures in place to introduce agricultural programmes on radio and other media to enable farmers get access to technological information

Agricultural economics · Agricultural science · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Economics · Hybrid · Hybrid seed · Microeconomics · Net profit · Profit (economics · Propensity score matching · Scarcity · Seedling · Statistics · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy · Mathematics · Horticulture

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