This study was carried out to determine the role ru ral women play in the attainment of household... more This study was carried out to determine the role ru ral women play in the attainment of household food security in Ghana. Dat a were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A total of 100 women farmers were selected through a simple random sampling approach. Frequency distribution ta bles, percentages and pictograms were used to summarize and organize the field data. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Household Food Security Scale was used to determine the food security status of respondent households and Chi-sq uare test of independence was employed to examine the relationship between househ old food security and selected roles played by women at the household level. Roles women -farmers played on- and off-farm were categorized into three general roles namely: p roducers of food (which involves the cultivation of basic food staples), traders of food commodities and other off-farm income earning activities; and home management, which incl udes preserv...
This study was conducted to examine key factors that explain the use or non-use of certified maiz... more This study was conducted to examine key factors that explain the use or non-use of certified maize seeds by farmers in the Ejura-Sekyedumasi Municipal Area in Ghana. A standardized structured questionnaire was used to interview 106 farmers selected from five (5) communities through a simple random sampling method. The data were analyzed using descriptive tools such as frequency distribution tables, percentages and arithmetic mean. Binary logistic regression model was used to examine the main factors that determine the use of certified seeds. Even though 95% of maize farmers were aware of certified seed maize, only 27% of them used certified seeds to produce maize. Results from the study showed that farm size, level of education, extension contact and access to credit were the main factors that significantly influenced the use of certified maize seed by farmers. Whereas educational level, extension contact and credit access had positive effect on the probability of using certified ma...
This study was carried out to determine the role ru ral women play in the attainment of household... more This study was carried out to determine the role ru ral women play in the attainment of household food security in Ghana. Dat a were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A total of 100 women farmers were selected through a simple random sampling approach. Frequency distribution ta bles, percentages and pictograms were used to summarize and organize the field data. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Household Food Security Scale was used to determine the food security status of respondent households and Chi-sq uare test of independence was employed to examine the relationship between househ old food security and selected roles played by women at the household level. Roles women -farmers played on- and off-farm were categorized into three general roles namely: p roducers of food (which involves the cultivation of basic food staples), traders of food commodities and other off-farm income earning activities; and home management, which incl udes preserv...
This study was conducted to examine key factors that explain the use or non-use of certified maiz... more This study was conducted to examine key factors that explain the use or non-use of certified maize seeds by farmers in the Ejura-Sekyedumasi Municipal Area in Ghana. A standardized structured questionnaire was used to interview 106 farmers selected from five (5) communities through a simple random sampling method. The data were analyzed using descriptive tools such as frequency distribution tables, percentages and arithmetic mean. Binary logistic regression model was used to examine the main factors that determine the use of certified seeds. Even though 95% of maize farmers were aware of certified seed maize, only 27% of them used certified seeds to produce maize. Results from the study showed that farm size, level of education, extension contact and access to credit were the main factors that significantly influenced the use of certified maize seed by farmers. Whereas educational level, extension contact and credit access had positive effect on the probability of using certified ma...
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