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Does crop specialization improve agricultural productivity and commercialization? Insight from the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana

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  • Samuel Sekyi
  • Christopher Quaidoo
  • Emmanuel Agyapong Wiafe
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Purpose - This paper aims to analyze the effects of crop specialization on agricultural productivity and commercialization for farmers who produce high-value crops in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - The study used the USAID/Ghana Feed the Future (FTF) survey, which collected data on high-value crops (i.e. maize, rice and soya). Data for the analysis consists of 2,903 farm households. The study utilized the three-stage generalized method of moment estimation technique to deal with the potential endogeneity of crop specialization within the context of productivity and commercialization and heteroscedasticity issues in the data. Findings - The study found that crop specialization positively relates to agricultural productivity and commercialization, suggesting that increased crop specialization in the production of high-value stimulates productivity and opens market opportunities for farm households. These findings imply that crop specialization seems more beneficial to farmers as it significantly improves productivity and commercialization. Research limitations/implications - The study was conducted in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana and not the entire country. Originality/value - To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to have jointly modeled crop specialization, agricultural productivity and commercialization. The main advantage of using this system approach is that it uses more information, thereby providing more precise parameter estimates.

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  • Samuel Sekyi & Christopher Quaidoo & Emmanuel Agyapong Wiafe, 2021. "Does crop specialization improve agricultural productivity and commercialization? Insight from the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana," Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 13(1), pages 16-35, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jadeep:jadee-01-2021-0021
    DOI: 10.1108/JADEE-01-2021-0021
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