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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
On the transferability of the Asian rice green revolution to rainfed areas in sub-Saharan Africa: An assessment of technology intervention in Northern Ghana
Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom), Volume 45, No. 5, Year 2014
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This article investigates the impact of technical intervention on the adoption of a set of improved rice production technologies, as well as on productivity and profit for smallholders in rainfed lowland areas in Northern Ghana. The key finding is that productivity and profit are significantly enhanced when modern varieties (MVs) and chemical fertilizer are adopted, coupled with water control techniques. This is essentially the transfer of the Asian Green Revolution to sub-Saharan Africa. Such transfer, however, is not truly successful unless information about the use of MVs and fertilizer is directly disseminated by extension activities. © 2014 International Association of Agricultural Economists.
Authors & Co-Authors
deGraft-Johnson, Millicent
Ghana, Accra
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Suzuki, Aya
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Sakurai, Takeshi
Japan, Kunitachi
Hitotsubashi University
Otsuka, Keijiro
Japan, Minato
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/agec.12106
e-ISSN:
15740862
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Locations
Ghana