EFFECTS OF WEATHER-INDEX INSURANCE: THE CASE OF SMALLHOLDER MAIZE FARMERS IN NORTHERN GHANA
The study investigates the effect of weather-index insurance on intensity of fertilizer use and yields among 230 smallholder maize farmers in Northern Region of Ghana. Out of the total sample of selected farmers, about 35% purchased the insurance. Using an endogenous treatment regression model, t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
2017-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/Vol5.No3.pp75.pdf |