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Rice planting technologies and farm performance under different production systems in Ghana

Bismark Amfo (Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana)
Awal Abdul-Rahaman (Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Science, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana)
Yakubu Balma Issaka (Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Science, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana)

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

ISSN: 1741-0401

Article publication date: 12 October 2021

Issue publication date: 24 March 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper examines the performance of smallholder rice farms established using improved planting technologies – broadcasting, dibbling and transplanting – under different production systems – rain-fed and irrigation – in Ghana.

Design/methodology/approach

Using recent cross-sectional data of 200 smallholder rice farmers from the upper east region of Ghana, this study employed multinomial logit model and descriptive and inferential statistics for the analysis.

Findings

The results revealed that rice production under irrigation system contributes significantly to increasing farm productivity and profitability. Rice farmers who adopted dibbling and transplanting technologies under both irrigation and rain-fed production system obtained higher productivity and profitability than those who used broadcasting technology. Adoption of improved rice planting technologies by smallholder farmers is significantly influenced by education, farm size, improved rice varieties, sales outlets, hired labour and percentage of paddy sold.

Research limitations/implications

The sample size is relatively small, even though findings are still very important in terms of policy formulation for improved smallholder farm performance in a developing country like Ghana.

Practical implications

This study calls for collaborative efforts by government, donor agencies and NGOs to establish irrigation facilities and/or expand existing ones, increase sensitization and dissemination of improved planting technologies, as well as intensify the input subsidy programme in Ghana.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first study that focuses on farmers' choice of rice planting technologies under irrigation and rain-fed production systems, and how these technologies impact on smallholder farm performance in Ghana.

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Citation

Amfo, B., Abdul-Rahaman, A. and Issaka, Y.B. (2023), "Rice planting technologies and farm performance under different production systems in Ghana", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 72 No. 4, pp. 895-916. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-03-2021-0166

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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