An efficiency assessment of irrigated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Yenihebit, Nanii; Abunyuwah, Isaac; Ahiale, Evelyn Delali

doi:10.5897/jdae2019.1090

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“…The distribution of tomato farmers across regions in Ghana varies from one region to the other. Some regions have more tomato farmers due to the favorable conditions, as well as the availability of irrigation facilities [12] and access to credit facilities [13]. Based on the density of farmers per region, we selected more farmers in particular regions than others.…”

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Pre- and Post-Harvest Practices and Varietal Preferences of Tomato in Ghana

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Tailored interventions in the tomato sector require current information on production and marketing systems along with the constraints faced by the stakeholders. We conducted this study to understand the current production practices, stakeholders’ varietal preferences, tomato market trends, and challenges along the crop’s value chains. A multistage sampling method coupled with a random walk was used to identify survey locations and identify 180 respondents across seven regions in Ghana. The study showed that tomato was predominantly produced by male (81%) and literate farmers (84%). Tomato farmers were smallholder farmers generally cultivating less than five acres. Tomato was mainly cultivated under rainfed conditions. Farmers used both bought seeds and their own saved seeds for production. Farmers in Bono, Greater Accra, and the Upper East region largely cultivated improved tomato varieties, while farmers in the Bono East region cultivated local varieties. Across the regions, being a male and having access to irrigation facilities increased the probability of using improved varieties by 19% and 51%, respectively. The most important farmer and market preference criteria included high yield, medium to large fruit size and rounded fruit shape, red color, time to maturity and disease resistance. The major production challenges of tomato production included diseases, pests, and poor access to water for irrigation. The average yield of tomato varied from 6902.26 kg/ha in the Bono Region to 16,213.98 kg/ha in Bono East. Tomato was exclusively produced for fresh market. The major marketing challenges were low producer prices, low demand for produce, and competition from other farmers. This study provides key information to improve tomato value chains and guide the introduction or breeding of improved tomato varieties.

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Soybean production response: A study of Jambi’s acreage response under policy program

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Renate

2021

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Research purpose was to analyse effect of agricultural business in soybean crop. Effect government policy program has be seen through high trend of soybean production in Jambi for three decade (1986-2018). Those policy programs include support price, also input subsidy programs. Differentiation on input acreage, yield, also output has been affected by input price like fertilizer price. Successfulness policy programs can be seen through crucial indicator among important coefficients of policy programs. In some research result, it can be found some policy implications. The first policy implication stated that price support policy is much credible also important for program improvement. Impact of this program of soybean is crucial to analyse response production. In analysing acreage response, method of measuring price expectation is used when variation of market phenomena was affected by price support. Then, results also found that if support price is low from riel price, truncation effect has no effect and price support program has low effect on acreage decisions. On other hand, if price support rate is high, truncation effect is getting higher, and it is much better impact to make acreage decisions. Price soybean elasticity was 0.091 also 0.105 for short-run acreage response and long run respectively. Moreover, it was acceptable on economic and statistical aspects.

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Analysis of technical efficiency of smallholder tomato producers in Asaita district, Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia

Asfaw

2021

PLoS ONE

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The tomato had nutritional, economic and health benefits to the societies, however, its production and productivity were low in developing countries and particularly in Ethiopia. This might be due to technical inefficiency caused by institutional, governmental, and farmers related factors. Therefore this study tried to investigate the factors that affecting technical efficiency and estimating the mean level of technical efficiency of tomato producers in Asaita district, Afar Regional State, Ethiopia. Both primary and secondary data sources were used; the primary data was collected from 267 tomato producers from the study area cross-sectional by using a multistage sampling technique. The single-stage stochastic frontier model and Cobb Douglas production function were applied and statistical significance was declared at 0.05. The maximum likelihood estimates of the stochastic frontier model showed that land, labor, tomato seed, and oxen have a significant effect on tomato output; and education, extension contact, training, and access to credit have a positive and significant effect on technical efficiency, whereas household size, off-farm income, livestock ownership, distance to market, and pesticides have a worthy and significant effect on technical efficiency; and also estimated mean technical efficiency of tomato producer in a study area was 80.9%. In a line with this, the responsible body should prioritize rural infrastructure development in areas such as education, marketplace, and farmer training centers; demonstrate access to credit and extension services; use the recommended amount of pesticides per hectare, and give more intension to mixed farming rather than animal husbandry exclusively.

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An efficiency assessment of irrigated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Pre- and Post-Harvest Practices and Varietal Preferences of Tomato in Ghana

Pre- and Post-Harvest Practices and Varietal Preferences of Tomato in Ghana

Soybean production response: A study of Jambi’s acreage response under policy program

Analysis of technical efficiency of smallholder tomato producers in Asaita district, Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia

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