Non-farm work and food security among farm households in Northern Ghana

Owusu, Victor; Abubakari, Abdulai; Abdul-Rahman, Seini Yussif

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.09.002

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“…This is consistent with the idea in the broader development literature that labour market development and off-farm employment is important for rural development (Barrett et al, 2001;Haggblade et al, 2010;Lanjouw and Lanjouw, 2001). Empirical studies from various countries have shown that off-farm income in general, and wages in particular, increase rural incomes (Cramer et al, 2008;Oya, 2013;Rizzo et al, 2015); and that non-farm work has a positive effect on nutrition and food security (Babatunde and Qaim, 2010;Owusu et al, 2011). Our study adds to this evidence but also contradicts it to some extent.…”

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Global value chains, large-scale farming, and poverty: Long-term effects in Senegal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThis paper is the first to present panel data evidence on the longer-term impact of expansion of global value chains and large-scale export-oriented farms in developing countries. Using panel data from two survey rounds covering a seven-year period and fixed effects regression, we estimate the longer-term income effects of wage employment on large-scale farms in the rapidly expanding horticultural export sector in Senegal. In addition to estimating average income effects, we estimate heterogeneous income effects using fixed effects quantile regression. We find that poverty and inequality reduced much faster in the research area than elsewhere in Senegal. Employment in the horticultural export sector significantly increases household income and the income effect is strongest for the poorest households. Expansion of the horticultural export sector in Senegal has been particularly pro-poor through creating employment that is accessible and creates substantial income gains for the poorest half of the rural population. These pro-poor employment effects contrast with insights in the literature on increased inequality from rural wage employment.

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“…Following Owusu et al (2010), the paper draws from Huffman's (1991) specification of the Agricultural Household Model (AHM). The model is based on the theory of utility maximization; where households maximize utility subject to time, budget, production and non-negativity constraints.…”

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“…Among these studies, the impact on household food security, agricultural expenditure, and well-being are the most notable (see inter alia, Owusu et al, 2010;Jabo et al, 2014;Jabo et al, 2014;Shehu & Siddique, 2014;Dedehouanou et al, 2015;Osarfo et al, 2016). Most of these studies employed econometric techniques which account for selection bias.…”

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“…Most of these studies employed econometric techniques which account for selection bias. While Owusu et al (2010); Jabo et al (2014a); Jabo et al (2014b); Shehu and Siddique (2014), and Osarfo et al (2016) employed propensity score matching (PSM) technique, Dedehouanou et al (2015) utilized endogenous switching regression (ESR) approach. Although the PSM method is relatively widely used in the literature, it does not account for selection bias due to unobservable characterristics of the household.…”

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“…Nonetheless, both methods are known in the literature to yield consistent results. In general, based on the average treatment effect on treated (ATT), which is employed to estimate the participation effect, participation in nonfarm activities by rural farm households is revealed in the literature to positively and significantly impact rural households' food security, agricultural expenditure, and well-being (Owusu et al, 2010;Jabo et al, 2014a;Jabo et al, 2014b;Dedehouanou et al, 2015;Osarfo et al, 2016). Resultantly, development policies in developing countries are geared towards promoting activity diversification among rural households.…”

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Urban Farm-Nonfarm Diversification, Household Income and Food Expenditure in Ghana

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Nketiah‐Amponsah

Senadza

2017

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Abstract:This paper investigates the impact of farm-nonfarm diversification (FND) on household income and food expenditure in urban Ghana using propensity score matching (PSM) technique to account for potential selection bias. We find diversified households to be statistically different from undiversified households in terms of household characteristics. Age, gender, educational attainment of the household head, household size, ownership of livestock and agricultural land, and receipt of miscellaneous and rent incomes are positive and significant determinants of FND in urban Ghana. In addition, we find that participation in both farm and nonfarm activities positively and significantly impacts household income and food expenditure. In the light of growing urbanization, with its implications for unemployment, poverty and food insecurity, we recommend diversification among urban households as a means of smoothing income and consumption.

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Milk Income over Feed Cost Margin, Margin Protection Program, and Farm Finances for a Sample of Wisconsin Dairies in 2000–2017

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The relationship between farm‐level milk income over feed cost (IOFC) margin and national margin, profit risk, and terminal stress risk are investigated using data on Wisconsin dairy farms over the period 2000–2017. Results show that farm‐specific IOFC margins were not highly correlated with the national margin, higher farm IOFC margin increased profit level and volatility but decreased downside risk, and farm terminal stress appears unaffected by either the margin or the related payments. These findings suggest that, for sample farms, a policy that targets IOFC margin might reduce downside risk of net farm income.

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Non-farm work and food security among farm households in Northern Ghana

Cited by 260 publications

References 36 publications

Global value chains, large-scale farming, and poverty: Long-term effects in Senegal

Global value chains, large-scale farming, and poverty: Long-term effects in Senegal

Urban Farm-Nonfarm Diversification, Household Income and Food Expenditure in Ghana

Milk Income over Feed Cost Margin, Margin Protection Program, and Farm Finances for a Sample of Wisconsin Dairies in 2000–2017

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