EFFECTS OF WEATHER-INDEX INSURANCE: THE CASE OF SMALLHOLDER MAIZE FARMERS IN NORTHERN GHANA

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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Main Authors:	Bashiru Haruna, Brent Sohngen, Iddrisu Yahaya, Alexander Nimo Wiredu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 2017-07-01
Series:	International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
Subjects:	Fertilizer smallholder farmers weather-index insurance yield
Online Access:	http://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/Vol5.No3.pp75.pdf

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