학술논문
Impact of positive selection technology on seed yam productivity.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Osei-Adu J; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.; Aidoo R; Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Fialor SC; Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Ennin SA; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.; Osei K; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.; Asante BO; Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Danso-Abbeam G; Department of Agribusiness, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
Source
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101672560 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2405-8440 (Print) Linking ISSN: 24058440 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Heliyon Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2405-8440
Abstract
Positive Selection (PS) technique has been shown to reduce virus infection and increase yields, however there is insufficient empirical evidence on how this technology affects seed yam farm productivity. This study employed Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique to evaluate the impact of PS on seed yam yields of 368 farmers randomly selected from Ghana and Nigeria. The findings showed that educational attainment, distance from the farm to the nearest market, cropping patterns, and other factors influenced farmers' adoption of PS. Furthermore, the adoption of PS technology resulted in a 16.98 % boost in farm productivity for PS seed yam farmers compared to their productivity without the technology. It is of the utmost importance that PS adoption be supported by developing tailored training materials for farmers to improve their use of the PS technology.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)