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Many rural women, who are faced with the challenges of low rural incomes and gender inequality, improve their role in the farming system based on participation in the agricultural value chain thus enhancing agricultural productivity, household income and sustainable development. This study...
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The study examined the effect of macroeconomic variables on exchange rate in Ghana using a multivariate modeling … GDP on exchange rate, for 76 quarterly observations period of 2000-2019, in Ghana and to examine their effectiveness in … managing exchange rate in Ghana. The study used only secondary sources of data from Bank of Ghana, World Development Indicators …
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The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has become a global epidemic, hit Ghana on 12 March 2020 and, in … less than a week, increased by over 300% with two deaths. As of 11 August 2020, Ghana had recorded over 41,000 cases with … Sustainable Development Goals, particularly poverty in Ghana. Specifically, the study examined the effect of COVID-19 on poverty …
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the effect of foreign aid on real exchange rate in Ghana. Contrary to the findings of studies which establish non …-existence of Dutch disease in Ghana, the empirical results of this study reveal otherwise, both in the short-run and long-run. To … mitigate Dutch disease menace in Ghana, it is important that the country utilize its ideal productive capacity to cushion its …
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policy rates respond to mobile money growth in Ghana. In conducting monetary policy in Ghana, the study recommends that the …
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The wide interest rate spread has been a matter of concern for many developing economies. In Ghana, the perception is … examines the effect of banking sector reforms on bank interest rate spread in Ghana over the period 2008-2020, using an … product, and inflation rate significantly influence Ghana's bank interest rate spread. Results also suggest that these factors …
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based on cross-sectional household data from a survey of 507 smallholder maize farmers from rural communities in Ghana. The …
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empirical studies exist on the impact of these remittances on economic growth, more especially in Ghana. To bridge this void in … literature, the study analyzes the impact of remittances on GDP growth in Ghana from 1990 to 2020. The ARDL estimation technique … negatively affects GDP growth rate in both runs. It is therefore recommended that to ensure sustained GDP growth rate in Ghana …
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Improving the welfare of smallholder farmers through the introduction of improved technologies has gained increased attention in recent times. The focus now transcends the mere development and introduction of these farming technologies to improve productivity alone. Policymakers, particularly...
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the Population-Based Survey conducted in 2012 in Northern Ghana. Econometric analysis was performed using the double … hurdle model to account for data censoring in a more flexible way. Findings indicate that smallholder farmers in Ghana sell …
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