The present study applies purpose-built dynamic computable general equilibrium models for Ghana and Kenya with a …

maize seed and fertilizer markets and food security in Malawi. Farmers, traders and officials were interviewed in both the … of maize seed and fertilizer. There was reduced demand hence low volume of sales in wholesale and retail markets. It was … due to use of fertilizer and improved maize varieties. This positive impact on yields was also related to farm size, and …

risk premium related to fertilizer-use among 404 farmers from Malawi and examine the relationship between risk aversion on … fertilizer-use and the adoption of hybrid maize. Results show that Malawian farmers exhibit absolute Arrow-Pratt risk aversion … towards the use of fertilizer. The findings also reveal that risk aversion towards the use of fertilizer is strongly …

in Ghana. Using micro data from the sixth round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey conducted in 2012/2013, marginal …, reducing within-component inequality significantly reduces overall poverty and inequality in Ghana, compared to between … tax policies (such as Value Added Tax and National Health Insurance Levy in the case of Ghana) that provide exemptions for …

analyzed the response of rice yields in Ghana to major internal and external factors which have direct and indirect effects on … of urea fertilizer due to fertility issues, producer price of maize due to influences from resource allocation, and with … vital measures be devised to reduce labor shortages. In improving the fertility of farmers’ fields, the current fertilizer …

technologies. The study employed a cross-sectional data on urban and periurban vegetable farmers in Kumasi of Ghana and examines …

Renewable energy consumption has been identified as a potential solution to the intermittent power supply in Ghana …. Recently, a Renewable Energy Act has been passed which has a target of 10% of renewable energy component in Ghana’s energy mix … unrestricted model through Autometrics is used to estimate the determinants of renewable energy demand in Ghana. The results …

analyze the implications of economic openness and inflation in dollarised developing countries with special reference to Ghana … comprising seigniorage generation and inflation rates for Ghana. The main findings of this study are that, in Ghana, economic … policies below par. Based on the empirical results, the paper recommends that in dollarised developing countries such as Ghana …