Awal Abdul-Rahaman

Empirical Investigation of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Women Farmers in Northern Ghana: Stochastic Frontier Approach

Awal Abdul-Rahaman & Abdallah Abdul-Hanan · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

In this study, we employed the Cobb-Douglas production function to assume the stochastic frontier approach (SFA). We then investigate the technical efficiency of smallholder women farmers in northern Ghana using data from 320 women gathered through multi-stage sampling technique....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24727

Analysis of Financial Efficiency and Constraints of Smallholder Cotton Farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana

Awal Abdul-Rahaman · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

This study examined the financial efficiency and constraints faced by smallholder cotton farmers in some selected districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Multistage sampling approach was employed to solicit cross-sectional data from 150 smallholder cotton farmers in three sele...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24728

Determinants of Access to Agricultural Extension Services: Evidence from Smallholder Rural Women in Northern Ghana

Abdul-Hanan Abdallah & Awal Abdul-Rahaman · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Aims: To provide empirical evidence on the determinants of access to extension services in Northern Ghana. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Kumbungu and Sagnarigu Districts of the Northern region; Builsa North and Pusiga Districts of the Upper East; Wa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23478