Gifty Sienso

Participation, Income Effect and Challenges of Village Savings and Loans Program in Garu and Tempane Districts of the Upper East Region, Ghana

Gifty Sienso, Abdul-Karim Khidir Nasow & Munkaila Lambongang · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs), have the aim of reducing poverty and creating assets to rural dwellers who have limited access to formal finance due to high collateral requirements. However, since the implementation of VSLAs in the Garu and Tempane districts for o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i130515

Factors Influencing Participation of Crop Farming Households in Non-farm Activities in Ghana

Gifty Sienso, Franklin Nantui Mabe & Joseph Mbeah · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2015

Agricultural sector is facing serious challenges (low productivity, inadequate investment, changes in climatic conditions etc) in developing countries. The challenges facing Ghanaian agriculture had led to the increasing participation of farmers in the non-farm activities. It is...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15814

Estimating the Efficiency of Maize Farmers in Ghana

Gifty Sienso, Samuel Asuming-Brempong & D. P. K Amegashie · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2014

A lot of investment has been made in the agricultural sector of Ghana to increase agricultural production through the introduction of new technologies. However, it has been observed that despite efforts being made by the government through the introduction of new varieties of mai...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11646