Sustainable Maize Storage Technology Adoption in Ghana: Implications for Postharvest Losses, Farm Income, and Income Inequality

IF 4 2区农林科学 Q2 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Food and Energy Security Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI:10.1002/fes3.70011

Faizal Adams, Emmanuel Donkor, Jonathan Quaye, Anthony Adusei Jantuah, Seth Etuah

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The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag, a sustainable post-harvest storage technology, can address the high postharvest losses that are a major threat to economic development, food security and the environment in Africa. However, there is limited empirical research on this technology. This study therefore aims to fill this knowledge gap by analysing the factors influencing the diffusion and adoption rates of PICS bags and estimates the impact of the technology adoption on postharvest losses, farm income and income inequality in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The results show that less than 20% of farmers adopt the PICS bag, suggesting low adoption despite the widespread exposure of 51.75%. The technology adoption rate could be increased by 20% if all the farmers were exposed to it. It reduces postharvest losses by 14.2%–19.1%, increases farm income by 89.7%–91.2% and reduces income inequality by 51.33%. These findings suggest that promoting the technology can stimulate sustainable rural development by improving farmers' welfare.

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加纳可持续玉米贮藏技术的采用：对收获后损失、农业收入和收入不平等的影响

普渡改进型农作物贮藏袋（PICS）是一种可持续的收获后贮藏技术，它可以解决收获后损失严重的问题，而收获后损失对非洲的经济发展、粮食安全和环境构成了重大威胁。然而，有关该技术的实证研究十分有限。因此，本研究旨在通过分析影响 PICS 袋推广和采用率的因素来填补这一知识空白，并估算采用该技术对加纳阿散蒂地区收获后损失、农业收入和收入不平等的影响。结果显示，采用 PICS 袋的农民不到 20%，这表明尽管该技术的普及率高达 51.75%，但采用率却很低。如果所有农民都能接触到该技术，则技术采用率可提高 20%。该技术可减少收获后损失 14.2%-19.1%，增加农业收入 89.7%-91.2%，减少收入不平等 51.33%。这些研究结果表明，推广该技术可以通过改善农民的福利来促进农村的可持续发展。

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Food and Energy Security Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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9.30

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4.00%

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审稿时长

19 weeks

期刊介绍： Food and Energy Security seeks to publish high quality and high impact original research on agricultural crop and forest productivity to improve food and energy security. It actively seeks submissions from emerging countries with expanding agricultural research communities. Papers from China, other parts of Asia, India and South America are particularly welcome. The Editorial Board, headed by Editor-in-Chief Professor Martin Parry, is determined to make FES the leading publication in its sector and will be aiming for a top-ranking impact factor. Primary research articles should report hypothesis driven investigations that provide new insights into mechanisms and processes that determine productivity and properties for exploitation. Review articles are welcome but they must be critical in approach and provide particularly novel and far reaching insights. Food and Energy Security offers authors a forum for the discussion of the most important advances in this field and promotes an integrative approach of scientific disciplines. Papers must contribute substantially to the advancement of knowledge. Examples of areas covered in Food and Energy Security include: • Agronomy • Biotechnological Approaches • Breeding & Genetics • Climate Change • Quality and Composition • Food Crops and Bioenergy Feedstocks • Developmental, Physiology and Biochemistry • Functional Genomics • Molecular Biology • Pest and Disease Management • Post Harvest Biology • Soil Science • Systems Biology