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Flood disaster has gained global attention due to the huge impact it has on human lives, economies, and sustainable environments. Flood disaster preparedness, which can significantly be influenced by disaster risk perception, has been highlighted as an effective way to manage flood disaster risk, as many other means have proved futile, yet no study has attempted using multiple dimensions to analyze this relationship in Ghana. Therefore, this study, using a survey of 369 households in the most flood-prone region, Accra Metropolis, analyzed the influence of flood disaster risk perception on urban households’ flood disaster preparedness. Based on the Protective Action Decision Model, the empirical models were constructed and estimated using the Tobit and binary logistic regression models. The results show that the majority of households (60.16%) were unprepared for flood disasters, and the perception of flood disaster risk and the sustainability risk posed by floods significantly affect flood disaster preparedness behaviours of households in a positive direction. The total number of flood disaster preparedness behaviours adopted was significantly related to probability, the threat to lives, sense of worry, and sustainability risk perceptions. Finally, income, education, and house ownership, among other household and individual characteristics, had significant positive effects on preparations for flood disasters. These findings suggest that effective policies to mitigate flood disasters must incorporate risk communication to boost households’ flood disaster preparedness.
Qi Yin; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Ruiping Ran; Dingde Xu; Stephen Ansah; Jinfu Hu; Hong Tang. Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana. Water 2021, 13, 2328 .
AMA StyleQi Yin, Gideon Ntim-Amo, Ruiping Ran, Dingde Xu, Stephen Ansah, Jinfu Hu, Hong Tang. Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana. Water. 2021; 13 (17):2328.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi Yin; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Ruiping Ran; Dingde Xu; Stephen Ansah; Jinfu Hu; Hong Tang. 2021. "Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana." Water 13, no. 17: 2328.
The emergence of agricultural cooperatives is extensively viewed as a necessary institutional arrangement that can help farmers in developing countries overcome the constraints that impede them from improving sustainable agricultural production and acquiring new marketing opportunities. Therefore, this study examines the determinants of cooperative membership and its impact on fish farm household income, using data collected from two regions in Ghana. An endogenous switching regression (ESR) model is utilized to address the potential sample selection bias issue. The results show that household heads’ decisions to join cooperatives are affected by their access to credit, off-farm work, education level, and peer influence. Cooperative membership can increase both household and farm income by 28.54% and 34.75%, respectively. Moreover, we show that different groups of households’ cooperative impacts on farm and household income are heterogeneous. Our findings highlight the importance of cooperative patronization and provide implications that can improve households’ welfare.
Martinson Ankrah Twumasi; Yuansheng Jiang; Bismark Addai; Zhao Ding; Abbas Chandio; Prince Fosu; Dennis Asante; Anthony Siaw; Frank Danquah; Bright Korankye; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Stephen Ansah; Wonder Agbenyo. The Impact of Cooperative Membership on Fish Farm Households’ Income: The Case of Ghana. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1059 .
AMA StyleMartinson Ankrah Twumasi, Yuansheng Jiang, Bismark Addai, Zhao Ding, Abbas Chandio, Prince Fosu, Dennis Asante, Anthony Siaw, Frank Danquah, Bright Korankye, Gideon Ntim-Amo, Stephen Ansah, Wonder Agbenyo. The Impact of Cooperative Membership on Fish Farm Households’ Income: The Case of Ghana. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1059.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartinson Ankrah Twumasi; Yuansheng Jiang; Bismark Addai; Zhao Ding; Abbas Chandio; Prince Fosu; Dennis Asante; Anthony Siaw; Frank Danquah; Bright Korankye; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Stephen Ansah; Wonder Agbenyo. 2021. "The Impact of Cooperative Membership on Fish Farm Households’ Income: The Case of Ghana." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1059.
Massive and rapid urbanization has led to population loss in rural areas, particularly in emerging and developing countries like China. As a result, houses in rural areas become vacant, and the house prices in cities, at the same time, skyrocket. While the research on the vacant farmhouses market (VFM) is a pressing issue for sustainable urbanization and has profound policy implications in China, few empirical studies have been conducted on analyzing the willingness of house owners and urban residents to participate in the VFM and any influencing factors—as there is no such operating market in China. To bridge the research gap, we first conducted a questionnaire-based survey on rural households and urban residents with a random sampling method in six cities in Sichuan Province, China. A total of 571 valid samples, including 284 rural households and 287 urban residents, were obtained. Based on these survey data, we then used logistic regression to estimate the influencing factors on the willingness of house owners and urban residents in renting in/out or selling/buying vacant farmhouses. The results showed that: (1) more than 60% of rural house owners and urban residents are willing to participate in a potential VFM; (2) the main influencing factors of house owners’ willingness to rent out or sell their houses include the sociodemographic characteristics of farmers (e.g., age, household income) and characteristics of the vacant houses (e.g., distance to the main roads, the status of vacant houses), while the major factors that affect the willingness of urban residents to rent in or purchase vacant rural houses are the sociodemographic characteristics of urban residents themselves (e.g., occupation), the status of the potential houses, and the perceived housing market; (3) most farmers want a regulated platform for the vacant farmhouses; urban residents pay more attention to the good natural environment in rural areas and the infrastructure and public service levels of vacant farmhouses in rural areas. This study thus showed the necessity, feasibility, and potential challenges and barriers involved in establishing a VFM in China.
Qi Yin; Jinfu Hu; Zhanli Sun; Dingde Xu; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Hong Tang. Assessing the Viability of Vacant Farmhouse Market in China: A Case Study in Sichuan. Land 2020, 9, 467 .
AMA StyleQi Yin, Jinfu Hu, Zhanli Sun, Dingde Xu, Gideon Ntim-Amo, Hong Tang. Assessing the Viability of Vacant Farmhouse Market in China: A Case Study in Sichuan. Land. 2020; 9 (11):467.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi Yin; Jinfu Hu; Zhanli Sun; Dingde Xu; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Hong Tang. 2020. "Assessing the Viability of Vacant Farmhouse Market in China: A Case Study in Sichuan." Land 9, no. 11: 467.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of access to credit on technical efficiency (TE) of maize farmers in a developing country, Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an instrumental variable approach and the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) method for the estimation of the results. Findings The study found that farmers who have access to agricultural credit stand the chance of increasing TE by a margin of 8%, which also influences the maize production than those who did not have access to credit. The average TE score of the farmers was 74%. The study also found out that factors like membership, gender, farmers' access to credit, age and social network determine farmers' possibility of accessing agricultural credit. The study finds out that returns to size are increasing among the maize farmers and that significant improvement in efficiency can be realized by increasing the level of input used in production. Also, factors such as farm size, labor, seeds and fertilizer are the essential determinants of maize production output. Also, gender, extension, age, off-farm income, access to credit and membership were significant factors influencing technical inefficiency (TI). Originality/value The paper contributes to the existing literature on agricultural credit on rural agricultural development. The problem of endogeneity associated with access to credit, which has been considered by other researchers, is dealt with this study. This paper also provides information to government policymakers, practitioners and all other stakeholders in the maize sub-sectors and also will benefit small farmers outside the study area.
Anthony Siaw; Yuansheng Jiang; Martinson Ankrah Twumasi; Wonder Agbenyo; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Frank Osei Danquah; Ernest Kwarko Ankrah. The ripple effect of credit accessibility on the technical efficiency of maize farmers in Ghana. Agricultural Finance Review 2020, 81, 189 -203.
AMA StyleAnthony Siaw, Yuansheng Jiang, Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Wonder Agbenyo, Gideon Ntim-Amo, Frank Osei Danquah, Ernest Kwarko Ankrah. The ripple effect of credit accessibility on the technical efficiency of maize farmers in Ghana. Agricultural Finance Review. 2020; 81 (2):189-203.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnthony Siaw; Yuansheng Jiang; Martinson Ankrah Twumasi; Wonder Agbenyo; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Frank Osei Danquah; Ernest Kwarko Ankrah. 2020. "The ripple effect of credit accessibility on the technical efficiency of maize farmers in Ghana." Agricultural Finance Review 81, no. 2: 189-203.