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Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Programme: A Look at the Role of Capability in Farmers’ Participation

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  • Isaac G. K. Ansah
  • Munkaila Lambongang
  • Samuel A. Donkoh

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An objective interpersonal comparison of wellbeing requires that people’s capabilities are considered. This paper operationalises Sen’s capability concept in maize-based farming systems and assesses how it influences farmers’ participation in the Planting for Food and Jobs programme in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern Region, Ghana. We used data from 315 households collected through multi-stage sampling procedure. Capability was quantified using factor analysis, while its determinants were identified through multiple linear regression analysis. Afterwards, an instrumental variable probit model was used to examine the effect of capability on programme participation. We identified two attributes of capability, which were labelled as human capability and institutional capability. T hese capability attributes are significantly enhanced by availability of markets and good roads. Our results provide evidence that the two attributes of capability influence farmers’ participation in the Planting for Food and Jobs programme. The findings indicate that, for effective participation in agricultural interventions, farmers’ capabilities need to be enhanced. This could be achieved through the provision of, and/or improvement in infrastructure, including roads and markets in remote production centres.

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  • Isaac G. K. Ansah & Munkaila Lambongang & Samuel A. Donkoh, 2020. "Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Programme: A Look at the Role of Capability in Farmers’ Participation," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2), pages 161-182, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jhudca:v:21:y:2020:i:2:p:161-182
    DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2020.1745162
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    1. Jonas Quashie Klutsey & Kwadwo Adusei‐Asante & Victor Fannam Nunfam, 2024. "Cultural capital and underdevelopment in less developed countries: The case of northern Ghana," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(1), pages 1096-1108, February.
    2. Ernest Baba Ali & Ephraim Bonah Agyekum & Parise Adadi, 2021. "Agriculture for Sustainable Development: A SWOT-AHP Assessment of Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-24, January.
    3. Karl Pauw, 2022. "A review of Ghana’s planting for food and jobs program: implementation, impacts, benefits, and costs," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(5), pages 1321-1335, October.
    4. Lambongang Munkaila & Abiodun Emmanuel Awoyemi & Kafui Kosiwor Sokpor, 2020. "Effect of Participation in Village Savings and Loans Associations on the Financial Performance of Rural Households in Northern Region, Ghana," International Journal of Publication and Social Studies, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 5(2), pages 178-188, June.

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