THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC VARIABLES AND CROP AREA ON MAIZE YIELD AND VARIABILITY IN GHANA

THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC VARIABLES AND CROP AREA ON MAIZE YIELD AND VARIABILITY IN GHANA

Climate change tends to have negative effects on crop yield through its influence on crop production. Understanding the relationship between climatic variables and crop area on the mean and variance of crop yield will facilitate development of appropriate policies to cope with climate change. This p...

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Main Authors: Henry De-Graft Acquah, Clement Kweku Kyei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: iVolga Press 2012-10-01
Series:Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
Subjects:
Climatic variables
Mean yield
Yield variability
Production function
Fixed effect model
Panel data
Online Access:http://www.rjoas.com/issue-2012-10/i010_article_2012_02.pdf

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