Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana
Ghanaian women play a significant part in the country's agricultural marketing, processing and production, yet the gender information gap is severe. This survey aimed to evaluate women's access to and use of agriculture radio broadcasts in the Ashanti Region's Tepa district, Ghana. A...
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| author | Roland Awuah-Frimpong Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum Fred Ankuyi Comfort Freeman Festus Annor-Frempong John-Eudes Andivi Bakang |
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| description | Ghanaian women play a significant part in the country's agricultural marketing, processing and production, yet the gender information gap is severe. This survey aimed to evaluate women's access to and use of agriculture radio broadcasts in the Ashanti Region's Tepa district, Ghana. A descriptive research design and quantitative research method were employed, with a sample size of 300 determined using Cochran's formula. The results indicate that women cocoa farmers have high access to and use cocoa-related information through radio broadcasts. Socio-economic factors such as age, ownership of radio sets, cooperative membership, farm size, and land tenure system significantly affect women's level of access and use of cocoa-related information from radio broadcasts. Women cocoa farmers who utilize the information received from radio broadcasts have improved their household welfare; income, productivity, and livelihood assets. Poor radio signals, lack of finance, and inconvenient broadcast times for women farmers were found to be the most severe constraints. To improve women's household welfare, government agencies should pay more attention to women's information needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67c1dc0d1c1e49d28874f48cf602b5812024-04-07T04:36:25ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112024-01-019100796Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, GhanaRoland Awuah-Frimpong0Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum1Fred Ankuyi2Comfort Freeman3Festus Annor-Frempong4John-Eudes Andivi Bakang5Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Accra, Ghana; Corresponding author. Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaGhanaian women play a significant part in the country's agricultural marketing, processing and production, yet the gender information gap is severe. This survey aimed to evaluate women's access to and use of agriculture radio broadcasts in the Ashanti Region's Tepa district, Ghana. A descriptive research design and quantitative research method were employed, with a sample size of 300 determined using Cochran's formula. The results indicate that women cocoa farmers have high access to and use cocoa-related information through radio broadcasts. Socio-economic factors such as age, ownership of radio sets, cooperative membership, farm size, and land tenure system significantly affect women's level of access and use of cocoa-related information from radio broadcasts. Women cocoa farmers who utilize the information received from radio broadcasts have improved their household welfare; income, productivity, and livelihood assets. Poor radio signals, lack of finance, and inconvenient broadcast times for women farmers were found to be the most severe constraints. To improve women's household welfare, government agencies should pay more attention to women's information needs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123004011AccessAgricultureCocoa farmersHousehold welfareRadio |
| spellingShingle | Roland Awuah-Frimpong Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum Fred Ankuyi Comfort Freeman Festus Annor-Frempong John-Eudes Andivi Bakang Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana Social Sciences and Humanities Open Access Agriculture Cocoa farmers Household welfare Radio |
| title | Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana |
| title_full | Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana |
| title_short | Household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in Tepa district, Ghana |
| title_sort | household welfare outcomes of access to and use of agricultural radio broadcast by women cocoa farmers in tepa district ghana |
| topic | Access Agriculture Cocoa farmers Household welfare Radio |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123004011 |
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