Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision
This study provides new evidence on the determining factors of cropland allocation decisions within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by using the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) model on 309 farm households. The results reveal that socio-economic, production, institutional, and political fa...
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| description | This study provides new evidence on the determining factors of cropland allocation decisions within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by using the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) model on 309 farm households. The results reveal that socio-economic, production, institutional, and political factors significantly influence the choice and size of cropland allocation decisions among legumes and cereals. Beyond these factors, we find that COVID-19 education increases land area allocated to staples while perception of disruptive effect of COVID-19 on agriculture positively correlates with the area under commercial crop (soybean) production. The implications of the results are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbedbc76549a4063b2b801365b3702a02022-12-22T03:51:56ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882022-01-014100088Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decisionEdward Martey0Peter Goldsmith1Prince M. Etwire2Socio-economic Section, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box TL 52, Tamale, Ghana; Corresponding author.Socio-economic Section, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box TL 52, Tamale, Ghana; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 414 Mumford Hall, 1301 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL, USASocio-economic Section, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box TL 52, Tamale, GhanaThis study provides new evidence on the determining factors of cropland allocation decisions within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by using the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) model on 309 farm households. The results reveal that socio-economic, production, institutional, and political factors significantly influence the choice and size of cropland allocation decisions among legumes and cereals. Beyond these factors, we find that COVID-19 education increases land area allocated to staples while perception of disruptive effect of COVID-19 on agriculture positively correlates with the area under commercial crop (soybean) production. The implications of the results are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188822000223COVID-19 pandemicCrop land allocationCommercial and staple cropsSeemingly unrelated regression |
| spellingShingle | Edward Martey Peter Goldsmith Prince M. Etwire Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision Sustainable Futures COVID-19 pandemic Crop land allocation Commercial and staple crops Seemingly unrelated regression |
| title | Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision |
| title_full | Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision |
| title_short | Farmers’ response to COVID-19 disruptions: The case of cropland allocation decision |
| title_sort | farmers response to covid 19 disruptions the case of cropland allocation decision |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic Crop land allocation Commercial and staple crops Seemingly unrelated regression |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188822000223 |
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