Edward Martey
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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Agricultural and Food Science | 2017
Prince Maxwell Etwire; Saaka Buah; Mathieu Ouedraogo; Robert B. Zougmoré; Samuel T. Partey; Edward Martey; Sidzabda Djibril Dayamba; Jules Bayala
BackgroundThe rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than traditional agricultural extension services. In this paper, we assess the usefulness, constraints, and factors likely to influence farmers’ decisions to patronize mobile phone-based weather and market information.MethodsWe rely on primary data from 310 farmers in the Upper West Region, an understudied part of Ghana. We subject the data to three types of analysis. First, we model farmers’ decision to patronize mobile phone-based weather and market information by estimating a binary logit model. Second, we use descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing to analyse the level of usefulness of mobile phone-based weather and market information. We disaggregate the analysis by sex, income status, and age group. Finally, we use qualitative analysis to summarize the constraints associated with the utilization of mobile phone-based weather and market information.ResultsWe find that contact with agricultural extension agents and farmer-to-farmer extension services significantly influences farmers’ decision to patronize mobile phone-based weather and market information. Regardless of sex, income status, and age group, farmers generally rate mobile phone-based weather and market information as very useful. We identify inexact information, complex text messages, information that are too costly to implement, and poor infrastructure as the constraints to the utilization of mobile phone-based weather and market information.ConclusionIn order to improve the utilization of mobile phone-based weather and market information, disseminators of mobile phone-based information such as Esoko should constantly update and provide client-specific information. Improvements in mobile phone networks and related services will enhance the utilization of mobile phone-based weather and market information.
Archive | 2012
Edward Martey; Ramatu M. Al-Hassan; John K. M. Kuwornu
Sustainable Agriculture Research | 2013
Edward Martey; Alexander Nimo Wiredu; Prince Maxwell Etwire; Mathias Fosu; Samuel Saaka Buah; John Bidzakin; Benjamin D. K. Ahiabor; Francis Kusi
Journal of economics and sustainable development | 2013
Prince Maxwell Etwire; Wilson Dogbe; Alexander Nimo Wiredu; Edward Martey; Eunice Etwire; Robert Owusu; Esther Wahaga
Sustainable Agriculture Research | 2013
Prince Maxwell Etwire; Edward Martey; Wilson Dogbe
European Journal of Business and Management | 2013
Edward Martey; Kwame Annin; Caleb Attoh; Alexander Nimo Wiredu; Prince Maxwell Etwire; Ramatu M. Al-Hassan
The Journal of Agricultural Science | 2013
Wilson Dogbe; Prince Maxwell Etwire; Edward Martey; John C. Etwire; Inusah I. Y. Baba; Aliyu Siise
The Journal of Agricultural Science | 2015
Edward Martey; Wilson Dogbe; Prince Maxwell Etwire; Alexander Nimo Wiredu
Sustainable Agriculture Research | 2014
Caleb Attoh; Edward Martey; G.T. M. Kwadzo; Prince Maxwell Etwire; Alexander Nimo Wiredu
Archive | 2014
Alexander Nimo Wiredu; Edward Martey; Mathias Fosu
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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