Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa 2016, Baseline Survey
Ghana, 2016
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GHA_2016_AGRA_v01_M
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Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER)
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Identification
Survey ID Number
GHA_2016_AGRA_v01_M
Title
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa 2016, Baseline Survey
Subtitle
Baseline Survey
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ghana | GHA |
Study type
Agricultural Survey
Abstract
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) aims to effect market-led agricultural transformation in Africa. In Ghana, its objectives are to increase farmer productivity through access to quality inputs, reduce post-harvest losses through access to post-harvest storage technologies and support farmers through an enabling policy environment. The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) was tasked to conduct a baseline survey of farmer households in two regions in Ghana, Brong Ahafo and Northern, to create baseline data of farming practices, yields, post-harvest loss and other features of the value chain in the cultivation of four major crops; namely maize, rice, cassava and soybean. The data is intended to help identify key challenges to the production of these crops in the two regions and support the development and subsequent evaluation of AGRA interventions over a five-year period.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 01: Edited dataset for public distribution.
Version Date
2016
Scope
Notes
The survey collected the following data on:
- Households: demographic data and data on education and literacy of household members, household welfare (income, employment), food security, household assets, housing characteristics and access to credit and savings, women empowerment, time use, and women's dietary diversity.
- Agricultural: agricultural production and input access, plot characteristics and soil quality, farm labor, chemical use, awareness of hybrid/improved seed varieties and usage, agricultural mechanization, farmer based organizations' (fbos) membership, awareness and use of extension services and agronomic practices, crop yields and pre-harvest crop losses, post-harvest storage, crop sales, processing and market price.
- Households: demographic data and data on education and literacy of household members, household welfare (income, employment), food security, household assets, housing characteristics and access to credit and savings, women empowerment, time use, and women's dietary diversity.
- Agricultural: agricultural production and input access, plot characteristics and soil quality, farm labor, chemical use, awareness of hybrid/improved seed varieties and usage, agricultural mechanization, farmer based organizations' (fbos) membership, awareness and use of extension services and agronomic practices, crop yields and pre-harvest crop losses, post-harvest storage, crop sales, processing and market price.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
AGRA's five-year strategy covers the Brong Ahafo and Northern regions, located in the Guinea Savana and Transitional agro-ecological zones, where agricultural production mainly occurs.
Geographic Unit
The data is at the level of District and Community.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) | University of Ghana |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Quantitative and qualitative data collection occurred in both regions from 23 districts. The enumeration areas visited were selected using 2010 Census demarcations. Based on existing and projected estimates for crop yields and crop losses in AGRA's business plan for Ghana, the survey targeted a statistically acceptable sample size of 3,000 farm households.
A two-stage sampling strategy was employed to ascertain the needed sample size for the survey. In the 1st Stage (Primary Sampling), power calculations determined the number of clusters or enumeration areas (EAs,) required to attain the necessary effect size for a power of at least 80%. It was determined that at least 15 farming households would be selected randomly from each of the 200 EAs to give the total sample of 3000 households. We selected these clusters randomly from the list generated by the census information, ensuring that the target crops were cultivated across the regions and their districts, as provided by the AGRA country business plan. Sample size of 2520 households, which was increased to 3000 to account for anticipated future attrition and difficulty accessing households or EAs during the initial baseline data collection.
A two-stage sampling strategy was employed to ascertain the needed sample size for the survey. In the 1st Stage (Primary Sampling), power calculations determined the number of clusters or enumeration areas (EAs,) required to attain the necessary effect size for a power of at least 80%. It was determined that at least 15 farming households would be selected randomly from each of the 200 EAs to give the total sample of 3000 households. We selected these clusters randomly from the list generated by the census information, ensuring that the target crops were cultivated across the regions and their districts, as provided by the AGRA country business plan. Sample size of 2520 households, which was increased to 3000 to account for anticipated future attrition and difficulty accessing households or EAs during the initial baseline data collection.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2016-10-18 | 2016-12-07 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Fieldwork covered an overall period of about 8 weeks, beginning October 18, 2016, for listing and both quantitative and qualitative surveys. The selected period coincided with the harvest period for the target crops for most farmers, while ensuring that fieldwork ended before the presidential elections scheduled for December 7, 2016. Prior, enumerators for the quantitative survey were trained on the content and techniques for administering the instruments, after which they were deployed to the fields.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Two data collection instruments were employed to collect data for the qualitative baseline study. These are semi-structured interview and discussion guides. A questionnaire was then administered to randomly selected households for the quantitative interviews.
Access policy
Access conditions
Public access data, available to all
Citation requirements
Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research. Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa 2016, Ghana Baseline Survey [dataset]. Version 1.Accra: ISSER [producer], 2016. Accra: Ghana ACEIR Hub [distributor], 2021.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana ACEIR Hub, ISSER | University of Ghana | joanakwawu@gmail.com | www.isser.ug.edu.gh |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_GHA_2016_AGRA_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research | ISSER | University of Ghana | Metadata creator |
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for Microdata Library |
Date of Metadata Production
2021-11-09
DDI Document version
Version 01: This metadata was downloaded from the DataFirst website (https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/central). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document and Survey ID.