This paper elaborates on recent developments in the
Multidimensional Poverty Index Approach (MPI) to measuring
rural poverty through an investigation of poverty determinants in
the East Gonja District of Ghana. The study uses cross-sectional
data from 310 household heads collected through individual survey
questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and a probit model were used
to analyze the data. The results show that 56 percent of the
interviewed household heads were living below the extreme
poverty line set by the Ghana Living Standard Survey 6. The probit
analysis suggests that religion, land ownership, area of land
cultivated, monthly household income and access to an urban
market significantly influence the level of poverty in the area.