Abstract
The objective of this study was to document soybean production practices, estimate the level of profitability and identify constraints to soybean production in Saboba and Chereponi districts of the Northern Region of Ghana based on gender. Primary data from 140 farmers were subjected to profitability analysis and Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance. Soybean production was found to be unprofitable in Chereponi District for both male and female farmers but profitable for male farmers in Saboba District. Constraints to soybean production include lack of right over land, selling of produce on credit, among others. The level of profitability of soybean production can be improved by addressing constraints such as unfavourable land tenure arragements, unfavourable market conditions inter alia.
Highlights
Smallholder farmers in Ghana face a number of production constraints. Etwire, Dogbe and Nutsugah (2013b) observed that a major constraint to smallholder agricultural development in the Northern Region of Ghana is farmers’ inability to access credit
The objective of this study was to document soybean production practices, estimate the level of profitability and identify constraints to soybean production in Saboba and Chereponi districts of the Northern Region of Ghana based on gender
Soybean production was found to be unprofitable in Chereponi District for both male and female farmers but profitable for male farmers in Saboba District
Summary
Smallholder farmers in Ghana face a number of production constraints. Etwire, Dogbe and Nutsugah (2013b) observed that a major constraint to smallholder agricultural development in the Northern Region of Ghana is farmers’ inability to access credit. Smallholder farmers in Ghana face a number of production constraints. Etwire, Dogbe and Nutsugah (2013b) observed that a major constraint to smallholder agricultural development in the Northern Region of Ghana is farmers’ inability to access credit. Al-Hassan, Sarpong and Mensah-Bonsu (2006) reported poor access to guaranteed input and output markets as major problems confronting smallholder farmers. Berchie et al (2010) reported that the main constraints to Bambara groundnut production in the Upper East Region of Ghana are unpredictable weather, inadequate access to labour and farm inputs. C. Ugwu (2010) posit that pests and diseases are a constraint to soybean production in Nigeria. Constraints to soybean production in Ghana appear not to have been comprehensively documented. This study sought to identify constraints to soybean production on the basis of gender and location
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