Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture No. 1/14
The Effects of Integrated Pest Management Techniques
Farmer Field Schools on Groundnut Productivity:
Evidence from Ghana
Eric Carlberg and Genti Kostandini
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
Awere Dankyi
Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
Abstract
This study examines the impact of Integrated Pest Management-Farmer Field School
(IPM-FFS) programs on groundnut productivity in Ghana. The program is conducted
in the groundnut growing regions of Ghana with the goal to improve groundnut agriculture
through the dissemination of information and technology to the producers. We
use household data collected in 2011 from multiple villages with and without FFS
sites. Treatment effects models are used to control for endogenous selection into FFS
participation. The results suggest that farmers who participated in the IPM-FFS program
have higher groundnut yields.
Keywords: Farmer Field School, Integrated Pest Management, groundnut, Ghana, treatment effects model
JEL: O13, Q16
Vol. 53 (2014), No. 1: 73-88