WP4: Socio-economic assessment and business model development

Objectives:

Analyze the socio-economic preconditions and impacts of irrigation, EFB amendments and selected climate resilient vegetable (okra and eggplant) varieties on farmers’ income. ? Develop inclusive sustainable business models that facilitate technological and economic upgrading of vegetable farmers by overcoming their investment constraints, enhancing skills levels, enabling dry-season farming, and engaging other key actors in the vegetable value network (e.g., agro-marketing firms, and technology providers).

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Outputs:

4 Scientific papers: 1 review paper on ISBMs, 1 review paper on irrigation technology diffusion dynamics, 2 empirical papers on technology adoption, ISBMs and smallholder upgrading in the Ghanaian vegetable value network. 1 PhD thesis on ISBMs and smallholder upgrading. 2 MSc theses on ISBMs. ISBMs developed and disseminated to vegetable network and stakeholders.

Members of WP4:

Below you can find a list of persons involved in WP4. Click on the name to see a photo.

• Dr. Simon Bolwig, Dep. of Technology, Management and Economy, Technical University of Denmark
• Dr. Irene S. Egyir, Dep. of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana
• Dr. Alexander T Nuer, Dep. of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Cape Coast
• PhD student Daniel Ninson, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana
• Mphil student Miriam Forson, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana
• Mphil student William Opoku-Agyemang, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Cape Coast
• MPhil student Stephen Awuakye Danso, Dept of Agric Economics & Extension, University of Cape Coast
• MPhil student Samuel Asah Akyeampong, Dept of Agric Economics & Agribusiness, University of Cape Coast