@article{Agyeman:195729,
      recid = {195729},
      author = {Agyeman, Bernard Archibald Senyo and Asuming-Brempong,  Samuel and Onumah, Edward Ebo},
      title = {Determinants of Income Diversification of Farm Households  in the Western Region of Ghana},
      journal = {Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture},
      address = {2014-02},
      number = {892-2016-65222},
      series = {Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 53 (2014)},
      pages = {18},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {This study assesses the determinants of income  diversification of farm households in
the Western Region of  Ghana. A censored Tobit regression model was used to find  the
determinants of the degree of income diversification  measured by the Simpsons Index
of Diversity (SID). The  results indicate that a total of 65% of households engage  in
non-farm income sources. The estimated Share of Non-farm  Income (SNFI) - 29.05%
in total household income and  SID-0.338 were found to be low. Age, number of years  of
education, female headed households, household income  per capita, number of
extension visits, productive assets  owned and nature of road were found to be significant
in  determining income diversification of farm households in  the Western Region. Farm
households require government and  private sector support to increase the gains made
in  participating in various diversification strategies through  policy, provision of public
goods, capacity building in  order to raise their living standards.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/195729},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.195729},
}