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Abstract
This article investigates the impact of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption
on yields and gross margins of vegetable farmers using survey data from the Ashanti
Region in Ghana. A parametric approach that accounts for selection bias in IPM
adoption is employed to evaluate the direct impact of adoption of pest monitoring
only, pesticide application only and both pest monitoring and pesticides application
on yields and gross margins. The empirical results from the study show selectivity
effects for the impact of adoption of pest monitoring and adoption of both IPM
practices on yields of vegetable farmers but no selectivity effects for the impacts on
gross margins. Assessment of yield and gross margin of IPM adopters in sub-
Saharan Africa must account for selectivity effects.