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Contents
Macroeconomic Effects on Poverty Rate: A Case Study of Northern Ghana ............................................... 1
Income, Expenditure Shares, Food Choices and Food Security in Northern Ghana ................................... 16
Do Adult Equivalence Scales Matter in Poverty Estimates? A Case Study from Ghana ............................. 23
A Cautionary Note on Comparing Poverty Prevalence Rates ..................................................................... 43
Securing Africa’s Middle Class: The Case of Northern Ghana .................................................................... 53
The Effect of Transaction Costs on Grain and Oilseed Farmers’ Market Participation in Sub‐Saharan
Africa: Recent Evidence from Northern Ghana ......................................................................................... 64
Reducing Gender Differences in Agricultural Performance in Northern Ghana ........................................ 82
Production Efficiency of Smallholder Farms in Northern Ghana ................................................................ 99
Does Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Matter in Children’s Health Status? Insights from Northern
Ghana ........................................................................................................................................................ 115
Recent Evidence of Health Effects of Women Empowerment: A Case Study of Northern Ghana ........... 130
1
Macroeconomic Effects on Poverty Rate: A Case Study of Northern
Ghana
Yacob Zereyesus and Vincent Amanor‐Boadu
Department of Agricultural Economics
Kansas State University
March 2015
Introduction
The prevalence of extreme poverty is externally determined by the established poverty line. In recent
years, it has been based on a daily per capita expenditure of $1.25, measured in 2005 Purchasing Power
Parity (PPP). Using PPP aims to eliminate the effect of exchange rates.
PPP is based on the Law of One Price – in the absence of transaction costs and trade barriers, identical
traded goods will have the same price in all markets when the prices are denominated in the same
currency. This implies that in the presence of transaction costs and trade barriers, identical traded
goods do not have the same price in all markets.
PPP is calculated in three stages:
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Summary Book - All Counties
on average. Value of farm production (revenue) increased 84% or … increase in Value of Farm Production
more than offset the increase … in Net Farm Income. Crop
production income more than doubled …
Summary Book - All Counties
May 1, 2016
Dear Farm Managers and Friends,
The 2015 Profit‐link Summary and Analysis information was processed from the farm records of participating Kansas
Farm Management Association members from 17 counties of Northwest Kansas. The location of the participating members is
shown in the map on page 3. One hundred fifty‐three (153) farms were summarized and represent 61% of the Farm
Management Association, NW 2015 membership. The Association Economists and staff of the KFMA, NW wish to say “thank
you” to these families for their efforts in keeping records complete enough for analysis and for sharing their data to be utilized
in this summary. Additional appreciation is extended to the Association support staff and the individuals at the KMAR‐105
Association for their part in this analysis work.
After a good 2014 year with net farm income of $108,532, 2015 took a downhill slide to a net farm income of
$(2,971). After 66 analysis years, this is only the fifth year in the history of KFMA, NW to post a negative net farm income
following 1953, 1956, 1981, and 2002. Although the average net farm income was a small negative, there is a variation of
income across farms. On page 6 you can see a comparison of farms by net income quartile groups. The bottom 25% (39
farms) averaged $‐202,117 of net farm income, while the top 25% (38 farms) averaged $183,650 of net farm income. The
driving force behind the decrease in 2015 average net farm income was a decrease of 21% in value of farm production from
an average of $917 …
Summary Book - All Counties
The 2014 Profit‐link Summary and Analysis information was processed from the farm records of participating Kansas
Farm Management Association members from 17 counties of Northwest Kansas. The location of the participating members is
shown in the map on page 3. One hundred twenty‐three farms were summarized and represent 49% of the Farm Management
Association, NW 2014 membership. The Association Economists and staff of the KFMA, NW wish to say “thank you” to these
families for their efforts in keeping records complete enough for analysis and for sharing their data to be utilized in this
summary. Additional appreciation is extended to the Association support staff and the individuals at the KMAR‐105 Association
for their part in this analysis work.
After the lower net farm income of $35,791 recorded in 2013, net farm income for 2014 did improve even with the
continued drought. For the 123 farms in the summary, net farm income averaged $108,532. On page 6 you can see a
comparison of farms by net income quartile groups. The bottom 25% (30 farms) averaged $‐158,517 of net farm income, while
the top 25% (31 farms) averaged $431,829 of net farm income. The driving force behind the increase in 2014 average net farm
income was an increase of 10.1% in value of farm production from an average of $833 …
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Livestock Enterprise Summary … 101
2017 Livestock Enterprise Written Summary … 103
Livestock Enterprise Summaries …
June 28, 2018
Hedging & Options
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INTRODUCTION
The CME Live Cattle Futures Contract has been an important risk management tool available to
the cattle and beef industry for more than 50 years. The magnitude of capital at risk in the
industry together with elevated market volatility present today makes having a viable live cattle
futures market of immense importance in price risk management. The viability of this market
hinges on how effectively its use mitigates fed cattle price risk for hedgers.
The performance of the live cattle futures market rests heavily on contract specifications. One
debated contract specification in live cattle futures is physical delivery as a way to settle the
obligation of a short position in the market. The delivery option is the main way cash and
futures prices for delivery settled contracts can be aligned in the delivery period near contract
expiration. Convergence of cash and futures in the current contract is conditioned on delivery
potential. However, a variety of concerns surround live cattle futures contract delivery. The
magnitude of concerns prompted industry and CME Group discussions to consider eliminating
delivery in live cattle futures and switch to a cash settled contract.2 Though certainly not new,
as switching the contract to cash settlement was considered in the mid‐1990s,3,4 the debate has
elevated again in recent years.
NCBA has an established policy position supporting physical delivery settlement of the live
cattle futures contract.5 However, concerns surrounding delivery need to be carefully assessed
and evaluated to potentially improve this component of the live cattle futures contract. This
project was designed to identify and document concerns with current delivery and to provide
practical guidance to NCBA as they consider alternative physical delivery mechanisms in the live
cattle futures market.
The range of sentiments of cattle market participants we interviewed for this study ranged
from those who thought the contract worked very well to those who see the contract and
physical delivery as outdated and inconsistent with the modern live cattle industry.
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