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  • Henry De-Graft Acquah

    • University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
    • Ghana

  • Clement Kweku Kyei

    • University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
    • Ghana

Abstract

This study examines the effect of previous price and climatic variables on maize supply in Ghana. For this purpose, two separate approaches are used: (i) a lag model using the OLS technique and (ii) a quantile regression approach. Results from the lag model indicates that an increase in previous year maize price and previous growing season temperature positively affect current year maize supply. However, an increase in previous growing season rainfall negatively affects current year maize supply. The quantile regression results show that maize supply responds differently to previous maize price and climatic variables across the different quantiles of crop area distribution.

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De-Graft Acquah, H., & Kyei, C. K. (2013). The Effect of Price and Climatic Variables on Maize Supply in Ghana. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 4(1), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v4i1.732

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013) Global Markets, Food Security & Investment View issue contents

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2013-01-30

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