Liane Faltermeier|Awudu Abdulai
The impact of water conservation and intensification technologies: empirical evidence for rice farmers in Ghana
Kiel University|Kiel University
abstract study employs propensity score matching model examine impact adoption water conservation intensification technologies farm output income among smallscale lowland rice farmers northern region ghana matching conducted based mahalanobis distance combined propensity score balancing tests checking mean standardized absolute bias matched sample conducted well sensitivity analysis conducted check hidden bias due unobservable selection empirical results show positive significant impact adoption bunds technology input demand well positive insignificant impact output supply net returns adopters dibbling technology found higher output supply whereas statistically significant difference found incomes adopters nonadopters dibbling seed method results however reveal positive significant effect output net returns dibbling method combined intensified weeding estimates found relatively insensitive hidden bias