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Nazaire Houssou

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Postdoctoral Fellow

1201 Eye St, NW,

Washington, DC 20005

United States

http://www.ifpri.org

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

Mechanization in Ghana: Searching for Sustainable Service Supply Models

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01237
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Jan 2013
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), A member of the CGIAR Consortium - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), A member of the CGIAR Consortium - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
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agricultural mechanization, government policy, intensification, Ghana, West Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Africa

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The Changing Landscape of Agriculture in Ghana: Drivers of Farm Mechanization and its Impacts on Cropland Expansion and Intensification

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01392
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jan 2015
Nazaire Houssou and Antony Chapoto
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana, West Africa, Africa south of Sahara, Africa, Mechanization, Animal Power, Intensification, Agricultural Policies, Tractors, Draught Animals, Farmland, Land Use, Farm Inputs, Cropland Expansion, Draft Animals

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Can Better Targeting Improve the Effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and Other Countries in Africa South of the Sahara

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1605
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 02 Mar 2017
Nazaire Houssou, Kwaw Andam and Collins Asante-Addo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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GHANA, WEST AFRICA, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFRICA, smallholders, fertilizers, farm inputs, subsidies, resources, inputs. targeting, fertilizer subsidy, smallholder farmers, SSA

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Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana: Is Specialization in Agricultural Mechanization a Viable Business Model?

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01255
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Apr 2013
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), A member of the CGIAR Consortium - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), A member of the CGIAR Consortium - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
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Agricultural mechanization, Agricultural transformation, Government policy, Investment, Market development, Mechanization, Private ownership, Private sector, Subsidies, Tractor hire, Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Ghana, West Africa

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Economics of Tractor Ownership Under Rainfed Agriculture with Applications in Ghana

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01387
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Jan 2015
Nazaire Houssou, Xinshen Diao and Shashidhara Kolavalli
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana, West Africa, Africa south of Sahara, Africa, mechanization, farm inputs, smallholders, tractor service market, firm investment theory, timeliness

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Farm Transition and Indigenous Growth: The Rise to Medium- and Large-Scale Farming in Ghana

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1499
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Mar 2016
Nazaire Houssou, Antony Chapoto and Collins Asante-Addo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana; West Africa; Africa South of Sahara; Africa; farm structure; smallholders; farm size; large farms; indigenous farm growth; emergent farmers; transformation

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Changes in Ghanaian Farming Systems: Stagnation or a Quiet Transformation?

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1504
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Mar 2016
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana; West Africa; Africa South of Sahara; Africa; intensification; green revolution; households; economic development; technological change; farming systems; stagnation; agricultural transformation

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Improving the Targeting of Fertilizer Subsidy Programs in Africa South of the Sahara: Perspectives from the Ghanaian Experience

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1622
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Nazaire Houssou, Collins Asante-Addo and Kwaw Andam
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana, West Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Africa, poverty, smallholders, farmers, fertilizers, subsidies, resources, inputs, farm inputs, targeting, fertilizer subsidy, proxy means tests, community-based targeting