Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Food Self-Sufficiency in Northern Ghana, 2019-2024

Panel data from farm household surveys conducted between the 2019/2020 and 2023/2024 agricultural seasons in northern Ghana. The dataset, authored by Abdul-Hanan Abdallah and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license, examines the impact of sustainable agricultural practices on food self-sufficiency, measured in kilogram units of maize equivalent.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of sustainable agricultural practices on food self-sufficiency based on household survey data.
• Analyzing regional heterogeneity in treatment effects across northern Ghana based on the description.
• Applying propensity score and endogenous treatment models to correct for selection bias in agricultural adoption studies.
• Investigating the effectiveness of complementary practice bundles versus single interventions on food security outcomes.

Strengths

• Panel data structure covering multiple agricultural seasons from 2019/2020 to 2023/2024.
• Analysis incorporates geospatial data on climate, rainfall, and infrastructure.
• Uses advanced econometric models (MPS and MET) to address selection bias and heterogeneity.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 4.4 KB, suggesting limited raw data or a summary document.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Abdul-Hanan Abdallah via figshare

Collection Method

Farm household surveys complemented by geospatial data.

Time Range

2019/2020 to 2023/2024 agricultural seasons

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 05:11:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ghana