abstract: 'Despite the significant economic development in Ghana, northern Ghana

  has made little progress. Nationally, households engaged in the non-farm

  work are less likely to be categorized as poor, relative to those

  engaged in farming only. Given the well-established positive nexus

  between non-farm work and food security, this study extends the

  literature by analyzing the nexus between different types of non-farm

  work (own business, wage employment, and their combination) and

  household food nutrient availability in northern Ghana. Results from an

  application of a linear regression with endogenous treatment effects

  model to a sample of 3488 farming households and 5770 individuals

  indicate that, non-farm work positively affects food nutrient

  availability; and that farming households that own non-farm business are

  superior in terms of their nutrient availability and the extent of food

  security. Furthermore, households participating in the labor market in

  search of supplemental income do not appear to have better food security

  status relative to those engaged in farming only. Finally, females

  participating in non-farm work provide the largest contribution to

  household food nutrient availability. The study recommends the

  implementation of policies and building of infrastructure that foster

  the creation of non-farm income generating opportunities in northern

  Ghana, coupled with a framework that enables women to take advantage of

  these opportunities. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Tsiboe, F (Corresponding Author), Univ Arkansas, Dept Agr Econ \& Agribusiness,
  Agr Annex, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA.

  Tsiboe, Francis, Univ Arkansas, Dept Agr Econ \& Agribusiness, Agr Annex, Fayetteville,
  AR 72701 USA.

  Zereyesus, Yacob A., Kansas State Univ, Dept Agr Econ, 337 B Waters Hall, Manhattan,
  KS 66506 USA.

  Osei, Evelyn, Univ Ghana, Dept Agr Econ \& Agribusiness, Accra, Ghana.'
author: Tsiboe, Francis and Zereyesus, Yacob A. and Osei, Evelyn
author-email: ftsiboe@hotmail.com
author_list:
- family: Tsiboe
  given: Francis
- family: Zereyesus
  given: Yacob A.
- family: Osei
  given: Evelyn
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.027
eissn: 1873-1392
files: []
issn: 0743-0167
journal: JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
keywords: 'Non-farm work; Food security; Nutrition; Poverty; Gender differences;

  Ghana'
keywords-plus: 'OFF-FARM INCOME; WOMENS EMPOWERMENT; LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION;

  NUTRITIONAL-STATUS; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; DETERMINANTS; AGRICULTURE;

  PATTERNS; ALLOCATION; MIGRATION'
language: English
month: OCT
number: A
number-of-cited-references: '61'
orcid-numbers: Tsiboe, Francis/0000-0001-5984-1072
pages: 97-107
papis_id: c7de9f870017da39fe27281852c2d6ca
ref: Tsiboe2016nonfarmwork
researcherid-numbers: Tsiboe, Francis/A-6485-2018
times-cited: '35'
title: Non-farm work, food poverty, and nutrient availability in northern Ghana
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000386645600010
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '27'
volume: '47'
web-of-science-categories: Geography; Regional \& Urban Planning
year: '2016'