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By

Harry Addor, John Adu Kumi, Michael K. Amankwah, Eric Korankye and David Babayara

 

Disseminating and Sustaining PICS Bags Distribution in the

Northern part of Ghana

Ghana

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• Background to PICS Bag Distribution in Ghana

• Objective

• Methodology

• Findings

• Conclusion

OUTLINE FOR PRESENTATION

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Figure 1: Dissemination and distribution of PICS bags in the Northern part of Ghana

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Background cont’dTable 1: Participation in the Dissemination of PICS technology in

Northern Ghana

Sensitization

Males females Children Total % women Villages covered

55,607 46,564 30,455 132,626 45.6 2,300

Demonstrations

43,577 42,212 27,265 113,054 49.2 1,961

Open-the-Bag Ceremonies

44,731 45,201 30,101 120,033 50.2 1,947

Source: PICS Ghana Field Data, 2011

Identified Challenges 1. Untimely production of bags for sale

2. Huge capital investment required for minimum production of bags

3. Transportation problem due to large and scattered markets

4. Limited outlets for distribution.

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Objective of study

In view of the identified challenges and encouraging participation in transfer of PICS technology in Northern Ghana, this study assessed views about factors for Sustainable dissemination and distribution of the PICS bags in order to enhance policy decisions.

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Methodology• Factors for sustaining transfer of PICS

technology and distribution of bags were obtained through structured interviews with stakeholders

• Check-list with Likert scale was used. 10 Vendors, 25 Field Technicians and 20 Farmers participating in PICS from 10 Districts were interviewed n=55.

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Data Analysis

• Descriptives and Correlation analysis were ran, followed by stepwise regression (SPSS) of 10 factors identified as variables and coded x1, x2, x3

……… x10.

• Predictor variables for sustaining the distribution of PICS bags in Northern Ghana were selected.

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FINDINGS

Table 2: 3 Predictor variables for sustaining the distribution of PICS Bags in Northern Ghana

Step of Entry

Intercept b1 X4 b2X7 b3X9 R2 Adjusted R2

F

1 4.989 -0.312 (0.057)

0.105 0.101 29.979

2 5.036 -0255 (0.062)

-0.106 (0.045)

0.124 0.117 17.985

3 4.881 -0.262 (0.061)

-0.097 (0.045)

-0.048 (0.022)

0.139 0.129 13.704

Source: PICS Field Data, Ghana, 2010

X4= Demand for the PICS bags for storage of cowpea, other legumes and cerealsX7= Request for Vendors by farmers in districts not covered by projectX9= Training request from other Field Technicians who did not benefit from PICS trainings.

CONCLUSION

Sustainability of Dissemination and distribution of PICS bags could partly (about 35%) be predicted by:

1. High demand for the PICS bags for storage of cowpea, other legumes and cereals

2. Requests for vendors by farmers in districts not covered by the project

3. Training requests from Field Technicians who did not benefit from PICS trainings.

**About 65% more predictors exist which are not explained in this study and need to be explored12

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