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Item Consumers willingness to pay a premium for safe cabbages(Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 2010) Kuwornu, J.K.M.; Asare, G.O.; Kyereboah-Coleman, A.Growing consciousness about the nature of water used in growing cabbages and the manner in which sellers treat and/or wash cabbages has led some consumers to demand safe cabbages. This study sought to measure and model consumer’s willingness to pay a premium for safe cabbages in six communities in Ghana. Findings indicate that 58.33 percent of the respondents are willing to pay about 76 percent more of the current price of a conventional cabbage as a premium for a safe cabbage. The binary Logit regression results also suggest that consumers who are concern about the nature of water used in growing cabbages, aware of the use of unwholesome water in growing cabbages, knows the source of water used in irrigating cabbages, works in the health sector and resides in a rich community is likely to pay a premium for safe cabbages. To identify key consumer characteristics that influence the payment of a high premium for safe cabbage, the Tobit regression model was used. The results revealed that high income earners, consumers who are concern about the nature of water used in growing cabbages, aware of the use of unwholesome water in growing cabbages, and resides in a rich community is likely to pay a high premium for safe cabbages. As such, marketing efforts should focus on reaching consumers who fit this profile. Further analysis shows that the mean premium price offered by consumers in the rich communities is greater than that offered by those in the poor communities at 1 percent significance level; hence distribution channels of safe cabbages are likely to emerge as a more successful avenue in the rich communities than the poor communities.Item Farmers’ behaviour in relation to dynamics in contracts: The case of cassava farmers in Ghana(Franklin Business & Law Review Journal, 2010) Kuwornu, J.K.M.; Asare, G.O.; Freeman, C.K.; Kyereboah-Coleman, A.In this study we examine the dynamics of farmers’ contract choice in the major and the minor season. Cassava farmers in the Awutu/Effutu/Senya district of the central region of Ghana were examined using a multinomial logit model and we obtained the following results. For the major season; the joint effect of credit and FBO accessibility has shown to positively influence the choice of mixed share contract when the incentive parameter are 20% (by a probability of 115.2) and 80% (by a probability of 31.8). Similarly, the joint effect of household position and marital status positively influence the decision to choose mixed share contract when the incentive parameter is 50% (by a probability of 6.2). Furthermore, farm size (proxy variable for farm income) positively influences the choice of mixed share contract when the incentive parameters are 50% (by a probability of 0.9) and 80% (by a probability of 1.2). Hence it can be deduced that farmers who fit the above characteristics are more risk seeking and likely to embark on a mixed share contract than fixed contract in the major season. On the contrary; the joint effect of household size and size of family labour, and education are reported to negatively influence the choice of contract model when the incentive parameter is 20% by a probability of 5.4 and 38.2 respectively. For the minor season; gender, education, Household position*Marital status, and Household size*Household labour size positively influence the choice of mixed share contracts. The extent of influence (probabilities) are reported as 2.9 for gender (when α=20%); 4.8 and 4.0 for education (when α=20% and 80% respectively); 3.6 and 4.1 for Household position*Marital status (when α=20% and 80% respectively); 138.2 for FBO member*Access to credit (when α=50%); 0.2 for Household size*Size of family labour (when α=20% and 80% respectively). On the contrary; age, education, farm size and FBO member*Access to credit have been reported to have a negative association with the decision to embark on mixed share contracts. The extent of influence reported are 0.3 for age (when α=20% and 80% respectively); 42 for education (when α=50%); 6.8 for FBO member*Access to credit (when α=20%); 6.4 for Household size*Size of family labour (when α=50%).These results have implications for contract design and implementation in food supply chains.Item “It Is Not Something You Can Easily Forget”: Ghanaian Parents’ Experiences of Child Loss(OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 2022) Asare, G.O.; Annor, F.; Yendork, J.S.The loss of a child comes with trauma, which affects parents and the entire family. Yet, there is limited support for parents who lose their child and little empirical research has been devoted to the experiences of parents who lose a child in the Ghanaian context. Based on interviews with 20 participants purposively sampled from the Accra Metropolis, this study explored parents’ psychosocial experiences of child loss using a qualitative approach. The study’s findings indicated that bereaved parents showed signs of complicated grief and experienced spousal neglect, self-blame, and emotional pain. Bereaved parents may become sensitive to child comments years after child loss. The quality of interaction after child loss influences how parents experience the loss. findings underscore the need for a joint effort by government and other stakeholders in the health sector to address issues related to to prevent child loss and provide improved services to those who suffer child loss.Item “There Is Nothing I Can’t Face Now”: Coping With Child Loss Among Bereaved Parents in Ghana(OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 2022) Asare, G.O.; Yendork, J.S.; Annor, F.Coping resources play a critical role in parents’ recovery from the trauma associated with child loss. In Ghana, little is known about how parents cope with child loss, despite the relatively high prevalence of child loss in the country. This study, therefore, sought to map out coping strategies bereaved parents adopt in response to child loss. Twenty Ghanaian parents were purposefully sampled and their accounts were thematically analyzed. Findings from the study show that bereaved parents adopted both cognitive and behavioral coping mechanisms. Religion and social support also emerged as useful coping resources for bereaved parents. Additionally, bereaved parents showed evidence of posttraumatic growth following child loss. The findings underscore the need for for practitioners to develop programs around adaptive coping methods that bereaved parents are familiar with to enhance their chances of developing progressive outcomes in the course of managing the distress associated with child loss.