Marketable surplus and its determinants among small scale maize producers in the Ashanti and Northern regions of Ghana

The study estimated and analysed factors affecting marketable surplus of maize in Northern and Ashanti regions of Ghana. The data employed for this study was accessed from World Food Programme's Purchase for Progress (P4P) Farmer Livelihood and Agricultural Production Baseline Survey conducted in 2011 in Northern and Ashanti Regions of Ghana. Descriptive statistics, Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient and Tobit regression were used in the analysis. The results indicate that unit price per kilogram for two seasons of production, total quantity of maize harvested per annum, quantity of maize harvested in the minor season, proportion of certified seeds used in production, total fertiliser used, and household size influence the amount of maize marketable surplus in Ghana.