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DANIEL BRUCE SARPONG

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS
Development EconomicsAgricultural EconomicsAgribusiness
Publications

209

Citations

3,331

H-index

32

i10-index

70

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
15.9
Most cited paper
204
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 07:53
Publications

209 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Determinants of small scale farmers' decision to join farmer based organizations in Ghana
BO Asante, V Afari-Sefa, DB Sarpong
2011 African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2011 Agriculture 204
Measuring the affordability of nutritious diets in Africa: price indexes for diet diversity and the cost of nutrient adequacy
WA Masters, Y Bai, A Herforth, DB Sarpong, F Mishili, J Kinabo, ...
2018 American journal of agricultural economics 100 (5), 1285-1301, 2018 Agriculture 165
Improving the productivity and income of Ghanaian cocoa farmers while maintaining environmental services: what role for certification?
J Gockowski, V Afari-Sefa, DB Sarpong, YB Osei-Asare, NF Agyeman
2013 International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 11 (4), 331-346, 2013 Agriculture 148
Oil Palm Industry growth in Africa: A Value Chain and Smallholders Study for Ghana
K Ofosu-Budu, D Sarpong
2013 Rebuilding West Africa's Food Potential, 2013 Agriculture 129
Assessment of the determinants that influence the adoption of sustainable soil and water conservation practices in Techiman Municipality of Ghana
KA Darkwah, JD Kwawu, F Agyire-Tettey, DB Sarpong
2019 International soil and water conservation research 7 (3), 248-257, 2019 Natural Sciences 109
Adaptive capacities of farmers to climate change adaptation strategies and their effects on rice production in the northern region of Ghana
MF Nantui, SD Bruce, O Yaw
2012 Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 11 (11), 9-17, 2012 Natural Sciences 98
Factors influencing the decision to participate in micro-credit programmes: An illustration for Northern Ghana
M Ayamga, DB Sarpong, S Asuming-Brempong
2006 University for Development Studies, 2006 Social Sciences 97
Increasing income of Ghanaian cocoa farmers: is introduction of fine flavour cocoa a viable alternative
J Gockowski, V Afari-Sefa, DB Sarpong, YB Osei-Asare, AK Dziwornu
2011 Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 50 (2), 175-200, 2011 Agriculture 90
Consumer's food shopping choice in Ghana: supermarket or traditional outlets?
T Meng, WJ Florkowski, DB Sarpong, MS Chinnan, AVA Resurreccion
2014 Agriculture 85
NERICA adoption and impacts on technical efficiency of rice producing households in Ghana: implications for research and development.
BO Asante, AN Wiredu, E Martey, DB Sarpong, A Mensah-Bonsu
2014 Agriculture 77
Willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance in semi-subsistence agriculture: evidence from northern Togo
E Ali, AYG Egbendewe, T Abdoulaye, DB Sarpong
2020 Climate Policy 20 (5), 534-547, 2020 Agriculture 74
Cost implications of agricultural land degradation in Ghana: an economywide, multimarket model assessment
X Diao, DB Sarpong
2007 Agriculture 74
Poverty measurements in small-scale fisheries of Ghana: a step towards poverty eradication
B Asiedu, FKE Nunoo, PK Ofori-Danson, DBSUR Sumaila
2013 Current Research Journal of Social Sciences 5 (3), 75-90, 2013 Agriculture 72
Water storage for dry season vegetable farming as an adaptation to climate change in the upper east region of Ghana
T Nakuja, DB Sarpong, JKM Kuwornu, AA Felix
2012 African Journal of Agricultural Research 7 (2), 298-306, 2012 Agriculture 68
The Effects of integration, global value chains and international trade on economic growth and food security in ecowas
AA Tinta, DB Sarpong, IM Ouedraogo, R Al Hassan, A Mensah-Bonsu, ...
2018 Cogent Food & Agriculture 4 (1), 2018 Agriculture 66
Mapping sustainable production in Ghanaian cocoa
S Barrientos, K Asenso-Okyere, S Asuming-Brempong, DB Sarpong, ...
2008 Cadbury, 2008 Agriculture 64
Agricultural credit rationing in Ghana: what do formal lenders look for?
D Awunyo-Vitor, R Mahama Al-Hassan, D Bruce Sarpong, I Egyir
2014 Agricultural Finance Review 74 (3), 364-378, 2014 Agriculture 62
Intensity of and factors affecting land and water management practices among smallholder maize farmers in Ghana
A Mensah-Bonsu, DB Sarpong, R Al-Hassan, S Asuming-Brempong, ...
2017 African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 12 (2), 142-157, 2017 Agriculture 57
Climate change and agricultural policy processes in Ghana
DB Sarpong, NA Anyidoho
2012 The Institute of Development Studies and Partner Organisations, 2012 Agriculture 55
Farmers’ perceptions of irrigation and constraints on rice production in Benin: a stakeholder-consultation approach
GMA Nonvide, DB Sarpong, GTM Kwadzo, H Anim-Somuah, ...
2018 International Journal of Water Resources Development 34 (6), 1001-1021, 2018 Agriculture 54
Poverty implications of agricultural land degradation in Ghana: an economy‐wide, multimarket model assessment
X Diao, DB Sarpong
2011 African Development Review 23 (3), 263-275, 2011 Agriculture 48
Input policies and crop diversification: Evidence from the Collines Region in Benin
GO Adjimoti, GTM Kwadzo, DB Sarpong, EE Onumah
2017 African Development Review 29 (3), 512-523, 2017 Agriculture 44
Linking smallholders to markets
RM Al-Hassan, DB Sarpong, A Mensah-Bonsu
2007 International Food Policy Research Institute, 2007 Agriculture 44
Improving smallholder farmers’ access to and utilization of climate information services in sub-Saharan Africa through social networks: A systematic review
CE Appiah, W Quarmine, C Osei-Amponsah, AE Okem, DB Sarpong
2025 Climate Services 37, 100528, 2025 Social Sciences 43
Agricultural diversification, food self-sufficiency and food security in Ghana-the role of infrastructure and institutions.
FM Dzanku, D Sarpong
2011 African smallholders. Food crops, markets and policy, 189-213, 2011 Agriculture 41