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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
Responding to economic shocks in Ghana: the agricultural sector as a social safety net
DB Sarpong, S Asuming-Brempong
2004 Electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics 1 (1), 117-137, 2004 Social Sciences 18
The effect of farmers’ education on farm productivity and income in Ghana: implication for food security
E Afari, DB Sarpong
2001 Agriculture 18
Heterogeneity of adaptation strategies to climate shocks: Evidence from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
CS Onyenekwe, PI Opata, CO Ume, DB Sarpong, IS Egyir
2023 Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE) 12 (1), 17-35, 2023 Social Sciences 17
Consumer preferences for rice quality characteristics in Accra and the effects of these preferences on price
RM Al-Hassan, HG Agbekpornu, DB Sarpong
2008 Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana 7, 2008 Agriculture 17
The Cost of recommended diets: Development and application of a food Price Index based on food-based dietary guides (P10-033-19)
A Herforth, W Masters, Y Bai, D Sarpong
2019 Current Developments in Nutrition 3, 3013367, 2019 Agriculture 16
Community, cohesion and context: agrarian development and religion in Eastern Region, Ghana
AA Djurfeldt, G Djurfeldt, DB Sarpong
2014 Geoforum 52, 78-89, 2014 Humanities 16
Performance measurement: Does education impact productivity?
JA Larbi‐Apau, DB Sarpong
2010 Performance Improvement Quarterly 22 (4), 81-97, 2010 Social Sciences 16
A comparative study of farming and fishing households’ livelihood vulnerability in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
CS Onyenekwe, DB Sarpong, IS Egyir, PI Opata, O Oyinbo
2024 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 67 (1), 217-241, 2024 Agriculture 15
Assessing the impact of regional integration and international trade on economic growth and food security in ECOWAS
E Onumah
2018 Agriculture 15
Black soldier fly (Hermitia illucens) larvae meal as alternative protein in broiler production in Ghana
S Affedzie-Obresi, G Adu-Aboagye, EK Nkegbe, N Asuming-Bediako, ...
2020 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020 Agriculture 14
Export performance and investment behaviour of firms in Ghana
DB Sarpong, S Wolf
2008 Göttingen: Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für Entwicklungsländer, 2008 Agriculture 14
Institutional bottlenecks of agricultural sector development: the case of research and extension provision in Ghana
S Asuming-Brempong, DB Sarpong, F Asante
2006 University of Ghana, Legon, Accra and Organisation for Economic Cooperation …, 2006 Agriculture 14
Consumer expenditures on fresh fruit and vegetables
WJ Florkowski, AM Klepacka, PM Nambiar, T Meng, S Fu, G Sheremenko, ...
2014 Postharvest handling, 147-166, 2014 Agriculture 13
Urbanization effects on urban vegetable farmers adaptation: Evidence from Ghana
M Tuffour, G Owusu, DB Sarpong
2024 Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems 9 (1), e20052, 2024 Social Sciences 11
Risk preferences and management strategies of farmers in Ghana: Does the type of crop grown matter?
RK Asravor, DB Sarpong
2023 Journal of International Development 35 (6), 1080-1098, 2023 Agriculture 11
Alimental food consumption among urban households: An empirical study of Ghana
T Meng, WJ Florkowski, DB Sarpong, MS Chinnan, AVA Resurreccion
2018 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 50 (2), 188-211, 2018 Social Sciences 11
Evaluating the viability of shea butter production: A comparative analysis
H Issahaku, DB Sarpong, R Al-hassan
2012 International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), 2012 Social Sciences 11
The journey from technological change to livelihood: effectual behaviour and farmers’ compliance with certification standards in Ghana’s cocoa sector
FNY Codjoe, S Mathe, G Soullier, G Blundo-Canto, FA Asante, ...
2025 Agricultural and Food Economics 13 (1), 20, 2025 Agriculture 10
Production and market participation decisions of smallholder cowpea producers in the Northern Region of Ghana: A triple hurdle model approach
E Kondo, DB Sarpong, IS Egyir
2019 Agriculture 10
Food security: how rural Ghanaian households respond to food shortages in lean season
I Drafor, D Kunze, DB Sarpong
2013 International Journal of Agricultural Management 2 (4), 199-206, 2013 Agriculture 10
Production risk and technical efficiency of dry-season vegetable farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana
JA Akolgo, YB Osei-Asare, DB Sarpong, FE Asem, W Quaye
2025 Plos one 20 (2), e0309375, 2025 Agriculture 9
Analyzing smallholders agricultural commercialization in Burkina Faso. the role of transaction costs and households assets
SA Ouedraogo, RM Al-Hassan, DPK Amegashie, P Zahonogo, ...
2018 Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE) 21 (2), 22-31, 2018 Agriculture 9
Technical efficiency of tomato farmers in the Ashanti region of Ghana
F Ayerh, EE Onumah, DB Sarpong
2015 Agriculture 9
Marital status and household size as determinants of poverty among fishmongers in Tema, Ghana
C Osei-Amponsah, KA Anaman, DB Sarpong
2010 Marriage: Roles, Stability and Conflict. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 173-187, 2010 Agriculture 9
A data‐driven approach to mitigating food insecurity and achieving zero hunger: A case study of West African countries
EB Ntiamoah, D Li, B Ameyaw, DB Sarpong, M Twumasi Ankrah, ...
2022 Natural Resources Forum 46 (2), 157-178, 2022 Agriculture 8