This study analyzes the impact of a component of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technology—Striga-resistant maize (SRM) varieties and mineral fertilizer—on maize yield and food security using two rounds of panel data in Ghana. The study employs a multinomial endogenous switching regression model and finds that joint adoption of SRM varieties and mineral fertilizer increased maize yield by 872 kg/ha, food consumption scores by 17, and consumption per adult equivalent unit by 38 kg/ha. The positive impact of maize yield is high among adopters of multiple CSA technologies. The result is robust to an alternative endogeneity-correcting model and the implications of the findings are discussed.

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.432

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Tesfamicheal Wossen Assfawhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-2676

Abebe Menkirhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5907-9177

Tahirou Abdoulayehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-1363

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.432

Biotech and Plant Breeding; Social Science and Agribusiness

Agronomy; Food Security; Maize; Plant Breeding; Plant Production; Soil Fertility

Climate Smart Agriculture; Ghana; Maize; Food Security; Fertilizers; Food Consumption

Africa; West Africa

Ghana

Eastern Africa Hub; Headquarters and Western Africa Hub

Food and Energy Security