1. Introduction
Agriculture is an important driver of growth and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa (OECD/FAO, 2016). The sector is dominant in most countries in terms of employment, and its share in GDP formation remains significantly high (Tomšík et al., 2015; Sakho-Jimbira and Hathie, 2020). However, despite its contribution to the economies in the region, agricultural production in…