Dissemination of climate-smart agriculture practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana: insights from local stakeholders and institutions
Limited empirical evidence exist on local-level institutions’ innovations and experiences in facilitating climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption. Qualitative interviews with farmers and local institutions supporting agriculture in Nandom, Ghana, were conducted. We found that local-level institutio...
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| description | Limited empirical evidence exist on local-level institutions’ innovations and experiences in facilitating climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption. Qualitative interviews with farmers and local institutions supporting agriculture in Nandom, Ghana, were conducted. We found that local-level institutions employed (1) farmer-field schools (FFS) for capacity building to provide relevant knowledge for managing CSA practices; and (2) credit extension packages to reduce financial barriers to accessing inputs and technologies for CSA. We also found that sociocultural, financial, logistical, and technological constraints are the most important barriers hampering local-level institutions` ability to effectively facilitate CSA adoption. Furthermore, we observed that to encourage the uptake of CSA practices, particularly among vulnerable groups such as women, social power dynamics surrounding resource access and utilization must be addressed. For practice, the findings (1) serve as a case for learning different innovations that can be adapted in different contexts; and (2) give insights on how to overcome social barriers to CSA adoption and facilitation. We recommend that governmental institutions such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture allocate resources and design policies that builds the of implementers. Training institutions must tailor contents to the needs and assimilation levels of target communities. Additionally, development partners should establish long-term funding mechanisms beyond grant cycles to provide sustainable financial support for CSA upscale. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e764f8d3dc24ce5b4b90e9802f1dd872025-01-06T14:27:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2024-12-0122110.1080/14735903.2024.2421069Dissemination of climate-smart agriculture practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana: insights from local stakeholders and institutionsStephen Uwumbordo Nachibi0Abdul Wahid Arimiyaw1Eugene Muobom Ganee2Anthony Kwame Morgan3School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UKDepartment of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong KongLimited empirical evidence exist on local-level institutions’ innovations and experiences in facilitating climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption. Qualitative interviews with farmers and local institutions supporting agriculture in Nandom, Ghana, were conducted. We found that local-level institutions employed (1) farmer-field schools (FFS) for capacity building to provide relevant knowledge for managing CSA practices; and (2) credit extension packages to reduce financial barriers to accessing inputs and technologies for CSA. We also found that sociocultural, financial, logistical, and technological constraints are the most important barriers hampering local-level institutions` ability to effectively facilitate CSA adoption. Furthermore, we observed that to encourage the uptake of CSA practices, particularly among vulnerable groups such as women, social power dynamics surrounding resource access and utilization must be addressed. For practice, the findings (1) serve as a case for learning different innovations that can be adapted in different contexts; and (2) give insights on how to overcome social barriers to CSA adoption and facilitation. We recommend that governmental institutions such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture allocate resources and design policies that builds the of implementers. Training institutions must tailor contents to the needs and assimilation levels of target communities. Additionally, development partners should establish long-term funding mechanisms beyond grant cycles to provide sustainable financial support for CSA upscale.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2421069Climate-smart agriculture disseminationlocal-level institutionsinnovationsGhana |
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| title | Dissemination of climate-smart agriculture practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana: insights from local stakeholders and institutions |
| title_full | Dissemination of climate-smart agriculture practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana: insights from local stakeholders and institutions |
| title_fullStr | Dissemination of climate-smart agriculture practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana: insights from local stakeholders and institutions |
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| title_short | Dissemination of climate-smart agriculture practices in the Upper West Region of Ghana: insights from local stakeholders and institutions |
| title_sort | dissemination of climate smart agriculture practices in the upper west region of ghana insights from local stakeholders and institutions |
| topic | Climate-smart agriculture dissemination local-level institutions innovations Ghana |
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