Perceptions and performance of conservation agriculture practices in northwestern Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorDalton, Timothy J.en
dc.contributor.authorYahaya, Iddrisuen
dc.contributor.authorNaab, Jesse B.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialNorthwestern Ghanaen
dc.coverage.spatialSub-Saharan Africaen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:30:43Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:30:43Zen
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractConservation agriculture (CA) has been introduced to Ghana as a means to mitigate erosion while increasing yields, yet adoption remains low. This paper seeks to determine whether farmer knowledge or farm economics limits adoption of CA. To do so, the researchers compared knowledge evolution of farmers that attended a farmer field school, and those that did not. A baseline survey to evaluate farmer perception and knowledge of CA was conducted before implementation of the farmer field school project. Farmers could choose to participate in farmer field schools and on-farm adaptation studies. After two years, a second survey was conducted to compare the evolution of CA knowledge and perceptions of participating and non-participating farmers. Partial on-farm budgets were developed with participating farmers to compare the roles of economics and knowledge in influencing adoption. The authors conclude that farmer training and farmer-to-farmer communication are effective for CA knowledge diffusion.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-8 (Improving soil quality and crop productivity through CAPS in West Africa)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier7830en
dc.identifier.citationAgriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 187: 65-71en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.11.015en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70235en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016788091300409Xen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectParticipatory processesen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectFarmer field schoolsen
dc.subjectAdult educationen
dc.subjectExperiential learningen
dc.subjectDemonstrationsen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titlePerceptions and performance of conservation agriculture practices in northwestern Ghanaen
dc.typeAbstracten
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