Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana
Smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana regularly face shocks, challenging the sustainability of their farms and livelihoods. Different farm households and household members may be differently affected and respond with different coping strategies. We combined whole-farm modelling and farmer consultati...
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| author | Michalscheck, M. Kizito, Fred Kotu, Bekele Hundie Avornyo, F.K. Timler, Carl J. Groot, Jeroen C.J. |
| author_browse | Avornyo, F.K. Groot, Jeroen C.J. Kizito, Fred Kotu, Bekele Hundie Michalscheck, M. Timler, Carl J. |
| author_facet | Michalscheck, M. Kizito, Fred Kotu, Bekele Hundie Avornyo, F.K. Timler, Carl J. Groot, Jeroen C.J. |
| author_sort | Michalscheck, M. |
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| description | Smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana regularly face shocks, challenging the
sustainability of their farms and livelihoods. Different farm households and household
members may be differently affected and respond with different coping strategies. We
combined whole-farm modelling and farmer consultations to investigate the
vulnerability, buffer and adaptive capacity of three farm types in Northern Ghana
towards severe climate, economic and social shocks. We further assessed intrahousehold
differences in respective risk mitigation and coping strategies. Our model
results indicate that the drought shock would most severely affect all farm types,
drastically reducing their operating profits and soil organic matter balance. The
medium resource endowed farm was most affected by shocks, but all farm types could
enhance their capacity to recover by adopting technology packages for sustainable
intensification. Gendered coping strategies included livestock sales, post-harvest
storage, activating social networks, rice processing and the collection, processing and
sales of wild nuts and fruits. Farmers reported to aim at becoming more resilient by
increasing their herd size and expanding their farmland, thereby risking to increase
rather than reduce the pressure on natural resources. New questions arise concerning
the carrying capacity of local ecosystems and resilience at community and landscape level. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1316132025-11-12T05:11:34Z Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana Michalscheck, M. Kizito, Fred Kotu, Bekele Hundie Avornyo, F.K. Timler, Carl J. Groot, Jeroen C.J. sustainable intensification vulnerability smallholders farmers ghana Smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana regularly face shocks, challenging the sustainability of their farms and livelihoods. Different farm households and household members may be differently affected and respond with different coping strategies. We combined whole-farm modelling and farmer consultations to investigate the vulnerability, buffer and adaptive capacity of three farm types in Northern Ghana towards severe climate, economic and social shocks. We further assessed intrahousehold differences in respective risk mitigation and coping strategies. Our model results indicate that the drought shock would most severely affect all farm types, drastically reducing their operating profits and soil organic matter balance. The medium resource endowed farm was most affected by shocks, but all farm types could enhance their capacity to recover by adopting technology packages for sustainable intensification. Gendered coping strategies included livestock sales, post-harvest storage, activating social networks, rice processing and the collection, processing and sales of wild nuts and fruits. Farmers reported to aim at becoming more resilient by increasing their herd size and expanding their farmland, thereby risking to increase rather than reduce the pressure on natural resources. New questions arise concerning the carrying capacity of local ecosystems and resilience at community and landscape level. 2023-12-31 2023-08-22T09:47:48Z 2023-08-22T09:47:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131613 en Open Access application/pdf Informa UK Limited Michalscheck, M., Kizito, F., Kotu, B.H., Avornyo, F.K., Timler, C. & Groot, J.C.J. (2023). Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1): 2241283, 1-28. |
| spellingShingle | sustainable intensification vulnerability smallholders farmers ghana Michalscheck, M. Kizito, Fred Kotu, Bekele Hundie Avornyo, F.K. Timler, Carl J. Groot, Jeroen C.J. Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana |
| title | Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana |
| title_full | Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana |
| title_short | Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana |
| title_sort | preparing for coping with and bouncing back after shocks a nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in northern ghana |
| topic | sustainable intensification vulnerability smallholders farmers ghana |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131613 |
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