Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana
The adoption of sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) can sustainably increase productivity, and increase ecosystem resilience. Thirty (30) baby trials and One mother trial were established to expand access to smallholder farmers to SAM technologies and generate and share scientific evidence...
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| author | Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain Mkomwa, Saidi Yeboah, Stephen Amponsah, Shadrach K. Keteku, Agbesi K. Kyere, Reginald Waldmann, Kaja Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi Bourarach, El Hassane Kienzle, Josef |
| author_browse | Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia Amponsah, Shadrach K. Bourarach, El Hassane Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi Keteku, Agbesi K. Kienzle, Josef Kyere, Reginald Mkomwa, Saidi Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain Waldmann, Kaja Yeboah, Stephen |
| author_facet | Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain Mkomwa, Saidi Yeboah, Stephen Amponsah, Shadrach K. Keteku, Agbesi K. Kyere, Reginald Waldmann, Kaja Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi Bourarach, El Hassane Kienzle, Josef |
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| description | The adoption of sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) can sustainably increase productivity, and increase ecosystem resilience. Thirty (30) baby trials and One mother trial were established to expand access to smallholder farmers to SAM technologies and generate and share scientific evidence on the performance of SAM technologies, services and information in Ghana. The demonstration trials utilize participatory research and extension approaches by using existing partnerships. The technology bundle consists of improved SAM technologies such as Ripping, Jab planter, Direct seeding, no-till farming combined with improved maize and cowpea seed, vine technology and horizontal staking. These were piloted alongside conventional farming as ploughing, hand seeding, farmer maize and cowpea variety, mounding and farmer staking. The multi-stakeholder workshop held bring together representatives from the public and private sectors to deliberate on issues concerning the development and promotion of sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) in Ghana. The workshop identifies models for the promotion of SAM technologies and the roles stakeholders play along the value chain to harness the potential through partnership building and linkages to end users. The workshop brings to bear interventions that can allow farmers and end users access to sustainable agricultural mechanization technology to considerably improve soil health and crop productivity. It also proposes innovative business and financing models, and systems for SAM technology development, and advocates for policy-enabling environments that can support and promote SAM. It also makes recommendations for the promotion and adoption of models, systems, and frameworks for SAM (i.e. creating an enabling environment for the development, promotion, and adoption of SAM). The workshop also discussed FAO’s Frameworks for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa and highlighted action points that can effectively adopted to promote and scale sustainable agricultural mechanization in Ghana. Finally, the report highlights the need to ensure Gender and Youth Responsiveness of SAM technologies and innovations and a roadmap to harness stakeholder contributions towards the development and promotion of SAM. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1378732025-12-08T09:54:28Z Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain Mkomwa, Saidi Yeboah, Stephen Amponsah, Shadrach K. Keteku, Agbesi K. Kyere, Reginald Waldmann, Kaja Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi Bourarach, El Hassane Kienzle, Josef sustainable agriculture tillage agriculture smallholders farmers The adoption of sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) can sustainably increase productivity, and increase ecosystem resilience. Thirty (30) baby trials and One mother trial were established to expand access to smallholder farmers to SAM technologies and generate and share scientific evidence on the performance of SAM technologies, services and information in Ghana. The demonstration trials utilize participatory research and extension approaches by using existing partnerships. The technology bundle consists of improved SAM technologies such as Ripping, Jab planter, Direct seeding, no-till farming combined with improved maize and cowpea seed, vine technology and horizontal staking. These were piloted alongside conventional farming as ploughing, hand seeding, farmer maize and cowpea variety, mounding and farmer staking. The multi-stakeholder workshop held bring together representatives from the public and private sectors to deliberate on issues concerning the development and promotion of sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) in Ghana. The workshop identifies models for the promotion of SAM technologies and the roles stakeholders play along the value chain to harness the potential through partnership building and linkages to end users. The workshop brings to bear interventions that can allow farmers and end users access to sustainable agricultural mechanization technology to considerably improve soil health and crop productivity. It also proposes innovative business and financing models, and systems for SAM technology development, and advocates for policy-enabling environments that can support and promote SAM. It also makes recommendations for the promotion and adoption of models, systems, and frameworks for SAM (i.e. creating an enabling environment for the development, promotion, and adoption of SAM). The workshop also discussed FAO’s Frameworks for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa and highlighted action points that can effectively adopted to promote and scale sustainable agricultural mechanization in Ghana. Finally, the report highlights the need to ensure Gender and Youth Responsiveness of SAM technologies and innovations and a roadmap to harness stakeholder contributions towards the development and promotion of SAM. 2023 2024-01-17T16:55:54Z 2024-01-17T16:55:54Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137873 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Amankwaa-Yeboah P, Dalaa MA, Tepa-Yoto G, Mkomwa S, Yeboah S, Amponsah SK, Keteku AK, Kyere R, Waldmann K, Kariuki PW, Bourarach EH, Kienzle J. 2023.Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). |
| spellingShingle | sustainable agriculture tillage agriculture smallholders farmers Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain Mkomwa, Saidi Yeboah, Stephen Amponsah, Shadrach K. Keteku, Agbesi K. Kyere, Reginald Waldmann, Kaja Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi Bourarach, El Hassane Kienzle, Josef Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana |
| title | Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana |
| title_full | Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana |
| title_short | Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana |
| title_sort | partnerships for capacitation and promotion of sustainable agricultural mechanization sam in ghana |
| topic | sustainable agriculture tillage agriculture smallholders farmers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137873 |
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