Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana

Issues around bundling of climate smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information services (CIS) have been kept relatively distinct whereas in reality, they are more impactful when integrated. Using the case of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Change Research in Africa (AICCRA) Project that...

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Autores principales: Damba, Osman Tahidu, Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo, Kizito, Fred, Mponela, Powell, Yeboah, Stephen, Clottey, Victor Attuquaye, Oppong-Mensah, Birgitta Adoma, Bayala, Jules, Obeng Adomaa, Faustina, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Martey, Francisca, Huyer, Sophia, Zougmore, Robert, Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain, Tamò, Manuele
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Publicado: Elsevier 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141496
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author Damba, Osman Tahidu
Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo
Kizito, Fred
Mponela, Powell
Yeboah, Stephen
Clottey, Victor Attuquaye
Oppong-Mensah, Birgitta Adoma
Bayala, Jules
Obeng Adomaa, Faustina
Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan
Martey, Francisca
Huyer, Sophia
Zougmore, Robert
Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain
Tamò, Manuele
author_browse Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo
Bayala, Jules
Clottey, Victor Attuquaye
Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan
Damba, Osman Tahidu
Huyer, Sophia
Kizito, Fred
Martey, Francisca
Mponela, Powell
Obeng Adomaa, Faustina
Oppong-Mensah, Birgitta Adoma
Tamò, Manuele
Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain
Yeboah, Stephen
Zougmore, Robert
author_facet Damba, Osman Tahidu
Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo
Kizito, Fred
Mponela, Powell
Yeboah, Stephen
Clottey, Victor Attuquaye
Oppong-Mensah, Birgitta Adoma
Bayala, Jules
Obeng Adomaa, Faustina
Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan
Martey, Francisca
Huyer, Sophia
Zougmore, Robert
Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain
Tamò, Manuele
author_sort Damba, Osman Tahidu
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Issues around bundling of climate smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information services (CIS) have been kept relatively distinct whereas in reality, they are more impactful when integrated. Using the case of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Change Research in Africa (AICCRA) Project that emphasizes bundling as a critical component of research in development, six regions of Ghana were purposively selected based on the identified value chain crops for implementation. 120 respondents including practicing farmers and advisors as reference, rated contributions of 21 innovations to 25 climate smartness indicators. These include gender, youth and social inclusion (GSI), enabling environment (EE), ability to enhance soil, water, crop and animal health (One-Health Achievement) (OHA), end-user friendliness (EUF) and climate smart agriculture (CS) for prioritization, bundling and ultimately to construct a Climate Smart Readiness Index (CSRI). There was a high level of concordance between the ratings of farmers and advisors on the Climate Smartness; moderate concordance on OHA and a lower concordance on GSI. The CS and EUF had a significant and same agreement among farmers while EE had a substantial same agreement among advisors. These elements (CS, GSI, OHA, EUF, EE) formed an integral part of the CSRI construct confirmed by the Fornell-Larcker and the Heterotrait-Monotrait criteria. While OHA was the fundamental factor in determining CSRI for farmers, EE was considered more important by the advisors. CSRI informs policy makers and agricultural practitioners on appropriate bundling of CSA and CIS practices to generate evidence for farmer preparedness in the context of resilience, productivity, adaptation, and mitigation.
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spelling CGSpace1414962025-11-12T04:31:39Z Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana Damba, Osman Tahidu Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo Kizito, Fred Mponela, Powell Yeboah, Stephen Clottey, Victor Attuquaye Oppong-Mensah, Birgitta Adoma Bayala, Jules Obeng Adomaa, Faustina Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan Martey, Francisca Huyer, Sophia Zougmore, Robert Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain Tamò, Manuele climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture information systems prioritization smallholders-small farmers information technology one health approach Issues around bundling of climate smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information services (CIS) have been kept relatively distinct whereas in reality, they are more impactful when integrated. Using the case of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Change Research in Africa (AICCRA) Project that emphasizes bundling as a critical component of research in development, six regions of Ghana were purposively selected based on the identified value chain crops for implementation. 120 respondents including practicing farmers and advisors as reference, rated contributions of 21 innovations to 25 climate smartness indicators. These include gender, youth and social inclusion (GSI), enabling environment (EE), ability to enhance soil, water, crop and animal health (One-Health Achievement) (OHA), end-user friendliness (EUF) and climate smart agriculture (CS) for prioritization, bundling and ultimately to construct a Climate Smart Readiness Index (CSRI). There was a high level of concordance between the ratings of farmers and advisors on the Climate Smartness; moderate concordance on OHA and a lower concordance on GSI. The CS and EUF had a significant and same agreement among farmers while EE had a substantial same agreement among advisors. These elements (CS, GSI, OHA, EUF, EE) formed an integral part of the CSRI construct confirmed by the Fornell-Larcker and the Heterotrait-Monotrait criteria. While OHA was the fundamental factor in determining CSRI for farmers, EE was considered more important by the advisors. CSRI informs policy makers and agricultural practitioners on appropriate bundling of CSA and CIS practices to generate evidence for farmer preparedness in the context of resilience, productivity, adaptation, and mitigation. 2024-04 2024-04-17T13:06:00Z 2024-04-17T13:06:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141496 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Damba, O.T.; Ageyo, C.O.; Kizito, F.; Mponela, P.; Yeboah, S.; Clottey, V.A.; Oppong-Mensah, B.A.; Bayala, J.; Obeng Adomaa, F.; Dalaa, M.A.; Martey, F.; Huyer, S.; Zougmore, R.; Tepa-Yotto, G.; Tamò, M. (2024) Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana. Climate Services 34: 100453. ISSN: 2405-8807
spellingShingle climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture
information systems
prioritization
smallholders-small farmers
information technology
one health approach
Damba, Osman Tahidu
Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo
Kizito, Fred
Mponela, Powell
Yeboah, Stephen
Clottey, Victor Attuquaye
Oppong-Mensah, Birgitta Adoma
Bayala, Jules
Obeng Adomaa, Faustina
Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan
Martey, Francisca
Huyer, Sophia
Zougmore, Robert
Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain
Tamò, Manuele
Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana
title Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana
title_full Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana
title_fullStr Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana
title_short Constructing A Climate-Smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: The case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana
title_sort constructing a climate smart readiness index for smallholder farmers the case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in ghana
topic climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture
information systems
prioritization
smallholders-small farmers
information technology
one health approach
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141496
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