Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension – Ghana Reference Guide

Improvements in the weather and climate information available in Ghana provide new opportunities for agricultural extension personnel to help farmers better manage the risks that they face, and to adapt recommended technology packages to local climatic conditions. This reference guide provides the r...

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Autores principales: Trzaska, Sylwia, Hansen, James, Dinku, Tufa, Grossi, Amanda, Huyer, Sophia, Moore, Maya
Formato: Training Material
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169166
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author Trzaska, Sylwia
Hansen, James
Dinku, Tufa
Grossi, Amanda
Huyer, Sophia
Moore, Maya
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Grossi, Amanda
Hansen, James
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Trzaska, Sylwia
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description Improvements in the weather and climate information available in Ghana provide new opportunities for agricultural extension personnel to help farmers better manage the risks that they face, and to adapt recommended technology packages to local climatic conditions. This reference guide provides the reference materials for the 2-week Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension course aims to equip agricultural extension workers in Ghana to access, understand and incorporate climate information into their professional work. It is designed to provide foundational knowledge on climate and agricultural decision making; and practical tools to analyze climate-related risks, use appropriate weather and climate information to support agricultural decisions, communicate complex climate information effectively with farmers, and integrate climate services into agricultural extension activities.
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spelling CGSpace1691662025-01-18T06:46:41Z Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension – Ghana Reference Guide Trzaska, Sylwia Hansen, James Dinku, Tufa Grossi, Amanda Huyer, Sophia Moore, Maya rainfall patterns climate-smart agriculture food security smallholders Improvements in the weather and climate information available in Ghana provide new opportunities for agricultural extension personnel to help farmers better manage the risks that they face, and to adapt recommended technology packages to local climatic conditions. This reference guide provides the reference materials for the 2-week Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension course aims to equip agricultural extension workers in Ghana to access, understand and incorporate climate information into their professional work. It is designed to provide foundational knowledge on climate and agricultural decision making; and practical tools to analyze climate-related risks, use appropriate weather and climate information to support agricultural decisions, communicate complex climate information effectively with farmers, and integrate climate services into agricultural extension activities. 2024-12-31 2025-01-15T21:51:35Z 2025-01-15T21:51:35Z Training Material https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169166 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Trzaska, S., Hansen, J., Dinku, T., Grossi, A., Huyer, S., Moore, M. 2024. Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension – Ghana Reference Guide. AICCRA Training Material. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).
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Hansen, James
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Grossi, Amanda
Huyer, Sophia
Moore, Maya
Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension – Ghana Reference Guide
title Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension – Ghana Reference Guide
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title_short Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension – Ghana Reference Guide
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topic rainfall patterns
climate-smart agriculture
food security
smallholders
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