Search Results - "Ghana"

Strengthening the conservation and digital data management of neglected and underutilized species in Tanzania, Benin, Uganda, and Ghana. by Llanos Herrera, Lizeth, Wahome, Anastasia Mumbi, Githu, Beatrice Wanjiku, Chemutt, Joseph Kipkoech, Mendez, Andres Camilo, Ramirez Villegas, Julian Armando

“…The BOLDER (Building Opportunities for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources) Project under working package 7 implemented a systematic gap analysis of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) across Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, and Benin to identify underrepresented crop diversity within national gene banks and inform strategic collecting missions. …”
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Matching national forest policies and management practices for climate change adaptation in Burkina Faso and Ghana by Kalame, F.B., Nkem, J., Idinoba, M., Kanninen, M.

“…The analysis revealed that adaptation (and mitigation) are not part of current forest policies in Burkina Faso and Ghana, but instead policies contain elements of risk management practices which are also relevant to the adaptation of forest ecosystems. …”
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Integrating the World Commission on Dams recommendations in large dam planning processes: The case of Bui Ghana by Fink, M.

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Introduction to the sustainable agricultural water management in cereal-based farming systems of northern Ghana project by Kizito, Fred, Namara, Regassa E., Quansah, C., Agyare, Wilson Agyei, Obuobie, Emmanuel, Danso, A.

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Overview of N2Africa research for development platforms in Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria and Ghana by Baars, E.

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Local-level appraisal of benefits and barriers affecting adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Ghana by Peterson, C.A.

“…This study investigated the principal barriers hindering the adoption of CSA practices in the Upper West region of Ghana with the aim of inventorying existing uptake of CSA and providing recommendations to CCAFS as to practices with potential for further research or implementation on the farm level. …”
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Reducing risk from wastewater use in urban farming: a case study of Accra, Ghana by Drechsel, Pay, Raschid-Sally, Liqa, Abaidoo, Robert C.

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Comparing soil nutrient depletion in typical urban, peri-urban and rural farming systems in Ghana by Drechsel, Pay

“…The situation is described for the case of lettuce, cabbage and spring onion farming in and around Kumasi, Ghana. Nutrient balances and depletion costs have also been calculated for the more conventional (rural) maize-cassava intercrop for comparison as well as rainfed tomato farming. …”
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Impact of urban agriculture on malaria prevalence in young children in two cities of Ghana. [Abstract only]. by Klinkenberg, Eveline, McCall, P.J., Wilson, M.D., Akoto, A., Donnelly, M.J.

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Cohort trial reveals community impact of insecticide-treated nets on malariometric indices in urban Ghana by Klinkenberg, Eveline, Onwona-Agyeman, K.A., McCall, P.J., Wilson, M.D., Bates, I., Verhoeff, F.H., Barnish, G., Donnelly, M.J.

“…We carried out an ITN intervention in two communities in urban Accra, Ghana, where local malaria transmission is known to occur. …”
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Water use and productivity of two small reservoir irrigation schemes in Ghana's upper east region by Faulkner, J.W., Steenhuis, Tammo S., Giesen, Nick van de, Andreini, Marc, Liebe, Jens R.

“…To examine the impact of small reservoir irrigation development in Africa, the performance and productivity of two small reservoirs and irrigation schemes in the Upper East Region of Ghana were investigated in this study. Hydrologic data measured included daily irrigation volumes and daily evaporation. …”
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 10. Ghana by International Livestock Centre for Africa

Subjects: “…ghana shorthorn cattle…”
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Assessment of Agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) States: Country Study Ghana by Alemna, A., Osei, Collins K.

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Des barrières végétales contre l'érosion du sol : l'expérience du Ghana by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Dans les zones forestières du Ghana, l'érosion frappe les sols cultivés sur les pentes des collines. …”
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The role of international organisations and non-governmental organisations in information support for agricultural policy formulation in Ghana by Villars, J.

“…This paper describes the main agricultural policy-making bodies in Ghana, the use they make of information and the sources of this information…”
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Healthy eating for mothers, babies and children: Facilitator guide for use by community health workers in Ghana by Abidin, P.E., Amoaful, E.F.

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Who feeds the cities?: a comparison of urban, peri-urban and rural food flows in Ghana by Drechsel, Pay

“…The present study quantified for the two major cities of Ghana, Accra and Kumasi, the contribution of peri-urban agriculture, rural agriculture and urban agriculture to urban food supply, and analysed how much of the nutrients needed in peri-urban areas could be recovered from urban waste recycling. …”
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Preliminary studies on the performance and productivity indices of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in Ghana by Tuah, A.K., Danso, Y.N.

“…The performance of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the humid forest zone of Ghana was evaluated using records (1969-1970) from UST livestock farm. …”
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Reproductive performances of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the humid forest zone of Ghana by Osei, S.A., Effah-Baah, K.

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Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana by Impraim, Robert, Nikiema, Josiane, Cofie, Olufunke O., Rao, Krishna

“…Ghana is confronted with waste management challenges. with 20-40% uncollected solid waste in most cities. …”
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