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A guide to developing the small ruminant value chain in northern Ghana: A value chain approach by Ahiagbe, M., Shaibu, M., Avornyo, F., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Panyan, E.

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Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana by Mansour, G., Darteh, B., Jabagi, E., Nikiema, Josiane, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…The CapVal project in Ghana demonstrated the feasibility of integrating circular economy principles into urban sanitation systems through resource recovery enterprises. …”
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Pathogen and heavy metal contamination in urban agroecosystems of northern Ghana: influence of biochar application and wastewater irrigation by Asirifi, I., Kaetzl, K., Werner, S., Saba, C. K. S., Abagale, F. K., Amoah, Philip, Marschner, B.

“…To assess the related health risks, we determined pathogen and heavy metal fate associated with biochar application and wastewater irrigation in the urban agriculture of northern Ghana. Rice (Oryza L.) husk biochar (20 t ha-1), N–P–K 15–15–15 fertilizer (212.5 kg ha-1), and their combinations were evaluated in a field-based experiment. …”
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Assessing risk in times of climate change and COVID-19: city region food system of Tamale, Ghana by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, RUAF Foundation, International Water Management Institute

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Synthesis of lessons-learned in successful scale-out of Climate Smart Cocoa through the private sector in Ghana by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Saeed, Abdul-Razak, Deffor, Eric Worlanyo, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

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De-risking Lending in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector to Promote Climate Smart Cocoa Adoption – Proposed Framework by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Saeed, Abdul-Razak, Deffor, Eric Worlanyo, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…In terms of employment close to 30 % of Ghana’s population derive their income from the sector’s Supply Chain (Anthonio and Aikins, 2009; Gockowski et al., 2011). …”
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CCAFS WA informs the development of an investment framework for mobilization of resources into climate smart agriculture (CSA) in Ghana by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in a bid to strengthen climate-smart agriculture (CSA) actions at the local level requested the Ghana CCAFS Science-policy dialogue platform to translate the National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan (2016-2020) developed under the auspices of CCAFS into a sub-national CSA investment framework to attract CSA funding (http://www.fao.org/3/i9470en/I9470EN.pdf).…”
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Assessing the impact of weather and climate information services on technical efficiency and productivity of smallholder farmers in northern Ghana by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Situational Analysis and Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy: Towards the making of gender and youth smart innovations in Ghana by Obeng, Faustina, Damba, Osman Tahidu, Yeboah, Stephen, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Huyer, Sophia, Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain

“…The working paper presents AICCRA Ghana's situational analysis on differential access to and use of agriculture resources in intervention communities and highlight our strategy to mainstream gender and social inclusion into AICCRA's innovations. …”
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Knowledge and utilisation of climate information services and climate smart agriculture for climate readiness and one-health in Ghana by Mponela, Powell, Damba, Osman Tahidu, Yeboah, Stephen, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Odoi, Maureen Erekua, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan

“…The study was commissioned to capture gender dynamics in climate information services, climate smart agriculture technologies, and climate-smart one–health interventions for promoting social inclusion and informing policy in Ghana’s food systems. The study regions were selected based on previous evidence of impacts of climate change generated by Climate Change and Food Security (CCAFS) project. …”
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Yield potentials of improved rice varieties for increased lowland rice production within the mankran watershed in Ghana by Ulzen, O.O., Buri, M.M., Sekyi-Annan, E., Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Ayamba, Benedicta Essel, Adjei, Eric Owusu

“…Rice production in Ghana is limited by low varietal choices, which puts farmers at a disadvantage in meeting the market demand for consumers. …”
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Scaling solar-based irrigation in Ghana’s Upper East Region: a demand-supply linkage approach by International Water Management Institute

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Strengthening rural livelihoods in Ghana and Nigeria through small-scale cage aquaculture: The ProSCAWA project by Olaniyi, Ajibola, Siriwardena, Sunil, Nasr-Allah, Ahmed

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Report on field day activities at i-REACH demo sites for the Mixed Farming Systems Initiative in Ghana by Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen, Boyubie, Benedict, Mohammed, Amisu, Fuseini, Dokurugu, Mahama, Ismail, Kizito, Fred, Bekunda, Mateete A.

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Assessing the climate security sensitivity of the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project (SOCO) in Ghana by Sarzana, Carolina, Agyei, Elizabeth Ohenewah, Ashong, Reuben, Aidoo, George Afful, Jaquet, Stéphanie

“…It highlights the recommendations formulated by the CSST for the implementation of the SOCO Project in Ghana and the practitioners’ feedback on these results.…”
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Integrating maize with legume and livestock in Ghana: The case of cowpea living mulch and maize leaf stripping for feed by Abdul Rahman, N., Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Addah, W., Adda, J.K., Bekunda, Mateete A.

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Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana by Fischer, Gundula, Jimah, Kipo, Mumuni, E., Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen, Glover, F., Weseh, A.

“…We evaluate social science data from a maize-livestock intervention in Ghana. In a mixed methods study, data were collected from 60 farmers involved in experimentation. …”
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A Social Network Approach to Analyzing Research Systems: A Study of Kenya, Ghana, and Kerala (India) by Shrum, Wesley

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Intra and interhousehold resource allocation and utilization: Insight from SI-FMS baseline surveys in Malawi and Ghana by Tufa, Adane H., Kanyamuka, Joseph, Manda, Julius, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Ziblila, Rashida C., Webber, Hope

“…Focusing on gender, this study describes mixed farming systems using data collected for monitoring, evaluation, learning, and impact assessment (MELIA) from 1268 household heads, 838 spouses, and 2731 plots in Malawi; and 1317 household heads, 1302 spouses, and 4017 plots in Ghana. The study also includes the perception of selected gender norms among household heads and spouses in Ghana. …”
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Mapping parcels and plot boundaries as ground truths for high resolution characterization of mixed farming systems in Ghana by Abera, Wuletawu, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Boyubie, Benedict Ebito, Mponela, Powell

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