Resultados de búsqueda - "History of Ghana

The interlinked history of exotic vegetables production and urban farming in Ghana por Drechsel, Pay

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District Director of Agriculture in Ghana Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This data is from a study conducted with 80 directors of agriculture in Ghana’s Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). …”
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Phenotypic and genetic parameters in cattle populations in Ghana por Aboagye, G.S.

“…A brief history of the dairy industry in Ghana is provided. …”
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Medium and Large-Scale Farmers and Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana por International Food Policy Research Institute, Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of Ghana

“…International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Ministry of Food and Agriculture designed "Medium and Large-Scale Farmers and Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana" survey targeting large to medium scale farmers and tractor owners. …”
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Rolling out climate smart Cocoa through public-private partnership in Ghana: A Framework highlighting the step-by-step procedure towards climate smart cocoa finance in Ghana por Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…The climate in Ghana has likewise been affected and it is having an impact on agricultural production and therefore cocoa. …”
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Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours toward urban surface water quality in Accra, Ghana por Abraham, Ernest M., Martin, A., Cofie, Olufunke O.

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Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking: The case of rural and community banks in Ghana por Nair, Ajai, Fissha, Azeb

“…Before the late 1970s, rural dwellers in Ghana had almost no access to institutional credit for farm and nonfarm activities, and in many rural communities, secure, safe, and convenient savings and payment facilities hardly existed. …”
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Yam production in the derived coastal savanna zone of Ghana Past, Present and Future Prospects por Otoo, E., Asiedu, Robert, Ennin, S., Ekpe, E.

“…It also has a long history of producing yams of high quality and has some unique yam varieties found only in that area in Ghana. …”
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Farm input subsidies and commodity market trends in Ghana: An analysis of market prices during 2012–2020 por Amewu, Sena, Arhin, Eunice, Pauw, Karl

“…Ghana has a long history of intervening in food markets to balance consumers’ expectations of low and stable food prices, farmers’ demands for high farmgate prices, and traders’ demand for predictability in seasonal price patterns. …”
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De-risking Lending in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector to Promote Climate Smart Cocoa Adoption – Proposed Framework por 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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Development of agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Network, actors, and institutions: A case study of Ejura-Sekyedumase district por Cossar, Frances, Houssou, Nazaire, Asante-Addo, Collins

“…This paper characterizes the network of tractor service providers in Ghana. Using the case of Ejura-Sekye-dumase district, this research examines the implications of the adoption of mechanical technology in agriculture for farmers and institutions based on perspectives that go beyond the suppliers and users of mechanization ser-vices alone. …”
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Changing paradigms in Volta Basin water management: customary, national and transboundary por Lautze, Jonathan F., Barry, Boubacar, Youkhana, E.

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Revisiting dominant notions: a review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa por Venot, Jean-Philippe, Fraiture, Charlotte de, Nti Acheampong, Ernest

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Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low income countries: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam por Geere, J., Bartram, J., Bates, L., Danquah, L., Evans, B., Fisher, M.B., Groce, N., Majuru, B., Mokoena, M.M., Mukhola, M.S., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham Duc, Williams, A.R., Schmidt, W.P., Hunter, P.R.

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam during 2012. It investigated water carrying methods and health status. …”
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Governing the ungovernable: practices and circumstances of governance in the irrigation sector por Venot, Jean-Philippe, Suhardiman, Diana

“…We draw our analysis on empirical data from countries with a recent (Ghana, West Africa) and long (Indonesia) irrigation history. …”
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Examples of Risk Tools for Pests in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Developed for Five Countries Using Microsoft Excel por Jordan, David L., Buol, Greg S, Brandenburg, Rick L, Reisig, Dominic, Nboyine, Jerry, Abudulai, Mumuni, Oteng-Frimpong, Richard, Brandford Mochiah, Moses, Asibuo, James Y., Arthur, Stephen, Paredes, Juan Andrés, Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto, Rhoads, James

“…Anticipating pest outbreaks using field history and monitoring pest populations are fundamental to protecting yield and financial investment. …”
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Welfare impacts of improved groundnut varieties adoption and food security implications in the semi-arid areas of West Africa por Lokossou, Jourdain C., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Singbo, Alphonse, Vabi, Michel B., Ogunbayo, Ayoni, Tanzubil, Paul, Segnon, Alcade C., Muricho, Geoffrey, Desmae, Haile, Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.

“…The highest average impact is found in Nigeria, followed by Ghana and Mali. Furthermore, disaggregating the impacts by adoption history reveals that households that continuously adopted the improved groundnut varieties benefited more than other categories of adopters. …”
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The importance of local adaptation for sustainable chicken production: the example of Ethiopia por Hanotte, Olivier H., Trujillo, A.V., Kebede, A., Gheyas, Almas A.

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Genetic analysis of extra-early yellow and orange quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) inbread lines under low nitrogen and Striga stresses por Abu, P.

“…The hybrids were screened under low-N conditions (30 kg ha-1), Striga-infestation and optimal management conditions in Ghana and Nigeria in 2018. Significant general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) effects were observed for grain yield and most agronomically important traits in the low-N, Striga-infested and optimal management conditions. …”
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Varietal selection in marginal agroecological niches and cultural landscapes: the case of rice in the Togo Hills por Teeken, Béla, Temudo, M.P.

“…The Togo Hills borderland between Ghana and Togo is known for its cultural and ecological diversity and dynamic socio-political history. …”
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