Farmers’ perceptions of climate change and variability and existing opportunities for adaptation in Wenchi Area of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAdjei-Nsiah, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorIssaka, R.N.
dc.contributor.authorFening, J.O.
dc.contributor.authorMapfumo, P.
dc.contributor.authorAnchirina, V.
dc.contributor.authorGiller, K. E.
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-07T15:32:01Z
dc.date.available2011-07-07T15:32:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis in-depth article for the Journal of Climate Change features a participatory research study initiated in 2007 in Wenchi, Ghana where farmers consider poor rainfall distribution and frequent droughts as the most commonly observed indicators of climatic variability. The study investigated farmers’ perceptions and current adaptation measures to climate change and variability in the forest-savannah transitional agro-ecological zone of Ghana. Adaptation needs of farmers suggest redesigning support services for crop production systems in the smallholder sector, and in some cases revisiting previously neglected crop types and varieties, such as cassava-based cropping systems.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/46451
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCommon Ground Publishing, Champaign, IL, USen
dc.relation.ispartofInternational journal of climate change : impacts and responses, volume 2, number 2, 2010en
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VARIABILITYen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectFARMER PERCEPTIONSen
dc.subjectADVERSE WEATHERen
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIESen
dc.subjectLAND TENUREen
dc.subjectMIGRANTSen
dc.subjectRAINFALL DISTRIBUTIONen
dc.subjectVULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERSen
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITYen
dc.subjectCASSAVAen
dc.subjectAGROECOLOGYen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleFarmers’ perceptions of climate change and variability and existing opportunities for adaptation in Wenchi Area of Ghanaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number104140
idrc.project.titleResilience and the African Smallholder : Enhancing the Capacity of Communities to Adapt to Climate Changeen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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