Enhancing farmers’ access to technology for increased rice productivity in Ghana

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cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghanaen
cg.contributor.affiliationCatholic Relief Servicesen
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrica Rice Centeren
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5897/ajar11.1152en
cg.issue19en
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen
cg.volume6en
dc.contributor.authorBuah, Saaka S.J.en
dc.contributor.authorNutsugah, S.K.en
dc.contributor.authorKanton, R.A.L.en
dc.contributor.authorAtokple, I.D.K.en
dc.contributor.authorDogbe, W.en
dc.contributor.authorKarikari, A.S.en
dc.contributor.authorWiredu, A.N.en
dc.contributor.authorAmankwah, A.en
dc.contributor.authorOsei, C.en
dc.contributor.authorAjayi, O.en
dc.contributor.authorNdiaye, K.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-20T06:45:30Zen
dc.date.available2022-07-20T06:45:30Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/120196
dc.titleEnhancing farmers’ access to technology for increased rice productivity in Ghanaen
dcterms.abstractA two-year emergency rice (Oryza sativa L.) initiative was launched in 2009 in response to the globalrice crises in 2008. The objective of this initiative in Ghana was to increase rice productivity in order toimprove food security. Project activities included planning sessions, demonstrations, training coursesand community seed production. The project made remarkable progress in enhancing access to qualityseed and fertilizer for over 12,600 farmers while expanding knowledge of best-bet productiontechnologies. Farmers produced 28,663 Mt of paddy which was 16,841 Mt above what they normallyproduced without project intervention. Average yield increased by 92% and also 4,093 women farmersconstituting about 32.4% of the total number of participating farmers benefited directly from the project.Seed fairs, rural radios and audio-visual broadcasts on improved rice production technologies wereused to reach non-participating farmers. The combination of methods that stimulated adoption ofimproved rice production technology was effective in achieving both increased paddy yields andhousehold income. We conclude that investment in rice technology transfer and production effortsduring the two-year period was well justified.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBuah, S.S.J. Nutsugah, S.K. Kanton, R.A.L. Atokple, I.D.K. Dogbe, W. Karikari, A.S. Wiredu, A.N. Amankwah, A. Osei, C. Ajayi, O. Ndiaye, K. Enhancing farmers’ access to technology for increased rice productivity in Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 2011, Volume 6, Issue 19: 4455-4466.en
dcterms.extentp. 4455-4466en
dcterms.issued2011-09-19
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherAcademic Journalsen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectyieldsen
dcterms.subjectwomen farmersen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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