Effective demand for climate-smart adaptation: a case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghana

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeExcellence in Agronomyen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionMankrasoen_US
cg.coverage.subregionTepaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionKonongoen_US
cg.coverage.subregionObuasien_US
cg.coverage.subregionGoasoen_US
cg.coverage.subregionNkrankwantaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionSefwi-Bekwaien_US
cg.coverage.subregionBibianien_US
cg.coverage.subregionAsankrangwaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionSamreboien_US
cg.coverage.subregionDiasoen_US
cg.creator.identifierKekeli Gbodji: 0000-0003-0167-4659en_US
cg.creator.identifierWilliam Quarmine: 0000-0002-0780-0567en_US
cg.creator.identifierThai Minh: 0000-0002-8345-6825en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2023.2258472en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052232en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2765-8511en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalSustainable Environmenten_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume9en_US
dc.contributor.authorGbodji, Kekeli Kofien_US
dc.contributor.authorQuarmine, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorThai Thi Minhen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-29T10:21:28Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-09-29T10:21:28Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/132056en_US
dc.titleEffective demand for climate-smart adaptation: a case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghanaen_US
dcterms.abstractGiven the generally low adoption of early climate change response technologies among tree crop producers in sub-Saharan Africa, stakeholders interested in the commercialization or scaling of such technologies will require empirical evidence of their market prospects. Using a double-bounded contingent valuation approach, the study evaluated the willingness and ability of 523 Ghanaian producers to invest in solar-powered irrigation pumps (SPIPs) for cocoa irrigation. The sample was split into three segments based on farm size: resource-poor, resource-limited, and resource-rich. Our results show that effective demand increased across the resource segments, with resource-endowed farmers more likely to demand SPIPs than resource-limited or resource-poor farmers. Also, while willingness to invest (WTI) depended on resourcefulness (land), farmers’ ability to invest was directly related to their resource (income class) endowment. We found that WTI across the resource segments was positively influenced by income, education, livestock ownership, credit, and extension services and negatively affected by household size and age of cocoa trees. Among others, we propose that promotional strategies for SPIPs should incorporate well-planned initiatives for income diversification and microcredit services to improve the financial position of the resource-poor and limited segment to encourage the adoption of these technologies.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023-09-24en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGbodji, Kekeli Kofi; Quarmine, William; Minh, Thai Thi. 2023. Effective demand for climate-smart adaptation: a case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghana. Sustainable Environment, 9(1):2258472. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2023.2258472]en_US
dcterms.extent9(1):2258472.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-12-31en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherTaylor and Francisen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate-smart agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation technologyen_US
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectpumpsen_US
dcterms.subjectcocoaen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmer-led irrigationen_US
dcterms.subjectinnovation scalingen_US
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic environmenten_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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