To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.donorWorld Banken
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierRobert Zougmore: 0000-0002-6215-4852
cg.creator.identifierMathieu Ouedraogo: 0000-0001-6581-6287
cg.creator.identifierIssa Ouedraogo: 0000-0002-5675-6769
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100309en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2212-0963en
cg.journalClimate Risk Managementen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ccafsCLIMATE SERVICES AND SAFETY NETSen
cg.volume32en
dc.contributor.authorDjido, Abdoulayeen
dc.contributor.authorZougmoré, Robert B.en
dc.contributor.authorHouessionon, Prosperen
dc.contributor.authorOuédraogo, Mathieuen
dc.contributor.authorOuédraogo, Issaen
dc.contributor.authorDiouf, Ndeye Seynabouen
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-26T13:27:46Zen
dc.date.available2021-05-26T13:27:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113791
dc.titleTo what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?en
dcterms.abstractThere is a growing interest in understanding the linkages between the use of weather and climate information services (WCIS) and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices. At present, however, there is little guidance on the impact of the use of WCIS on the adoption of CSA practices. This study examines this nexus by focusing on mobile phone delivery channels of weather forecasts through the ESOKO platform in the Upper West Region of Ghana. We employ a simultaneous equation system with a recursive bivariate probit model in which both the outcome (CSA practices) and the endogenous treatment variable (WCIS) are binary. We found the use of WCIS is endogenously treated to farmers in the adoption models of pest-resistant crops, water management, and multiple cropping practices. The use of WCIS significantly increases the adoption of water management and multiple cropping practices by 6.8% and 5.6% respectively. We found, however, no statistical significance on the effects of WCIS on the adoption rates of erosion control, pest-resistant crops, and integrated pest management. Our findings underscore the importance of the source of information on agricultural practices (e.g. radio, TV), farmers’ characteristics (e.g. gender, age) and their perceptions of climate change in the decision to use WCIS. Pathways for promoting CSA practices should address the adoption barriers inherent to farmers’ characteristics and their livelihood strategies (e.g. livestock, income diversification).en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDjido A, Zougmoré RB, Houessionon P, Ouédraogo M, Ouédraogo I, Diouf NS. 2021. To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana? Climate Risk Management. 32:100309.en
dcterms.extent100309en
dcterms.issued2021
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectclimate-smart agricultureen
dcterms.subjectweatheren
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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