Promoting sustainable agriculture in Africa through ecosystem‑based farm management practices: evidence from Ghana

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity for Development Studies, Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierCaesar Agula: 0000-0001-9022-7433en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0157-5en_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeEcosystems Service and Resilienceen_US
cg.issn2048-7010en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalAgriculture and Food Securityen_US
cg.number5en_US
cg.river.basinVOLTAen_US
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.wleECOSYSTEM SERVICESen_US
cg.subject.wleECOSYSTEMSen_US
cg.volume7en_US
dc.contributor.authorAgula, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAkudugu, M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDittoh, Saaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMabe, F. N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T13:46:13Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-03-28T13:46:13Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91964en_US
dc.titlePromoting sustainable agriculture in Africa through ecosystem‑based farm management practices: evidence from Ghanaen_US
dcterms.abstract**Background** The type of farming practices employed within an agro-ecosystem have some effects on its health and sustainable agricultural production. Thus, it is important to encourage farmers to make use of ecosystem-friendly farming practices if agricultural production is to be sustainable and this requires the identification of the critical success factors. This paper therefore examined the factors to consider in promoting sustainable agriculture production in Africa through ecosystem-based farm management practices (EBFMPs) using Ghana as a case study. The study employed mixed methods—qualitative and quantitative techniques. Data were collected through key informant interviews, focus group discussions and a semi-structured questionnaire administered to 300 households. The Poisson and negative binomial models were employed to determine the factors that influence farmers’ intensity of adoption of EBFMPs. Eight (8) EBFMPs were used in the paper as the dependent variable, which are organic manure application, conservation of vegetation, conservative tillage, mulching, crop rotation, intercropping with legumes, efficient drainage system and soil bunding. **Results** The paper found that the intensity of adoption of EBFMPs is significantly determined by the age of farmers, distance to farms, perception of soil fertility, knowledge of EBFMPs, number of extension visits and the type of irrigation scheme available to farmers. **Conclusions** To promote sustainable agricultural production in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa using EBFMBs, these factors must be considered.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2018-03-01en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAgula, C., Akudugu, M. A., Dittoh, S., & Mabe, F. N. (2018). Promoting sustainable agriculture in Africa through ecosystem-based farm management practices: evidence from Ghana. Agriculture & Food Security, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0157-5en_US
dcterms.issued2018-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/92574en_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen_US
dcterms.subjectfarm management practicesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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