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
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierCaesar Agula: 0000-0001-9022-7433
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0157-5en
cg.identifier.wlethemeEcosystems Service and Resilience
cg.issn2048-7010en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalAgriculture and Food Securityen
cg.number5en
cg.river.basinVOLTAen
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.wleECOSYSTEM SERVICESen
cg.subject.wleECOSYSTEMSen
cg.volume7en
dc.contributor.authorAgula, C.en
dc.contributor.authorAkudugu, M.A.en
dc.contributor.authorDittoh, Saaen
dc.contributor.authorMabe, F. N.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T13:46:13Zen
dc.date.available2018-03-28T13:46:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91964
dc.titlePromoting sustainable agriculture in Africa through ecosystem‑based farm management practices: evidence from Ghanaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2018-03-01
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
dcterms.issued2018-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/92574en
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen
dcterms.subjectfarm management practicesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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