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Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana

Cilt: 51 Sayı: 3 25 Eylül 2020
  • Hamza Adam
  • Mohammed Faisal Amadu
  • Osman Tahidu Damba *
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Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana

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Climate change continues as a threat to smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana, which is arid in nature and prone to draught conditions. Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) technologies have been introduced to smallholder farmers in the area as adaptation strategies to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Adoption of the SLWM technologies have the potential of reducing the negative impact of climate change, and also improve crop yield. There is a death in knowledge in understanding factors that influence the uptake of the SLWM technologies in Northern Ghana. The study therefore, examined the factors influencing SLWM technology uptake in Northern Ghana. The study was undertaken among 300 smallholder farmers in the three Northern Regions of Ghana through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were gathered through a survey and a Poisson model was employed to assess the drivers and intensity of adoption. Results showed that factors such as support received, labour, water availability, exposure, access to information and farm size influenced the uptake of the SLWM technologies. The study recommends that policy makers should work towards improving the factors that influence the uptake of the SLWM technologies. It is also important to adopt private-public partnership model in the implementation of the SLWM technologies.

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Mohammed Faisal Amadu Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-6908-8181
Ghana

Osman Tahidu Damba * Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-6672-0196
Ghana

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Eylül 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

28 Ocak 2020

Kabul Tarihi

29 Haziran 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 51 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Adam, H., Amadu, M. F., & Damba, O. T. (2020). Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 51(3), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.17097/ataunizfd.681352
AMA
1.Adam H, Amadu MF, Damba OT. Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;51(3):297-308. doi:10.17097/ataunizfd.681352
Chicago
Adam, Hamza, Mohammed Faisal Amadu, ve Osman Tahidu Damba. 2020. “Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 51 (3): 297-308. https://doi.org/10.17097/ataunizfd.681352.
EndNote
Adam H, Amadu MF, Damba OT (01 Eylül 2020) Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 51 3 297–308.
IEEE
[1]H. Adam, M. F. Amadu, ve O. T. Damba, “Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana”, Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 51, sy 3, ss. 297–308, Eyl. 2020, doi: 10.17097/ataunizfd.681352.
ISNAD
Adam, Hamza - Amadu, Mohammed Faisal - Damba, Osman Tahidu. “Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 51/3 (01 Eylül 2020): 297-308. https://doi.org/10.17097/ataunizfd.681352.
JAMA
1.Adam H, Amadu MF, Damba OT. Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;51:297–308.
MLA
Adam, Hamza, vd. “Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 51, sy 3, Eylül 2020, ss. 297-08, doi:10.17097/ataunizfd.681352.
Vancouver
1.Hamza Adam, Mohammed Faisal Amadu, Osman Tahidu Damba. Factors Influencing Sustainable Land and Water Management Technologies Uptake in Northern Ghana. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 01 Eylül 2020;51(3):297-308. doi:10.17097/ataunizfd.681352

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