Impact of no-till technologies in Ghana

dc.creatorEkboir, J.
dc.creatorBoa, K.
dc.creatorDankyi, A.A.
dc.date2012-01-06T05:07:13Z
dc.date2012-01-06T05:07:13Z
dc.date2002
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:18Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:18Z
dc.identifier1405-7735
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/902
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508231
dc.descriptionIn the 1990s, no-till with mulch, a sustainable agricultural alternative, was introduced to Ghanaian farmers through a joint program between the Crops Research Institute in Kusami, Ghana, Sasakawa Global 2000, and the Monsanto Company. The package was disseminated to farmers in the Forest, Transition, and Guinea Savannah Zones, and rapidly adopted. In 2000, it was estimated that 100,000 small-scale farmers practiced no-till on 45,000 hectares of land. This study examines the impact of no-till on farmers who adopted the technology in the three zones, and to a lesser extent, the reasons for non-adoption. The impact of no-till among agrochemical dealers was also evaluated. The report found that no-till brought important changes to farmers using the technology and expanded the market for agrochemicals. It calls for more research on machinery for the technology, crop rotations, and the dynamics of diseases and weed and pest populations. More research on the organization and performance of agrochemical markets is also needed to identify bottlenecks that hamper the dissemination of no-till.
dc.descriptionviii, 32 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
dc.relationCIMMYT Economics Program Paper
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.titleImpact of no-till technologies in Ghana
dc.typeReport
dc.coverageGhana
dc.coverageMexico


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