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Determinants Of Farmers’ Adoption Of Alternate Wet And Dry Techniques In Lowland Rice Production In Ghana, Uganda And Cameroon For Climate Smart Agriculture

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  • O. I. Oladele
  • A. N. Chimewah
  • O. D. Olorunfemi

    (SAFE Ethiopia, Nigeria
    Service of Relations with Private Societies and Agric. Ext Structures, MINADER, Cameroon
    North West University, South Africa/ University of Ilorin, Nigeria)

Abstract

Lowland rice production has been introduced in many African countries because it more than double yields from upland. Irrigated lowland rice production generates Green House Gas (GHG) emissions roughly four times the GHG emissions per ton of crop as wheat or maize, mostly in form of methane and nitrous oxide. Alternate Wet and Dry (AWD) as a water management was introduced as a system to reduce GHG, however what factors affects the use of Alternate Wet and Dry Technique? A simple random sampling technique was used to select 120, 150 and 300 rice farmers from irrigation schemes in (Tema) Ghana, (Doho) Uganda and (Ndop) Cameroon respectively. Data were collected on their socio-economic characteristics, use of Alternate Wet and Dry Irrigation and knowledge of AWD for climate smart agriculture. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and probit regression was used as an inferential statistics to analyze the factors influencing the respondents’ adoption of Alternate Wet and Dry technique. The results show that majority of farmers were female and male, married, with mean age of 50 and 45.6; having mean farm size of 0.4 and 0.25ha in Ghana and Uganda respectively. In Cameroon, majority of farmers were male, married, with mean age of 45years; having mean farm size of 1ha. Significant determinants of the use of Alternate Wet and Dry technique across the countries were knowledge of the production technique, contact with extension, farm size, farming experience, awareness of climate smart practices, timeliness of operations, sources of information and implementation accuracy of technology. These significant variables have implication for reductions of GHG emissions from lowland rice production and points out the important roles of extension and rural advisory services in promoting effective adoption of climate smart agricultural innovations for sustainable food security and safer environment for all.

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  • O. I. Oladele & A. N. Chimewah & O. D. Olorunfemi, 2019. "Determinants Of Farmers’ Adoption Of Alternate Wet And Dry Techniques In Lowland Rice Production In Ghana, Uganda And Cameroon For Climate Smart Agriculture," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 53(3), pages 169-181, Summer.
  • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.53:year:2019:issue3:pp:169-181
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    1. Austin Tenthani Phiri & Miriam Charimbu & Sarah Edore Edewor & Elias Gaveta, 2022. "Sustainable Scaling of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies and Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-19, November.

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    Keywords

    Adoption; Alternate Wet and Dry Techniques; Climate Smart Agriculture; Lowland Rice; Cameroon; Ghana; Uganda;
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    JEL classification:

    • B21 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Microeconomics
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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