Akoto, D S and Denich, M and Partey, S T and Frith, O and Kwaku, M and Mensah, A A and Borgemeister, C (2018) Socioeconomic Indicators of Bamboo Use for Agroforestry Development in the Dry Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana. Sustainability (TSI), 10 (7) (2324). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2071-1050
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Abstract
Bamboo agroforestry is currently being promoted in Ghana as a viable land use option to reduce dependence on natural forest for wood fuels. To align the design and introduction of bamboo agroforestry to the needs of farmers, information on the determinants of bamboo acceptability and adoption is necessary. It is, therefore, the aim of this study to determine how socioeconomic factors, local farming practices and local knowledge on bamboo may influence its acceptability and adoption as a component of local farming systems. Data were collected from 200 farmers in the dry semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana using semi-structured questionnaire interviews. The results show that farmers’ traditional knowledge on bamboo including its use for charcoal production and leaves for fodder are influential determinants of bamboo adoption. Among the demographic characteristics of farmers, age and gender are the most significant predictors. It is also evident that the regular practice of leaving trees on farmlands and type of cropping system may influence bamboo integration into traditional farming systems.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Research Program : West & Central Africa |
| CRP: | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adoption; land-use; deforestation; food security; renewable energy |
| Subjects: | Others > Ghana Others Others > Africa |
| Depositing User: | Mr Ramesh K |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2018 09:18 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2018 09:38 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11009 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10072324 |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| Acknowledgement: | This paper was produced as an activity of BiomassWeb (grant no. 031A258A), a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the context of the initiative GlobE “Securing the Global Food Supply”. BiomassWeb is managed by the Center for Development Research (ZEF)-Universität of Bonn, Germany |
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