Technological and Market Options for Managing Climate Change Induced Risks for Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana

project summary

This study aims to undertake an economic analysis of technological, institutional and policy strategies for managing the effects of climatic variability and market risks in smallholder maize-legume systems in the northern regions of Ghana. The overall goal is to design appropriate adaptation strategies that would assist farmers to cope with climate change and variability and thereby increase their productivity. A key hypothesis to be tested in the research is that cultivation of legumes is a viable option to address the perennial problem of low soil fertility and could also be used as a hedge against climate and market risk. Various models will be developed/adapted and used to evaluate the tradeoffs and effects of technological and institutional innovations on farm household resource use, agro-ecosystem sustainability and welfare. The modelling results will be used to suggest policy instruments that can enhance adaptive capacity and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.

Facts

PERIOD: 1 February 2012 to 31 December 2017
PROJECT CODE: 11-P16-GHA
COUNTRIES: Ghana
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: John Asafu-Adjaye
TOTAL GRANT: 5,023,329 DKK