Climate Shocks, Adaptation, and Well-Being in Ghana

CLIM ATE SHOCKS , ADAP TATION, AND WELL-BEING IN GHANA : 3 A MIXED ME THODS STUDY 2.1.2 Main independent variable The climate shocks variable used in this paper is constructed from the number of natural disasters (mostly flooding) that occurred in various districts in Ghana in the three years preceding, and including, the years of data collection for GLSS VII. [...] The Ashanti region is located in the Forest belt in the southern part of the country. [...] Third, despite the use of interpreters, language and cultural barriers could have led to inaccuracies in the translation and the interpretation of some interviews, leading to some loss of information in the analyses. [...] Compared to the Northern region, the odds of investing in hired labour is higher in the Volta, Brong Ahafo and Upper East regions, but lower in the Western and Upper West regions. [...] The Ministry of Food and Agriculture should continue to promote the use of organic fertilizers through the establishment of organic fertilizer plants in all the 16 regions across the country, as well as increasing the quota for organic fertilizer supply in the Government’s flagship programme- Planting for Food and Jobs.