It involves making the best use of the functions of ecosystems and ecological processes to (i) design a productive agriculture that is less harmful to the environment and human health, (ii) avoid the over exploitation of natural resources, and (iii) reduce the implementation of agricultural practices based on the intensive use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and water. [...] Data collected included project objectives, duration of intervention, information about stakeholders involved, funding agencies, categories of agroecological practices covered, agroecology approaches adopted, number of beneficiaries of the intervention, amount budgeted for the intervention, and agroecological zones the project covered, challenges and opportunities and the impact of the interventio. [...] The number of participants who dropped out during the course of the project ranged from 8 to 382 people depending on the scope of the project and the number of beneficiaries. [...] 5.1 Impact of the interventions on yields There have been diverse views as to the impact of agroecological practices on yields and the extent to which it reduces the cost of production for the farmers. [...] RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 The State of Agroecology Interventions in Ghana 4.1.1 The Initiation, Purpose and Implementation of the Interventions 4.1.2 Funding Sources of Agroecological Interventions 4.1.3 Agricultural Context of the Interventions 4.1.4 Carbon Funding for Mitigating Green House Gas (GHG) Emission 4.1.5 The Stakeholders in Agroecology in Ghana 4.1.6 Spatial Distribution of Actors in.
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Table of Contents
- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 4
- Acknowledgement 6
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9
- Impacts of Agroecology Interventions 9
- Perceived factors influencing the success of interventions 10
- Major challenges faced during implementation 10
- 1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 10
- 2. INTRODUCTION 11
- 2.1 Study Objectives 12
- 3. METHODOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 12
- 3.1 Study Approach, Sampling, Data Collection and Analysis 12
- 3.2 The Structure and Scope of the Report 12
- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 13
- 4.1 The State of Agroecology Interventions in Ghana 13
- 4.1.1 The Initiation, Purpose and Implementation of the Interventions 13
- 4.1.2 Funding Sources of Agroecological Interventions 14
- 4.1.3 Agricultural Context of the Interventions 14
- 4.1.4 Carbon Funding for Mitigating Green House Gas (GHG) Emission 14
- 4.1.5 The Stakeholders in Agroecology in Ghana 15
- 4.1.6 Spatial Distribution of Actors in Agroecology in Ghana 16
- 4.1.7 Project Evaluation and Extent of Participation 16
- 4.2 AGROECOLOGY SYSTEMS IN GHANA 16
- 4.2.1 Agroecological Practices Promoted among Smallholder Farmers 16
- 4.2.2 Agro-Ecological Approaches Covered by Institutions 17
- 4.2.3 Services Provided to the Participants 18
- 4.2.4 Types of Market Linkages 19
- 5. IMPACTS OF AGROECOLOGY INTERVENTIONS 19
- 5.1 Impact of the interventions on yields 20
- 5.2 Comparison of average yields of non-participants and participants 21
- 5.3 Impact of Agroecology Interventions on Labour Demand 21
- 6. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCALING UP AGROECOLOGY 22
- 6.1 Perceived factors influencing the success of interventions 22
- 6.2 Major challenges faced during implementation 23
- 7. CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD 23
- WAY FORWARD 24
- References 33
- Appendix 1 Spatial distribution of actors in agroecology in Ghana 24
- Appendix 2: Identified agroecology stakeholders and their agroecological zones of Ghana 25
- Appendix 3: Questionnaire for Agroecology Survey Stage 2 28
- Table 2: Type of activities/services provided to the participants 18
- Table 3: Types of Market Linkages 19
- Figure 1: Categories of agro-ecological practices covered by Institutions 17
- Figure 2: Agroecological approaches covered by institutions 18
- Figure 3: Outcome of agroecology interventions 20
- Figure 4: Impact of intervention on yield of crops 20
- Figure 5: Comparison of crops average yields of participants and non-participants 21
- Figure 6: Impact of agroecology interventions on labour demand 22
