Predictors of access to and willingness to pay for climate information services in north-eastern Ghana: A gendered perspective

Antwi‐Agyei, Philip; Amanor, Kofi; Hogarh, Jonathan N.; Dougill, Andrew J.

doi:10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100580

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“…However, in the light of the limited number of extension officers to the crop farmer population in the district and across Ghana in general, researchers are increasingly calling for the need for crop farmers to begin to pay for timely early warning information from privately established weather platforms. Antwi-Agyei et al (2020) found that farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana are willing to pay to access climate information though this is significantly dependent on factors such as drought experience, food insecurity, farming experience, government subsidies, membership of a social group, and training. Our findings on the level of attentiveness are crucial in determining the success of crop farmers' willingness to pay to access climate information.…”

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Attentiveness to Early Warning Drought Information: Implications for Policy Support and Climate Risk Reduction in Ghana

Tindan

Appiah

Segbefia

2022

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Successful drought planning is dependent on the generation of timely and accurate early warning information. Yet there is little evidence to explain the extent to which crop farmers pay attention to and assimilate early warning drought information that aids in the policy formulation in support of drought risk reduction. A socioecological survey, using a structured questionnaire administered to 426 crop farming households, was carried out in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, Ghana. The data analytic techniques used were frequency tables, relative importance index, and multinomial logistics embedded in SPSS v.20 software. The results show that crop farmers predominantly rely on agricultural extension officers for early warning drought information, with an estimated 78% of them paying little to very much attention to the information. The likelihood ratio Chi-square test showed that there is a significant improvement in fit as X2 (20) = 96.792, p < 0.000. Household status, average monthly income, and age were the significant predictors for crop farmers paying no attention at all to early warning drought information, while household status was the only significant factor among those paying a little attention. The drive to build a climate-resilient society with effective early warning centers across Ghana will receive 60% lower support from crop farmers paying no to a little attention as compared to farmers paying very much attention to early warning drought information. Broader stakeholder engagements should be carried out to harness inclusive support from crop farmers to build a climate-resilient society in Ghana.

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Attentiveness to Early Warning Drought Information: Implications for Policy Support and Climate Risk Reduction in Ghana

Tindan

Appiah

Segbefia

2022

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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“…Preliminary findings from soil studies in Upper East and Upper West Regions show that farmers in dryland farming systems are employing different CSA interventions including CA in addressing the threats posed by climate change. Farmers are also using accurate and timely climate information to plan their farming operations including when to plant, fertilize and harvest produce [29,30] and the integration of sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasts with agricultural land management advice is a key element in the development of a National Framework on Climate Services.…”

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Evaluating Climate-Smart Agriculture as Route to Building Climate Resilience in African Food Systems

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Efforts to meet the growing demand for food across Africa have led to unsustainable land management practices that weaken the resilience of African Food Systems. Soil health is key to building more climate-resilient agricultural systems and can be improved through Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices that also enhance soil carbon storage. Many CSA practices are being implemented by African farmers, whereas others are being actively promoted but adoption remains low due to multiple factors including weak policy integration, limited institutional support, and inadequate agricultural extension advice. This Short Communications paper presents overview findings from trans-disciplinary research projects from Southern, East, and West Africa to evaluate the potential importance of integrated participatory soil health studies designed to inform context-specific recommendations and policies for resilient African food systems. The use of soil health indicators to measure the effectiveness of implemented CSA practices including Conservation Agriculture in maize-based systems and Soil and Water Conservation in Highland African systems are discussed. The paper identifies how more integrated research can help to enable shared learning and the enhanced knowledge exchange required for the upscaling of sustainable land management practices enabled through enhanced farmer participation in the chain of CSA activities from intervention design to community evaluation of impacts.

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“…Adzawla et al (2019) have also reported that in Ghana's South Tongu and Zabzugu districts, males record higher adaptive capacity than females on the scale of magnitude and levels of engagement. In Antwi-Agyei et al (2020), predictors of access and willingness to pay for climate information services in northern Ghana, men had greater access to radio sets, which serve as a vital medium for climate change awareness creation and information. The study fur-ther suggested that more males had access to the weekly and monthly weather forecasts than their female counterparts.…”

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Drivers of adaptive capacity of rural women farmers: The role of climate action and information mediums in rural Ghana

Gyimah,

Antwi‐Agyei,

Adom‐Asamoah

et al. 2024

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Gender‐differentiated roles, responsibilities, access, rights, and knowledge gaps shape women's vulnerability to climate change. This is especially critical for women farmers whose livelihoods are climate‐dependent. A key component in building women farmers’ resilience to climate change is deepening their adaptive capacity. Therefore, this research sought to measure the adaptive capacity of women farmers from two unique districts of Ghana using the sustainable livelihood capitals and investigate how access to climate information and the uptake of climate action can influence women's adaptive capacity. Rural women farmers (n = 497) were interviewed through a survey and supported with key informant interviews from six agricultural staff at the selected districts. The adaptive capacity of respondents was rated moderate at 0.405. Differences between the adaptive capacity of women from different agroecological zones (Dormaa East—0.422; East Gonja—0.388) were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). All climate information mediums except the TV medium had a significant prediction on women farmers’ adaptive capacity. The odds of a decreasing relationship of predictor variables, such as extension officer medium, radio, and adaptation action, require strategic structuring to accrue holistic benefit. The study thus recommends deepening women's benefit from extension services by attracting and retaining female extensionists, while training extensionists on tailored techniques for engaging female farmers. Again, extensionists who report high outreach to female farmers should be incentivized. Traditional and modern Information and Communication Technology mediums must be explored and integrated as alternatives. Co‐benefit practices for both adaptation and mitigation should be encouraged among women farmers to deepen climate action.

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Predictors of access to and willingness to pay for climate information services in north-eastern Ghana: A gendered perspective

Cited by 43 publications

References 42 publications

Attentiveness to Early Warning Drought Information: Implications for Policy Support and Climate Risk Reduction in Ghana

Attentiveness to Early Warning Drought Information: Implications for Policy Support and Climate Risk Reduction in Ghana

Evaluating Climate-Smart Agriculture as Route to Building Climate Resilience in African Food Systems

Drivers of adaptive capacity of rural women farmers: The role of climate action and information mediums in rural Ghana

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