Farmers’ perception on drought constraints and mitigation strategies in cassava cultivation in northern Ghana: Implications for cassava breeding

Cassava farmers from three production districts in Northern and Savannah Regions were sampled for their perceptions on drought, production constraints and preferences for new cassava varieties. The levels of agreement of farmers’ responses were tested using Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance...

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Published inSustainable futures Vol. 2; p. 100041
Main Authors Adjebeng-Danquah, Joseph, Martey, Edward, Manu-Aduening, Joseph, Gracen, Vernon, Asante, Isaac Kwadwo, Offei, Samuel Kwame
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2020
Elsevier
Subjects
Cassava
Drought
Early maturing varieties
Early planting
Production constraints
Production constraints
Early planting
Drought
Early maturing varieties
Cassava
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Summary:Cassava farmers from three production districts in Northern and Savannah Regions were sampled for their perceptions on drought, production constraints and preferences for new cassava varieties. The levels of agreement of farmers’ responses were tested using Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance (KOC). The results indicated lack of credit as the major constraint followed by drought, lack of improved varieties, diseases and pests’ infestation. Drought was identified as a major challenge with increasing intensity. Most farmers adopt early planting and early maturing varieties as strategies against terminal drought. Plant breeders should develop new high yielding early maturing varieties to mitigate drought.
ISSN:2666-1888
2666-1888
DOI:10.1016/j.sftr.2020.100041