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DOI	10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101031
	Enhancing climate resilience in northern Ghana: A stochastic dominance analysis of risk-efficient climate-smart technologies for smallholder farmers
	Ahiamadia, David; Ramilan, Thiagarajah; Tozer, Peter R.
通讯作者	Ramilan, T
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	2211-4645
EISSN	2211-4653
出版年	2024
卷号	51
英文摘要	Northern Ghana is a semi-arid region characterised by a unimodal rainfall pattern, and hot and dry weather conditions. Heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture and the lack of resources for irrigation, makes smallholder farmers in the region increasingly vulnerable to climate-related crop failures. In recent years, climate-smart technologies (CSTs) such as changing planting dates (PD), compartmental bunding (CB), mulching (M), and transplanting (TP) have been recommended to minimise yield losses. However, there is limited information on the most riskefficient CSTs for crops cultivated in the region. This study used a stochastic dominance approach to identify the most risk-efficient CSTs for maize, rice, and sorghum. The stochastic modelling process employed the Aqua-crop model to simulate climate-related yield variability using Ghana climate data, and gross margin variability with crop budgets from literature sources. From the study's findings, changing planting date from April to May was the most risk-efficient choice for maize and sorghum under farmers' and recommended practices. In contrast, transplanting was the most risk-efficient technology for rice farming in the study area. The study also highlights the importance of considering the risk-averse nature of smallholder farmers when selecting CSTs. By identifying the most risk-efficient CSTs, the study can help improve the resilience of smallholder farmers. These findings have important implications for the development and adoption of CSTs in northern Ghana.
英文关键词	Climate -smart Gross margins Risk averse Smallholder farmers Stochastic dominance Variability Yield
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001273754700001
WOS关键词	FAO-AQUACROP MODEL ; AGRICULTURE ; ADAPTATION ; DROUGHT ; MAIZE ; VALIDATION ; YIELD
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/403543
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ahiamadia, David,Ramilan, Thiagarajah,Tozer, Peter R.. Enhancing climate resilience in northern Ghana: A stochastic dominance analysis of risk-efficient climate-smart technologies for smallholder farmers[J],2024,51.
APA	Ahiamadia, David,Ramilan, Thiagarajah,&Tozer, Peter R..(2024).Enhancing climate resilience in northern Ghana: A stochastic dominance analysis of risk-efficient climate-smart technologies for smallholder farmers.ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT,51.
MLA	Ahiamadia, David,et al."Enhancing climate resilience in northern Ghana: A stochastic dominance analysis of risk-efficient climate-smart technologies for smallholder farmers".ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 51(2024).