ABSTRACT
This paper reports on means of improving agricultural production in Ghana, with a case study of extension education for migrant farmers in Awudome Communities.
The study covered:
- the extent to which they are aware of the innovations introduced by extension
programmes;
- the extent to which they are using innovations introduced;
- some constraints the farmers face in adopting innovations; and the corrective measures that-can be taken in order to improve extension
programmes. An attempt was made to find out the extent to which migrant farmers were making use of improved practices and inputs in their farming activities in order to improve agricultural productivity and sustainable use of natural resources.The research was conducted using simple survey research method of the descriptive type and the interview and questionnaire were used in data collection. The study sample was selected using both systematic and simple random sampling techniques from five migrant settlements in the Awudome Traditional area.
The research findings have shown that:
- all the respondents were subsistence farmers who practised shifting cultivation. They were mainly food crop producers with fragmented plots;most of them acquired the land on which they farmed by share-cropping or rent;
- they used simple hand tools such as cutlass and hoe and depended heavily on
family labour;
- a large proportion of the farmers planted unimproved varieties of seed
haphazardly, and never used any agro-chemicals;
- Including advice regarding the management of soil and water conservation at
farm level in extension messages
ABIMAH, L (2021). IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN GHANA; A CASE STUDY OF EXTENSION EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT FARMERS IN AWUDOME COMMUNITIES IN THE VOLTA REGION. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/improving-agricultural-production-in-ghana-a-case-study-of-extension-education-for-migrant-farmers-in-awudome-communities-in-the-volta-region
ABIMAH, LAWRENCE "IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN GHANA; A CASE STUDY OF EXTENSION EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT FARMERS IN AWUDOME COMMUNITIES IN THE VOLTA REGION" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/improving-agricultural-production-in-ghana-a-case-study-of-extension-education-for-migrant-farmers-in-awudome-communities-in-the-volta-region. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
ABIMAH, LAWRENCE . "IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN GHANA; A CASE STUDY OF EXTENSION EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT FARMERS IN AWUDOME COMMUNITIES IN THE VOLTA REGION". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/improving-agricultural-production-in-ghana-a-case-study-of-extension-education-for-migrant-farmers-in-awudome-communities-in-the-volta-region >.
ABIMAH, LAWRENCE . "IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN GHANA; A CASE STUDY OF EXTENSION EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT FARMERS IN AWUDOME COMMUNITIES IN THE VOLTA REGION" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/improving-agricultural-production-in-ghana-a-case-study-of-extension-education-for-migrant-farmers-in-awudome-communities-in-the-volta-region