气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?

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DOI	10.1016/j.crm.2021.100309
	To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?
	Djido A.; Zougmoré R.B.; Houessionon P.; Ouédraogo M.; Ouédraogo I.; Seynabou Diouf N.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	2212-0963
卷号	32
英文摘要	There is a growing interest in understanding the linkages between the use of weather and climate information services (WCIS) and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices. At present, however, there is little guidance on the impact of the use of WCIS on the adoption of CSA practices. This study examines this nexus by focusing on mobile phone delivery channels of weather forecasts through the ESOKO platform in the Upper West Region of Ghana. We employ a simultaneous equation system with a recursive bivariate probit model in which both the outcome (CSA practices) and the endogenous treatment variable (WCIS) are binary. We found the use of WCIS is endogenously treated to farmers in the adoption models of pest-resistant crops, water management, and multiple cropping practices. The use of WCIS significantly increases the adoption of water management and multiple cropping practices by 6.8% and 5.6% respectively. We found, however, no statistical significance on the effects of WCIS on the adoption rates of erosion control, pest-resistant crops, and integrated pest management. Our findings underscore the importance of the source of information on agricultural practices (e.g. radio, TV), farmers’ characteristics (e.g. gender, age) and their perceptions of climate change in the decision to use WCIS. Pathways for promoting CSA practices should address the adoption barriers inherent to farmers’ characteristics and their livelihood strategies (e.g. livestock, income diversification). © 2021 The Author(s)
英文关键词	Average treatment effects; CCAFS; Endogeneity; ESOKO; Potential outcomes means; Recursive bivariate probit; Upper West Region
来源期刊	Climate Risk Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/183105
作者单位	CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), ICRISAT West Central Africa Regional Office, Bamako, BP 320, Mali
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Djido A.,Zougmoré R.B.,Houessionon P.,et al. To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?[J],2021,32.
APA	Djido A.,Zougmoré R.B.,Houessionon P.,Ouédraogo M.,Ouédraogo I.,&Seynabou Diouf N..(2021).To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?.Climate Risk Management,32.
MLA	Djido A.,et al."To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?".Climate Risk Management 32(2021).