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Socioeconomic Indicators of Bamboo Use for Agroforestry Development in the Dry Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10072324
10.3390/su10072324
 
Title Socioeconomic Indicators of Bamboo Use for Agroforestry Development in the Dry Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana
 
Creator Akoto, D S
Denich, M
Partey, S T
Frith, O
Kwaku, M
Mensah, A A
Borgemeister, C
 
Subject Ghana
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Africa
 
Description Bamboo agroforestry is currently being promoted in Ghana as a viable land use option to
reduce dependence on natural forest for wood fuels. To align the design and introduction of bamboo
agroforestry to the needs of farmers, information on the determinants of bamboo acceptability
and adoption is necessary. It is, therefore, the aim of this study to determine how socioeconomic
factors, local farming practices and local knowledge on bamboo may influence its acceptability and
adoption as a component of local farming systems. Data were collected from 200 farmers in the dry
semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana using semi-structured questionnaire interviews. The results
show that farmers’ traditional knowledge on bamboo including its use for charcoal production
and leaves for fodder are influential determinants of bamboo adoption. Among the demographic
characteristics of farmers, age and gender are the most significant predictors. It is also evident that
the regular practice of leaving trees on farmlands and type of cropping system may influence bamboo
integration into traditional farming systems.
 
Publisher MDPI
 
Date 2018-07
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11009/1/sustainability-10-02324.pdf
Akoto, D S and Denich, M and Partey, S T and Frith, O and Kwaku, M and Mensah, A A and Borgemeister, C (2018) Socioeconomic Indicators of Bamboo Use for Agroforestry Development in the Dry Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana. Sustainability (TSI), 10 (7) (2324). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2071-1050