Farmers Experience and Practice of No-tillage System: Towards the Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Production in Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region, Ghana

Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 191 - 202
Published: Jan 1, 2010
Abstract
Slash-and-burn farming in the Atwima-Nwabiagya district of Ghana has contributed to more fragile farmland and low soil fertility, resulting in very low crop yields. No-tillage is an agricultural practice whereby a crop is established without any prior tillage or burning of the land. and it was introduced to Ghanaian farmers by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in 1995. In this study, factors affecting the promotion, adoption, and impacts of...
Paper Details
Title
Farmers Experience and Practice of No-tillage System: Towards the Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Production in Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region, Ghana
Published Date
Jan 1, 2010
Volume
5
Issue
2
Pages
191 - 202
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