Bringing sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies to scale through campaign-based extension approaches: lessons from Africa Soil Health Consortium

Kansiime, Monica K.; Njunge, Rahab; Okuku, Innocent; Baars, Edward; Alokit, Christine; Duah, Solomon; Gakuo, Stephanie; Karanja, Lucy; Mchana, Abigael; Mibei, Henry; Musebe, Richard; Romney, D.L.; Rware, Harrison; Silvestri, Silvia; Sones, Duncan; Watiti, James

doi:10.1080/14735903.2021.1976495

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“…Research on agricultural research costs up to USD 25.8 billion a year, and it has been reported that pests and diseases now damage almost 40% of the world crops [2]. Due to its widespread adoption across various industries, including agriculture, which faces numerous challenges daily, there has been significant advancement in artificial intelligence over the past 50 years [3,4]. Utilizing pesticides and fertilizers, managing product distribution and storage, managing weeds and illnesses that harm crops, and managing agricultural irrigation and drainage are all tasks that farmers must do [5].…”

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Integration of Technology in Agricultural Practices towards Agricultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Greece

Kalfas,

Kalogiannidis,

Papaevangelou

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Agricultural technology integration has become a key strategy for attaining agricultural sustainability. This study examined the integration of technology in agricultural practices towards agricultural sustainability, using Greece as a case study. Data were collected using a questionnaire from 240 farmers and agriculturalists in Greece. The results showed a significant positive effect of technology integration on agricultural sustainability, with p-values indicating strong statistical relevance (types of technology used: p = 0.003; factors influencing technology adoption: p = 0.001; benefits of technology integration: p = 0.021). These results highlight the significant effects that cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and precision agriculture have on improving resource efficiency, lowering environmental effects, and raising agricultural yields. Our findings cast doubt on the conventional dependence on intensive, resource-depleting farming techniques and point to a move toward more technologically advanced, sustainable approaches. This research advances the conversation on sustainable agricultural practices by showcasing how well technology integration may improve sustainability results in Greek agriculture. The study emphasizes the significance of infrastructure investment, supporting legislation, and farmer education in order to facilitate the adoption of agricultural technology.

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Integration of Technology in Agricultural Practices towards Agricultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Greece

Kalfas,

Kalogiannidis,

Papaevangelou

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Adoption of soil conservation practices is still low in sub-Sahara Africa [22; 23] because smallholder farmers prioritize investing in SLM activities with short-term benefits in terms of improving soil fertility and yields, to the exclusion of practices, whose advantages take longer to realize [22]. The other reason for the low adoption is inadequate extension support to make such technologies recognized and accessible to farmers [23]. Climate variability will continue to negatively affect farm households' welfare and food security in Ghana [24].…”

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Impacts of the complementarity of Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) technologies on multiple dimensions of food (in)security and household resilience: evidence from Ghana

Jinbaani

Wale

2022

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BackgroundClimate variability and declining soil fertility continue to affect agricultural productivity and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Food insecurity is much prevalent among crop farmers compared to cash crop and non-farm workers in Ghana. However, limited empirical evidence exists on the role of complementary technologies in improving household food security and resilience. MethodsEmploying two rounds of nationally representative data from Ghana and multinomial endogenous switching regression framework, the study evaluates the effects of adoption of the combinations of ISFM technologies on all the four dimensions of food security and household resilience. ResultsThe results showed that all the ISFM choices positively and significantly affect all the dimensions of food security and household resilience. Joint adoption of the complete ISFM package gives the highest gain in all the dimensions of food security and household resilience, except value of household physical assets. ConclusionsRural development interventions have to focus on the adoption of the complete ISFM package since the adoption of any single ISFM technology or a combination of any two ISFM technologies is associated with minimal impact in terms of household food security and resilience. There should be a consistent awareness creation among policy makers and farmers that multiple technology adoption meets the food security needs of farmers better than adoption of any single improved technology. Input subsidy programs should include organic fertilizers in order to optimize program benefits on all the four dimensions of food security.

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Comparative analysis of youth transition in bean production systems in Ghana and Cameroon

Nchanji,

Acheampong,

Ngoh

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Youth transition in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) value chain remains low in Ghana and Cameroon despite the potential of the bean sub-sector in reducing poverty, unemployment, and undernutrition. This study compared youth transition in the bean value chain in Ghana and Cameroon. It investigated how intersectional elements, including age, influence the uptake of bean production among the youth in these two countries. Data were collected from 266 participants from Ghana and 84 from Cameroon. The data were collected through focus group discussions (FGD) and in-depth interviews. The results demonstrated that Ghanaian youth disfavored bean production, while in Cameroon, youth favored bean production. In both cases, parents were instrumental in influencing youth choices. In Ghana, many parents did not approve of their children taking bean production as a primary occupation. By contrast, parents in Cameroon favored bean production and appeared to value agriculture, thus encouraging their children to venture into it. Despite the differences in Ghanaian and Cameroonian youth’ perceptions of agriculture, the challenges they faced that hindered their participation in the bean value chain remained the same: lack of financial support, limited access to land, and lack of technical know-how.

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Bringing sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies to scale through campaign-based extension approaches: lessons from Africa Soil Health Consortium

Abstract: Bringing sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies to scale through campaign-based extension approaches: lessons

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

Integration of Technology in Agricultural Practices towards Agricultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Greece

Integration of Technology in Agricultural Practices towards Agricultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Greece

Impacts of the complementarity of Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) technologies on multiple dimensions of food (in)security and household resilience: evidence from Ghana

Comparative analysis of youth transition in bean production systems in Ghana and Cameroon

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