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dc.contributor.authorNkegbe, P. K.-
dc.contributor.authorShankar, B.-
dc.contributor.authorCeddia, G. M.-
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T12:37:13Z-
dc.date.available2021-02-19T12:37:13Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.issn19391250-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2910-
dc.description.abstractBoth governmental and non-governmental organizations are engaged in the promotion of soil and water conservation practices in Northern Ghana, but adoption is believed to be low. This study thus examines the determinants of conservation practices adoption by farming households in the area. Data for the study were collected from 445 households located in 15 communities in Northern Ghana. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate probit models were used to analyse the decision to adopt six conservation practices in the area. Results show that the major determinants of adoption are plot and cropping characteristics such as location; and socio-economic and institutional variables such as number of contacts with extension officers, membership in farmer association and distance to major market. A policy implication of the study is the strengthening of extension service in the area to significantly boost conservation adoption.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDavid Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 2;Issue 5-
dc.subjectConservation practiceen_US
dc.subjectmultivariate, selectivity biasen_US
dc.subjectsoil and water conservationen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleSMALLHOLDER ADOPTION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES IN NORTHERN GHANAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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