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dc.contributor.authorDanso‑Abbeam, G.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-08T10:17:06Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-08T10:17:06Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.issn2666-1543-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3839-
dc.description.abstractAgricultural environment in many developing economies has become increasingly unpredictable in recent decades as a result of climate change, increasing the risk of crop failure. Access to meaningful information is required to mitigate the negative effects of the changing environment. This study examined the impact of agricultural extension services on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) practices using data obtained from farming households in Northern Ghana. A multivariate probit model was used to assess the simultaneous or/and substitution adoption of SWC practices, while endogenous switching probit (ESP) was used to estimate the impact of extension services on adoption of SWC practices to account for observed and unobserved heterogeneities. The results showed that most of the SWC practices were adopted jointly, and factors such as non-farm economic activites and farm size influence the adoption of SWC practices. Moreover, farmers who accessed agricultural extension services had a higher probability of adopting most of the SWC practices (crop rotation, contour ploughing and manure application), and those who did not benefit from extension services would have had an equally higher likelihood of adopting the SWC practices had they accessed the services. The findings of the study imply that enhancing agricultural extension services will reduce adoption gaps in SWC practices, and consequently reduce farmers’ exposure to climate-related agricultural production risks. With growing information and communication technologies, pluralistic extension service delivery that mixes governmental and private-sector-led approaches to extension operations to foster demand-driven extension delivery services are highly recommended.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 10;-
dc.subjectAfrica RISINGen_US
dc.subjectEndogenous switching probiten_US
dc.subjectMultivariate probit modelen_US
dc.subjectSoil and water conservation practicesen_US
dc.titleDO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES PROMOTE ADOPTION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES? EVIDENCE FROM NORTHERN GHANAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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