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Maize–legume strip cropping effect on productivity, income, and income risk of farmers in northern Ghana

dc.contributor.authorRahman, N.A.
dc.contributor.authorLarbi, A.
dc.contributor.authorKotu, B.
dc.contributor.authorAsante, M.O.
dc.contributor.authorAkakpo, D.B.
dc.contributor.authorBedi, S.M.
dc.contributor.authorHoeschle‐Zeledon, I.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-30T15:24:05Z
dc.date.available2021-03-30T15:24:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationahman, N.A., Larbi, A., Kotu, B., Asante, M.O., Akakpo, D.B., Bedi, S.M. & Hoeschle‐Zeledon, I. (2021). Maize‐legume strip‐cropping effect on productivity, income and income risk of farmers in northern Ghana. Agronomy Journal, 1-12.
dc.identifier.issn0002-1962
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7092
dc.description.abstractMaize (Zea mays L.)–legume intercropping is common cropping system among smallholder farmers in West Africa. However, little is known about the income risk reduction associated with maize–legume strip cropping in West Africa. A 3‐yr study was conducted in Upper West and Northern regions of Ghana to determine the effect of maize–legume strip cropping on productivity, income, and income risk using a randomized complete block design with five replications in each region. Seven treatments were used: sole crops of maize (M) cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] (C) and groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) (G), a combination of two rows of M and two rows of legumes (L) (2M:2C and 2M:2G), and two rows of M and four rows of L (2M:4C and 2M:4G). Maize–legume strip cropping options (2M:2L and 2M:4L) on the average saved 90–100% of agricultural land, significantly increased income by about threefold, and reduced risk of operating at a financial loss by 75% compared with sole cropping. Smallholder farmers, especially sole legume cropping farmers in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana and similar agro‐ecologies in West Africa, could adopt maize–legume strip cropping systems (2M:4L or 2M:2L) to mitigate production risk and increase financial return.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-12
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectLegumes
dc.subjectCropping Systems
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectGhana
dc.subjectIncome
dc.titleMaize–legume strip cropping effect on productivity, income, and income risk of farmers in northern Ghana
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversal Developers Consultancy, Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University and Research Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bonn
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidRAHMANABDUL:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalAgronomy Journal
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 22 Nov 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20536
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBekele Hundie Kotu: 0000-0001-5788-6461
cg.iitaauthor.identifierIrmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon: 0000-0002-2530-6554
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