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- W2018785305 abstract "The Ghana Grains Development Project has developed and disseminated improved cowpea production technologies to farmers in Ghana since 1985. These technologies were improved varieties, row planting, and the use of pre- and post-flowering insecticides. To assess the extent of adoption of these technologies by farmers, eight cowpea production districts were surveyed across four agro-ecological zones in 1995 in Ghana. A random sample of 313 cowpea farmers participated in the survey. Results indicated that 70 per cent used recommended pre-flowering insecticides, and 26 per cent adopted post-flowering insecticides across the ecological zones. The highest adoption rate for improved varieties was observed in the Forest Zone (97 %). The adoption of row planting was highest in the Forest Zone (100 %), followed by the Guinea Savanna Zone (92 %), and lowest in the Coastal Savanna Zone (58 %). Most farmers agreed that by adopting improved production technologies, their yields and overall production increased, and they made more profit from cowpea cultivation.The whole family participates in various activities associated with cowpea production. However, men do strenuous work like land preparation, weeding and spraying of insecticides, while women and children participate in less strenuous work such as planting, harvesting and threshing. Le Project de Developpement des Grains du Ghana a developpe et dissemine les technologies de la production de dolique ameliore aux cultivateurs au Ghana depuis 1985. Ces technologies etaient les varietes ameliorees, la culture en lignes et usage d'insecticides avant et apres la floraison. Pour evaluer le degre d'adoption de ces technologies par les cultivateurs, un sondage a ete entrepris en 1995 en 8 districts de production de dolique a travers quatre zones agro-ecologique au Ghana. Un echantillon pris au hasard de 313 cultivateurs de dolique participaient au sondage. Les resultats indiquaient que 70% utilisaient les insecticides d'avant floraison recommandes et 26% adoptaient les insecticides d'apres floraison a travers les zones ecologiques. La proportion d'adoption la plus elevee pour les varietes ameliorees etait observee dans la zone forestiere (97 %). L'adoption de la culture en lignes est la plus elevee dans la zone forestiere (100 %) et suivi par la zone savane-guineenne (92 %) et la plus faible dans la zone savane-littorale (58 %). La plupart de cultivateurs etaient du meme avis que par l'adoption des technologies de production amelioree, leur rendements et la production globale augmentaient, et ils avaient tire plus de benefice de la production de dolique. Toute la famille participent aux activites differentes liees a la production de dolique. Cependant le travail ardu tel que la preparation de terre, le desherbage et la pulverisation d'insecticide sont faites par les hommes alors que les femmes et les enfants participent aux travaux moins ardus tels que la plantation, la moisson et la battage. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science Vol. 39 (1) 2006: pp. 25-34" @default.
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- W2018785305 date "2007-09-26" @default.
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- W2018785305 title "Adoption of improved cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp) technologies in Ghana" @default.
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