ABSTRACT
Agricultural production by farmers continues to face many challenges.
NGOs play an important role by assisting farmers to improve on their production
levels and livelihoods. The study was carried out using a descriptive-con-elational
survey design to examine farmers' perceptions of the effects ofNGO interventions
on agriculture in Mfantsiman and KEEA municipalities in the Central Region of
Ghana. Four NGOs provided services to the farmers.
The results showed that most of the farmers were at least 40 years old,
literate, engaged in crop production and cultivated 2 - Sha of land and had at-least
10 years of farming experience. The study showed that the interventions ofNGOs
improved the level of agriculture. NGO activities also produced significant
improvement in the yield, income, quality of produce, food security, weed control,
use of fertilizer/manure, land preparation, housing of animals, disease and pest
control, storage and preservation, processing and marketing. Generally, farmers'
livelihoods comprising their ability to afford school fees, health, good clothing,
decent house and more food were enhanced. The farmers in Mfantsiman
Municipality perceived the effects of the interventions to be 'good' while those in
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"KEEA Municipality perceived it to be 'very good'. Both male and female fm111ers
perceived the effects of the interventions to be 'good'. The working relationship
between fanners and NGOs wer~ perceived to be 'very good'. The study
recommends that: 1) NGOs should give farmers adequate credit support. 2) Inputs
should be made available and affordable by the government, relevant agencies and
NGOs.
BUADI, D (2021). Farmers' Perceptions Of Ngo Interventions On Agriculture In Mfantsimanand Komenda-Edina-Eguafoabrem Municipalities Of The Central Region Of Ghana. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/farmers-perceptions-of-ngo-interventions-on-agriculture-in-mfantsimanand-komenda-edina-eguafoabrem-municipalities-of-the-central-region-of-ghana
BUADI, DONUS "Farmers' Perceptions Of Ngo Interventions On Agriculture In Mfantsimanand Komenda-Edina-Eguafoabrem Municipalities Of The Central Region Of Ghana" Afribary. Afribary, 07 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/farmers-perceptions-of-ngo-interventions-on-agriculture-in-mfantsimanand-komenda-edina-eguafoabrem-municipalities-of-the-central-region-of-ghana. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
BUADI, DONUS . "Farmers' Perceptions Of Ngo Interventions On Agriculture In Mfantsimanand Komenda-Edina-Eguafoabrem Municipalities Of The Central Region Of Ghana". Afribary, Afribary, 07 Apr. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/farmers-perceptions-of-ngo-interventions-on-agriculture-in-mfantsimanand-komenda-edina-eguafoabrem-municipalities-of-the-central-region-of-ghana >.
BUADI, DONUS . "Farmers' Perceptions Of Ngo Interventions On Agriculture In Mfantsimanand Komenda-Edina-Eguafoabrem Municipalities Of The Central Region Of Ghana" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 24, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/farmers-perceptions-of-ngo-interventions-on-agriculture-in-mfantsimanand-komenda-edina-eguafoabrem-municipalities-of-the-central-region-of-ghana