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Bernice Asomaniwaa and Felix Asante Centre for Development Studies, University of Agder, Norway

THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF MODERNIZED FOOD CROP FARMING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT; CASE STUDY OF ADWUMAKASE KESE IN THE ASHANTI REGION, GHANA . Bernice Asomaniwaa and Felix Asante Centre for Development Studies, University of Agder, Norway

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Bernice Asomaniwaa and Felix Asante Centre for Development Studies, University of Agder, Norway

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  1. THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF MODERNIZED FOOD CROP FARMING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT; CASE STUDY OF ADWUMAKASE KESE IN THE ASHANTI REGION, GHANA Bernice Asomaniwaa and Felix Asante Centre for Development Studies, University of Agder, Norway Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi GHANA GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2012 KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI 1ST TO 4TH AUGUST, 2012

  2. Presentation Outline • Introduction • Problem in context • Profile of study area • Methodology • Results and discussions • Conclusions • Recommendation

  3. Introduction Agriculture is one of the main components to be considered in rural development. This is attributed to the fact that agriculture is the mainstay of most rural economies. This notwithstanding, the agricultural practices in most rural areas are still rudimentary in the face of high population growth and limited land area and this acts as an impediment to development (Grabowski and Self, 2006).

  4. Introduction cont. This paper therefore adopts Esther Boserup’sdiscussion of agricultural development as used by Krautkraemer (1993) in which population growth leads to agricultural intensification. The main objective of this paper is to find out potential effects and constraints of modernized food crop farming in rural development

  5. The problem in context • About 85% of rural households operate a farm or keep livestock and that makes agriculture the mainstay economic activity in rural Ghana (Ghana Statistical Service, 2008). • Adwumakase – Kese is a typical farming community in the AfigyaKwabre District of the Ashanti Region and there is virtually no modernization practice among the farmers

  6. Problem cont. • Attempts they make at adopting and adapting to any form of modernized practice is faced with a lot of frustrations • The farmers at Adwumakase – Kese have a positive attitude towards agricultural modernization and are willing to embrace the concept but how?

  7. Study Area Profile • Adwumakasekese lies within latitudes 6°41 to 6°521 North and longitudes 1°331 to 1°441 Westin the Kwabre district of the Ashanti region. • Annual rainfall is between 125mm and 175mm with relative humidity of 75 to 80. • Mean annual temperature is about 30˚C with the lowest 26.1˚C.

  8. Study Area cont. • Population is 3,310 (Population and Housing Census, 2000) with males accounting for 50.4% of the total population and females 49.6%. • Productive activities in AdwumakaseKese have been categorized into two (2) major sectors, namely Agriculture and Service

  9. Map of the Study District

  10. Methodology • Used both qualitative and quantitative research design. Both primary and secondary data sources were employed. • A purposive sampling was used to select 145 household heads who are subsistent farmers, in AdwumakaseKese for interviewing • Five other key informants were also selected for interviewing

  11. Results and Discussions Strategies for uplifting the current state of farming in the area • Land Reform

  12. Strategies cont. • Good Agricultural practices • Transportation and marketing • Education and credit facilities

  13. The potential effects of agric modernization • Productivity increase • Reduction in social vices • Provide employment and increase in income • Livelihood improvement

  14. Potential effects cont.

  15. Possible constraints in the Implementation of Agric Modernization • Financial • Knowledge gap • Land problem • Environmental pollution • Non-committed leadership

  16. Possible Constraints Cont

  17. Conclusions • The paper confirms that food crop farming in Adwumakase – Kese is predominantly traditional, and this represents 92.4 per cent of the total sample size • It also confirms that modernized food crop farming pose the potential to positively affect the lives of the people and in variable ways

  18. The way forward • The immediate need for intensification of agriculture rather than extensive cultivation • Education of farmers on agricultural modernization • Rehabilitation of the road network from the community to market centers • Formation of farmers association to ensure effective marketing and pricing system

  19. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

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