Agroecology is emerging as a compelling response to the challenges Ghana faces, and a viable alternative to the industrial agri-development pathway. Agroecological systems build resilience through crop/species diversity and natural synergies across the whole agro-ecosystem, thereby offering a response to the urgent challenges of climate change and resource scarcity. Furthermore, agroecology is labour intensive, does not require major land restructuring or upscaling, and relies on farmer-to-farmer and intergenerational modes of knowledge exchange – making it well-adapted to the structure and economic realities of Ghana’s agriculture. Despite several interventions to promote agroecology in Ghana, government’s participation is still limited. This study aimed to undertake a mapping of agroecological interventions in Africa and qualitatively analyze their design, the stakeholders’ understandings of agroecology, and their impacts. Besides, a mapping of existing qualitative and quantitative datasets on agroecology will be performed

Various organizations have introduced agroecological practices to farmers in Ghana. These practices include cover crop/green manure, weed, pest, and disease management practices, fertilisation management practices, irrigation management practices, crop temporal successions and crop spatial distribution. Cover crop/green manure, weed, pest, and disease management practices and crop temporal successions are the main practices introduced to farmers. Several agroecological approaches were used. These include agroecology, climate smart agriculture, agroforestry, sustainable intensification, conservation agriculture, organic farming. Most organizations adopted agroecology approach. Through agroecology interventions, the use of improved seeds, soil fertility, water consumption (in crop production), biodiversity on the farm and biomass yield (crop residues, leaf litter, stover) have increased. Also, the interventions led to significant increase in agricultural income and off-farm income of participants. The interventions have increased significantly the yields of maize, rice, soybeans and vegetables during the periodof the interventions. Also, demand for hired labour have increased in almost all the stages of production.

Published as FARA Research Report 8(3).