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Affiliations
1 Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences,
Spiritan University College, Ejisu-Ashanti, Kumasi, GH
2 Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Spiritan University College, Ejisu-Ashanti, Kumasi, GH
3 Department of Geography and Ruraln Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GH
4 Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GH
Source
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 5, No 12 (2016), Pagination: 169-177
Abstract
Climate variability continues to impact on rural areas and adaptation strategies are new areas of study in rural communities in most developing countries including Ghana. The study therefore analyses the determinants of tomato farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies in response to climate variability in the Offinso North District, Ghana, using a modeling approach. The study used primary data gathered through structured interviews sampled from a cross-section of registered tomato farmers in the District. The systematic sampling technique was used to sample 378 tomato farmers across three selected communities in the District. The study was analysed using both descriptive and econometric methods with the help of the IBM SPSS Statistics version 21. The multinomial logit regression model was used to determine tomato farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies to climate variability. The results indicated that gender (p<0.05), age (p<0.01), marital status (p<0.10), educational status (p<0.01), access to credit (p<0.05), farm size (p<0.01), farming experience (p<0.05), access to climate information (p<0.05) and access to extension service (p<0.05: p<0.10) are all important determinants that influence tomato farmer’s choice of adaptation strategies to climate variability in the Offinso North District.
Keywords
Climate Variability, Multinomial Logit Regression, Adaptation, Tomato Production, Offinso North District, Ghana.
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