Rural Agriculture and Poverty Trap: Can Climate-Smart Innovations Provide Breakeven Solutions to Smallholder Farmers?

Akaniyene Ignatius Akpan, Dimitrios Zikos · 2023 · Environments

Summary. Climate-smart agriculture adoption by smallholder farmers in Ghana's Upper West and Upper East regions did not significantly improve food security or income. While climate change severely damages agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods, CSA practices alone cannot break the poverty trap without complementary support. Farmers need better infrastructure, inputs, and market access to realize CSA's potential benefits.

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Akpan, A. I., & Zikos, D.. (2023). Rural Agriculture and Poverty Trap: Can Climate-Smart Innovations Provide Breakeven Solutions to Smallholder Farmers?. Environments. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments10040057

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DOI: 10.3390/environments10040057
Countries: Ghana
Regions: Africa
Categories: climate-and-environment, food-systems, policy
Added: 2026-04-28