Building farmers' capacity for innovation generation: Insights from rural Ghana

Justice A. Tambo, Tobias Wünscher · 2017 · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Summary. Rural farmers in Ghana who participate in farmer field forums—a participatory extension approach—generate significantly more innovations than non-participants, with 27% higher probability of innovation and 49% more innovation practices implemented. Education and risk preference also drive farmer innovation. However, the program shows no spillover benefits to non-participants, raising cost-effectiveness concerns. Policies should build farmer innovation capacity through institutional arrangements enabling stakeholder interaction and learning.

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  title   = {Building farmers' capacity for innovation generation: Insights from rural Ghana},
  author  = {Justice A. Tambo and Tobias Wünscher},
  journal = {Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems},
  year    = {2017},
  doi     = {10.1017/s1742170516000521},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170516000521}
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DOI

10.1017/s1742170516000521

Countries

Ghana

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28