Derick Taylor Adu

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the vulnerability of smallholder maize farming households to climate change in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana by employing the Livelihood Vulnerability Index with particular emphasis on access to and utilization of water resources.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors empirically tested the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis by analyzing the relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution (carbon dioxide emission, CO2 and combustible renewable waste, CoWaste) using a panel dataset from 1970 to 2013 for selected West African countries with similar income status.

TL;DR: It is recommended that policies by government and non-governmental organisations should be aimed at mobilizing resources towards the expansion of extension education and extension service should target younger farmers as well as provide information on alternative pest control methods in order to reduce pesticide use among cocoa farmers.

TL;DR: The study recommends that cocoa farmers should be well educated on crop insurance and should be involved in planning the crop insurance scheme in order to conclude on the premium to be paid by them.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed cocoa farmers' perception on climate change and adaptation strategies in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana and found that these perceptions would help identify knowledge knowledge.