Integrating food and feed crops to improve livelihoods and resilience to climate change

Outline
Team
  • Expected start date:
    January 1, 2015
    Expected end date:
    December 31, 2017
    Institute:
    UNU-INRA
    Project Status:
    Closed
    Project Type:
    Research
    Project Manager :
    Qondi Moyo

    The negative impacts of climate change are being felt hard in Northern Ghana. Smallholder farmers in the region are experiencing reduced crop yields and limited availability of animal feed due to a lack of rainfall and decreasing soil quality.

    This project evaluates promising integrated systems that could increase and sustain food and feed crop production, improve climate resilience, and boost water- and nutrient-use efficiency. Using five villages in northeastern Ghana as test sites, the project works with cassava, cereal, and legume farmers to integrate feed crops into their traditional farming systems. The new practice is expected to improve food and feed production for both humans and domestic animals, boost livelihoods, and improve the rural economy.

    • Qondi Moyo
      Project Manager
    • Vicentia Quartey
      Administrator
    • asubonteng .
      Researcher
    • Benjamin TURKSON