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Biblioteca Cropping systems, land tenure and social diversity in Wenchi, Ghana: Implications for soil fertility management.

Cropping systems, land tenure and social diversity in Wenchi, Ghana: Implications for soil fertility management.

Cropping systems, land tenure and social diversity in Wenchi, Ghana: Implications for soil fertility management.

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Date of publication
Diciembre 2006
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
UNCCD:484
Pages
224

The original entry point for this study was how to optimize long-term rotation strategies for addressing the problem of soil fertility decline in Wenchi, Ghana. However, as the study progressed over time, it was realized that what we initially interpreted as soil fertility management strategies were closely intertwined with wider issues such as cropping systems, livelihood aspirations and land tenure relations. Exploration of farmers’ soil fertility management practices revealed a link between tenure insecurity among migrant farmers especially, and limited attention for regeneration of soil fertility. The native farmers who own land tend to use rotations involving long-duration crops such as cassava and pigeonpea to improve their soils. In contrast, migrants who depend mostly on short-term rental or sharecropping arrangements, rely more on rotations with shortduration
crops such as cowpea and groundnut to improve soil fertility.

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