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Climate change is posing threat to agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana.
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is proposed to solve climate change impacts on agriculture.
Smallholder farmers are adopting various strategies to be resilient to climate change effects.
Empirical research is required to evaluate CSA utilisation in Ghana. Lawra, Jirapa and Nandom
districts in the climate-risk areas of Guinea Savannah agro-ecological zone were chosen and
Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools were used. Farm budget analysis and market price
methods were employed; key financial decision-making tools were net returns, profit margins
and benefit-cost ratio. Soft systems content analysis, frequencies, means, ranking and data
aggregation were employed to generate results. CSA use in the study districts was smallholder
driven and male dominated. CSA was mainly used for staples including cereals and legumes and
small ruminants under livestock. Crop-livestock integration and crop rotation were the common
CSA practices with the highest costs (GH¢6,370.00) and highest revenues (GH¢9,460.00)
respectively. Utilisation of CSA in the districts is beneficial and investments are profitable and
financially viable. All actors and stakeholders must join forces to promote CSA in the districts.
Rigorous promotional campaigns, capacity building and funding at all levels are crucial for CSA
adoption in Ghana.