Droughts and Dry Spells in Ghana: A Looming Crisis for Farmers …
2 days ago · Trends of Rainfall Patterns and Impact of Dry Spell in Ghana. In 1983, a severe dry spell, coupled with devastating bushfires, resulted in one of Ghana’s most severest famines, it …
Ghana - ELD Initiative
Land Degradation: Ghana has 35% of its land under threat of desertification. As a result of land degradation, grasslands, woodlands and forests are being lost while natural water bodies are …
Northern Ghana's Dry Spell: A crisis unfolding for farmers and …
Aug 28, 2024 · Farmers in the Upper East, Upper West, and Northern Regions of Ghana faced a significant dry spell during June, July, and August 2024. While other regions such as the …
Irrigation: Surviving the impact of dry spells in Northern Region
2 days ago · Trends of Rainfall Patterns and Impact of Dry Spell in Ghana. In 1983, a severe dry spell, coupled with devastating bushfires, resulted in one of Ghana’s most severest famines, it …
Agriculture Thrives Where Water Flows: How Ghana is failing to …
Nov 8, 2024 · Data from the Ghana Grain Council (GGC) indicated that dry spells and drought conditions affected 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land in the country, resulting in crop …
UNCCD Data Dashboard | Ghana
A series of maps reported by the selected country shows the proportion of degraded land over total land area, the extent of land under drought and the proportion of the population exposed …
Drought conditions in northern zone hit grains sector hardest
Oct 21, 2024 · Dry spells and drought conditions have affected 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land in the country, resulting in crop revenue losses amounting to some GH¢22.2billion for …
Farming on dry, dusty land: The thrilling story of ancestral organic ...
Nov 6, 2024 · James Opoakpojor, an organic farmer at Techiman Faawoman, thought agroecology “was a joke” until he almost lost his life. But he was forced to change his mind in …
Dry spells trigger GH¢22.2 billion crop losses - GhanaWeb
Oct 17, 2024 · Data from the Ghana Grains Council (GGC) indicate that dry spells and drought conditions have affected 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land in the country, resulting in …
Ghana faces devastating dry spell - Government intervenes to
Sep 2, 2024 · A severe drought has gripped Ghana, affecting over 928,000 farmers and threatening the country's food security.