Table 3 Climate adaptation strategies adopted by the farmers
From: Effects of climate adaptation on technical efficiency of maize production in Northern Ghana
Adaptation strategy | Freq. | % out of 619 |
|---|---|---|
Planting date | 511 | 82.6 |
Early maturing variety | 290 | 46.8 |
Drought-resistant variety | 173 | 27.9 |
Crop rotation | 200 | 32.3 |
Land rotation | 155 | 25.0 |
Mixed farming | 339 | 54.8 |
Intercropping | 272 | 43.9 |
Refilling | 318 | 51.4 |
CA | 190 | 30.7 |
ISFM | 140 | 22.6 |
Mulching | 170 | 27.5 |
Row planting | 327 | 52.8 |
IPM | 159 | 25.7 |
Contour farming | 126 | 20.4 |