Working towards Sustainable Innovation for Green Waste Benefits: The Role of Awareness of Consequences in the Adoption of Shaded Cocoa Agroforestry in Ghana

Sustainability

David Botchie¹  JamesS. Kaba²  FredA. Yamoah³  Joseph Amankwah-Amoah⁴ 

[1] Business School, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK;Department of Agroforestry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Department of Management, Birkbeck-University of London, London WC1E 7HX, UK;Kent Business School, University of Kent, Medway ME4 4TE, UK;

关键词: shaded and unshaded agroforestry;    waste management benefits;    awareness of consequence;    cocoa farmers;    cocoa extension policy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13031453

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Drawing on the awareness of consequence literature, this paper unpacks how the awareness of the consequences of full-sun cocoa production can encourage farmers to adopt shaded cocoa agroforestry that preserves the land and favours better cocoa farm waste management. Using Ghana as a case study, the paper provides distinctive insights on how shaded cocoa agroforestry systems provide sustainable yields in the medium- to long-term, relative to unshaded systems. We also find that cocoa farmers’ awareness of consequences about the effects of undertaking unshaded cocoa production could make individual farmers exhibit pro-environmental behaviour, leading to the adoption of cocoa agroforestry systems that help preserve soil fertility and improve waste management. We recommend that the utilization of awareness of consequence protocols, coupled with the efficient diffusion of information on the benefits of agroforestry in terms of waste management and environmental improvements to the cocoa farmers, could increase the adoption of shaded cocoa production regimes in Ghana.

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