Indigenous agricultural communication systems as pathways for knowledge transfer and adoption of sustainable farming practices in rural Ghana
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Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum 1,2*, Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo 1,3,
Pearl Lefadola Boineelo 1,4 and Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura 1,5
1 Future Africa, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana,
3 Department of History, Political Science, and Development Studies, Mkwawa University College of Education, Iringa, Tanzania, 4 Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, 5 Department of Public Management and Political Studies, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Introduction: Agricultural information dissemination is essential for sustaining
rural livelihoods. However, many smallholder farmers in Ghana have limited
access to formal agricultural extension services and digital technologies. As a
result, Indigenous Agricultural Communication Systems (IACS) continue to play
a significant role in agricultural knowledge sharing and decision-making. This study explored the types, roles, effectiveness, and challenges of IACS in selected
rural communities in Ghana.
Keywords: adoption, climate adaptation, indigenous agricultural communication systems, knowledge transfer, smallholder farmers, sustainable farming practices
Funding: The author(s) declared that financial support was received for this work and/or its publication. The study was sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York through the FAR_LeaF project, Future Africa, and the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Tham-Agyekum EK, Ndimbo GK, Boineelo PL and Maramura TC (2026). Indigenous agricultural communication systems as pathways for knowledge transfer and adoption of sustainable farming practices in rural Ghana. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 10:1846686. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1846686 |
