The Adaptive Farmer is part of the Life in a Changing Landscape project by the Gower Street pilot consortium program in the southern part of Ghana organised by two of four participating CSOs, Ghana Youth Environmental Movement and Alliance for Environmental Intervention. This project is taking massive shape in Kwanyarko and Asikuma in the Eastern Region of Ghana with the aim of helping farmers adapt to their changing environments while maintaining sustainable livelihoods.
The consortium program, sponsored by Gower Street, was established to provide funding opportunities to four CSOs (Ghana Youth Environmental Movement, Alliance for Environmental Intervention, United Force for Development, and AgroIntroduction to work collaboratively toward common climate adaptation goals. This innovative pilot program tested a consortium funding model while helping communities adapt to changing landscapes in ways that benefit both people and nature.
Program Components:
Community Forums
- Conducted participatory forums to gather local knowledge, experiences, and best practices in climate-smart agriculture and agroecology
- Used community inputs to shape responsive, cost-effective interventions addressing root challenges
Farmer Capacity Building
- Implemented a training-of-trainers model, equipping farmer group leaders with skills in climate-smart agriculture and agroecology principles
- Enabled knowledge transfer through a snowball approach, reaching last-mile farmers effectively
- Focused on helping farmers adapt to landscapes significantly different from traditional farming conditions
Ongoing Initiatives:
Agroforestry Initiative
- Work to improve agricultural productivity through Good Agronomic Practices
- Increase farmer resilience to climate change impacts through practical adaptation strategies
- Contribute to global climate mitigation efforts through enhanced carbon sequestration
- Strengthen consortium members’ capacity for collaborative programming and financial management
- Provide farmers with necessary inputs and extension services to adopt and scale agroforestry practices
- Promote agricultural systems by delivering both productivity gains and climate mitigation/adaptation benefits
Target Beneficiaries:
The program focuses on supporting vulnerable farming communities most exposed to climate change impacts in the southern part of Ghana by Ghana Youth Environmental Movement and Alliance for Environmental Intervention and northern part of Ghana by United Force for Development, and AgroIntroduction, helping them adapt to their changing environments while maintaining sustainable livelihoods