Richard Asare
Biographic Data
| ID | 181756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Asare |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Asare |
| SIGNATURE | ASARE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5557-9190 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fostering inclusivity: Factors influencing women cocoa farmers’ access to agricultural extension services in Ghana
Women play vital roles in Ghana’s cocoa sector, yet they continue to face barriers in accessing agricultural extension services that are essential for improving productivity and livelihoods. This study examines the factors influencing women cocoa farmers’ access to extension services, focusing on their socio-economic characteristics, cooperative membership, relational networks, and trust in different communication channels. Using survey data from…
Making Climate-Smart Cocoa Inclusive: Towards a Framework for Gender Transformation
Climate-Smart Cocoa (CSC), a strategic offshoot of the wider Climate-Smart Agriculture, is gaining ground in Ghana, a cocoa export-dependent country. CSC is imperative, given the rapidly declining forests, prolonged periods of drought, pest and disease infestations, and fluctuating cocoa yields attributed to climate variability and change. Although many interventions are instituted to restore sustainable cocoa production, they are largely technic…
Effect of employee recognition, employee engagement on their productivity: The role of transformational leadership style at Ghana Health Service
What resilience theory and praxis can learn from multi-dimensional approaches to understanding poverty: A study of Ghanaian cocoa forest landscapes
Sustainable ecotourism development and visitor satisfaction: The case of Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana
The potential for sustainable ecotourism development in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) addresses conservation needs, visitor satisfaction, and community benefits. The study assessed the tourist and exploitation values of the sanctuary using the Pralong model. The study purposively interviewed five key informants, and field studies were conducted to determine tourist and exploitation values of seven key attraction sites. Semi-structured questi…
The adoption problem is a matter of fit: Tracing the travel of pruning practices from research to farm in Ghana’s cocoa sector
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are central to sustainability standards and certification programmes in the global cocoa chain. Pruning is one of the practices promoted in extension services associated with these sustainability efforts. Yet concerns exist about the low adoption rate of these GAPs by smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana. A common approach to addressing this challenge is based on creating enabling conditions and offering appropria…
Upper canopy tree crown architecture and its implications for shade in cocoa agroforestry systems in the Western Region of Ghana
Several studies have been conducted on shaded cocoa systems, but few of these have examined species-specific crown architecture of upper canopy trees and its influence on shade provision in cocoa agroforestry systems. In view of the fact that cocoa agroforestry is a recommended practice to drive cocoa production onto a climate-smart pathway, and given the role of upper canopy trees in the moderation of shade and light to the cocoa system, there i…
Sustainable but hungry? Food security outcomes of certification for cocoa and oil palm smallholders in Ghana
Cocoa and oil palm are the major commodity crops produced in Ghana and livelihood options for hundreds of thousands of rural households. However, their production has negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Certification standards have been promoted as a market-led mechanism to ensure their sustainable production. Even though food security does not feature in the theory of change of most certification standards, there are interesting in…
Stakeholder perceptions about the drivers, impacts and barriers of certification in the Ghanaian cocoa and oil palm sectors
Understanding climate resilience in Ghanaian cocoa communities – Advancing a biocultural perspective
This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing conceptual development and practical pursuit of resilience, the ability to absorb and respond to shocks, in an agricultural and climate change context. It builds on work that aims to dissolve the nature-society dualism and naturalisation of power relations inherent in systems thinking by developing and extending a framework originally conceived to integrate research on biological and cultural diversity…
Evaluating Farmers’ Knowledge of Shade Trees in Different Cocoa Agro-Ecological Zones in Ghana
Shade trees are an integral part of most cocoa growing systems across the world. This study assesses farmers' local knowledge of shade trees at two locations in Ghana with different climatic conditions and vulnerability to climate change. Akumadan is located in the northern dry part of the cocoa belt representing marginal conditions for cocoa cultivation, whereas Asankragua is located in the southern wet part, more ecologically favorable for coco…
Understanding climate resilience in Ghanaian cocoa communities – Advancing a biocultural perspective
This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing conceptual development and practical pursuit of resilience, the ability to absorb and respond to shocks, in an agricultural and climate change context. It builds on work that aims to dissolve the nature-society dualism and naturalisation of power relations inherent in systems thinking by developing and extending a framework originally conceived to integrate research on biological and cultural diversity…
Stakeholder perceptions about the drivers, impacts and barriers of certification in the Ghanaian cocoa and oil palm sectors
The adoption problem is a matter of fit: Tracing the travel of pruning practices from research to farm in Ghana’s cocoa sector
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are central to sustainability standards and certification programmes in the global cocoa chain. Pruning is one of the practices promoted in extension services associated with these sustainability efforts. Yet concerns exist about the low adoption rate of these GAPs by smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana. A common approach to addressing this challenge is based on creating enabling conditions and offering appropria…
Evaluating Farmers’ Knowledge of Shade Trees in Different Cocoa Agro-Ecological Zones in Ghana
Shade trees are an integral part of most cocoa growing systems across the world. This study assesses farmers' local knowledge of shade trees at two locations in Ghana with different climatic conditions and vulnerability to climate change. Akumadan is located in the northern dry part of the cocoa belt representing marginal conditions for cocoa cultivation, whereas Asankragua is located in the southern wet part, more ecologically favorable for coco…
Understanding climate resilience in Ghanaian cocoa communities – Advancing a biocultural perspective
This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing conceptual development and practical pursuit of resilience, the ability to absorb and respond to shocks, in an agricultural and climate change context. It builds on work that aims to dissolve the nature-society dualism and naturalisation of power relations inherent in systems thinking by developing and extending a framework originally conceived to integrate research on biological and cultural diversity…
Upper canopy tree crown architecture and its implications for shade in cocoa agroforestry systems in the Western Region of Ghana
Several studies have been conducted on shaded cocoa systems, but few of these have examined species-specific crown architecture of upper canopy trees and its influence on shade provision in cocoa agroforestry systems. In view of the fact that cocoa agroforestry is a recommended practice to drive cocoa production onto a climate-smart pathway, and given the role of upper canopy trees in the moderation of shade and light to the cocoa system, there i…
Sustainable but hungry? Food security outcomes of certification for cocoa and oil palm smallholders in Ghana
Cocoa and oil palm are the major commodity crops produced in Ghana and livelihood options for hundreds of thousands of rural households. However, their production has negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Certification standards have been promoted as a market-led mechanism to ensure their sustainable production. Even though food security does not feature in the theory of change of most certification standards, there are interesting in…
Stakeholder perceptions about the drivers, impacts and barriers of certification in the Ghanaian cocoa and oil palm sectors
Sustainable ecotourism development and visitor satisfaction: The case of Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana
The potential for sustainable ecotourism development in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) addresses conservation needs, visitor satisfaction, and community benefits. The study assessed the tourist and exploitation values of the sanctuary using the Pralong model. The study purposively interviewed five key informants, and field studies were conducted to determine tourist and exploitation values of seven key attraction sites. Semi-structured questi…
The adoption problem is a matter of fit: Tracing the travel of pruning practices from research to farm in Ghana’s cocoa sector
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are central to sustainability standards and certification programmes in the global cocoa chain. Pruning is one of the practices promoted in extension services associated with these sustainability efforts. Yet concerns exist about the low adoption rate of these GAPs by smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana. A common approach to addressing this challenge is based on creating enabling conditions and offering appropria…
Making Climate-Smart Cocoa Inclusive: Towards a Framework for Gender Transformation
Climate-Smart Cocoa (CSC), a strategic offshoot of the wider Climate-Smart Agriculture, is gaining ground in Ghana, a cocoa export-dependent country. CSC is imperative, given the rapidly declining forests, prolonged periods of drought, pest and disease infestations, and fluctuating cocoa yields attributed to climate variability and change. Although many interventions are instituted to restore sustainable cocoa production, they are largely technic…
Effect of employee recognition, employee engagement on their productivity: The role of transformational leadership style at Ghana Health Service
What resilience theory and praxis can learn from multi-dimensional approaches to understanding poverty: A study of Ghanaian cocoa forest landscapes
Fostering inclusivity: Factors influencing women cocoa farmers’ access to agricultural extension services in Ghana
Women play vital roles in Ghana’s cocoa sector, yet they continue to face barriers in accessing agricultural extension services that are essential for improving productivity and livelihoods. This study examines the factors influencing women cocoa farmers’ access to extension services, focusing on their socio-economic characteristics, cooperative membership, relational networks, and trust in different communication channels. Using survey data from…
Geography (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (4 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Agroforestry (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works)