Effects of socio-cultural norms on smallholder adaptation to climate change in Nkoranza South municipality, Ghana

Socio-cultural norms can potentially enhance the adaptive capacities of some groups while constraining the capacities of others. Using household surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews in four communities in the Nkoranza South municipality, Ghana, this article examines how socio-cultural norms influence the climate change adaptation of smallholder farmers. While socio-cultural norms fostered indigenes’ access to farmlands and other communal resources resulting in on-farm diversification, migrants/settlers could not take advantage of climate-resistant cash crops such as cashew due to their limited access to and control of land. Additionally, cultural expectations and roles enhanced women’s non-farm adaptive options compared to men

Adaptive capacity · Adaptive strategies · Agriculture · Business · Cash · Cash crop · Climate change · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Focus group · Geography · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Land Rights and Reforms · Ecology · Forestry

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