Coping with Adversity: Resilience Dynamics of Livestock Farmers in Two Agroecological Zones of Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Despite the increasing occurrence of adverse events including droughts and conflicts, livestock farmers in Ghana continue to raise animals to support their livelihoods and the national economy. We assessed the resilience of cattle farmers (CF) to adverse events they faced using a cross-sectional survey of 287 CF in two agroecological zones in Ghana. Resilience to adversities was assessed using the Resilience Scale (RS-14). Resilience scores and categories were computed and factors that explained variations in resilience categories assessed. The farmers kept, on average, 31 cattle per household, with a majority (91%) also growing crops. Key adverse events confronting them in both districts were animal disease outbreaks, pasture shortages, and theft, with 85% (240/287) losing, on average, se

SUBMITTER: Nuvey FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature