A CASE STUDY PROFILE ON ORGANIC SHEA PROCESSING IN DRYLAND NORTHERN GHANA

The document details community-led adaptation strategies across different ecological zones in Ghana. In the West Gonja District, women use Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) and energy-saving stoves to enhance organic shea processing and resilience. In the Savannah and northern regions, farmers employ climate-smart agriculture, including agroforestry and solar-powered irrigation, to improve soil fertility. In the peri-urban area of Aboabo, residents implement early warning systems and infrastructure modifications to mitigate flooding. Along the coast in Keta, communities use gabions, beach nourishment, and mangrove restoration to combat coastal erosion and sea-level rise.

• In the West Gonja District of northern Ghana, women have utilized Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) to gain access to credit, which supports group-based organic shea processing and investments in tree planting and climate-smart agriculture.
• Adaptation practices in the organic shea sector include the use of energy-saving stoves for parboiling shea nuts and the establishment of local by-laws to prohibit charcoal burning and logging.
• Communities in the Savannah and northern regions of Ghana are adopting climate-smart agricultural and agroecological practices, such as conservation agriculture, the use of drought-resistant crop varieties, agroforestry, and community-based solar-powered irrigation to improve soil health and food security.
• In the peri-urban area of Aboabo in the Ashanti region, residents are adapting to frequent flooding caused by poor infrastructure and waste dumping in the Aboabo River valley through climate change education, desilting drainage systems, and raising the foundations of wooden houses.
• Coastal communities in Keta, Volta Region, are employing several strategies to combat sea-level rise and erosion, including the construction of boulder revetments and gabions, beach nourishment, the creation of dual canals, and the restoration of mangrove forests.
• Across the studied regions, common barriers to effective adaptation include a lack of financial resources, limited institutional support from local and central governments, and inadequate equipment or storage facilities.

APA

Africa Policy Research Institute (n.d.). A CASE STUDY PROFILE ON ORGANIC SHEA PROCESSING IN DRYLAND NORTHERN GHANA. https://afripoli.org/projects/climate-adaptation/uploads/files/Ghana_Case_Study_Profile.pdf

Chicago

Africa Policy Research Institute. A CASE STUDY PROFILE ON ORGANIC SHEA PROCESSING IN DRYLAND NORTHERN GHANA. n.d. https://afripoli.org/projects/climate-adaptation/uploads/files/Ghana_Case_Study_Profile.pdf.

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@techreport{africapolicyresearchinstitutendcase, author = {{Africa Policy Research Institute}}, title = {{A CASE STUDY PROFILE ON ORGANIC SHEA PROCESSING IN DRYLAND NORTHERN GHANA}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, url = {https://afripoli.org/projects/climate-adaptation/uploads/files/Ghana_Case_Study_Profile.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }