Home garden systems in Ghana and their contribution to germplasm flows
2006
Bennett-Lartey, S.O. (Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Bunso (Ghana)) | Boateng, S.K. | Markwei, C.M. | Asante, I.K. | Ayernor, G.S.
Home gardens occur in most parts of Ghana and are of immediate use to household members for food and health requirements. Home gardens are generally multi-storied and multi-purpose. Informal discussion with farmers, interviews and structured questionnaire methods were used to gain information on home gardens in four agro-ecological zones in Ghana. Home gardens ranged in size from 0.1 to 1.0 ha. In terms of structure, home gardens were found to be multi-storied, usually with three or four layers. Species diversity varied among the different agro-ecological zones in the study. There was a flow of germplasm among gardens, farms, local markets, research institutes and natural ecosystems
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