Purpose

The nature of the collaborations that exists among the organizations in the climate change and agriculture sectors can influence the tailoring of climate forecasts into information useable for adapting agricultural practices to the risks posed by climate change. Also, the extent to which farmers are integrated into this organizational collaboration network can influence their access to climate information. This paper aims to examine how organizational collaborations in the process of climate information generation and dissemination acts as either barriers or enablers of farmers’ access to and use of climate information in Ghana.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used key informant interview and questionnaire survey to interview the organizations in the climate change and agriculture sectors. Using network analysis as an analytical framework, the authors estimated the networks’ core-periphery, density, reciprocity and degree centrality.

Findings

The authors observed that communication of climate information to farmers is mostly influenced by the collaborations between governmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations. Nevertheless, information flow and exchange through organizational collaboration network is having limited effect on improving farmers’ knowledge about climate risks, impacts and available risk response options. This is mostly because the feedback flow of information from farmers to national level organizations has not been effective in addressing localized climate/agro challenges.

Originality/value

This paper provides a critical overview of key issues in influencing the relevancy and usefulness of climate information in the Ghanaian agriculture sector. Insights gained and recommendations made are essential for deploying effective climate services in Ghana and can be relevant for many African countries because of similar socioeconomic contexts.

中文翻译：

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农民和组织网络在气候信息交流中的作用：以加纳为例

目的

气候变化和农业部门之间组织之间合作的性质会影响将气候预测调整为可用于使农业实践适应气候变化带来的风险的信息。同样，农民融入该组织协作网络的程度会影响他们对气候信息的访问。本文旨在研究在气候信息产生和传播过程中的组织合作如何成为加纳农民获取和使用气候信息的障碍或促成因素。

设计/方法/方法

这项研究使用关键知情人访谈和问卷调查来采访气候变化和农业部门的组织。使用网络分析作为分析框架，作者估计了网络的核心外围，密度，互易性和程度中心性。

发现

作者观察到，向农民传达气候信息主要受到政府组织和非政府组织之间合作的影响。但是，通过组织协作网络进行的信息流和交流对提高农民对气候风险，影响和可用的风险应对方案的了解有限。这主要是因为从农民到国家组织的信息反馈在解决局部气候/农业挑战方面没有有效。

创意/价值

本文对影响加纳农业部门气候信息的相关性和实用性的关键问题进行了重要的概述。获得的见识和提出的建议对于在加纳部署有效的气候服务至关重要，并且由于类似的社会经济背景，对许多非洲国家也可能具有重要意义。