Innovation development and transfer by Agricultural Development Agencies: a case study of cowpea IPM in Northern Ghana

This paper draws on data collected during 12 months of fieldwork in Northern Ghana. The fieldwork researched two communities in two districts of Northern Ghana and three Agricultural Development Agencies (ADA); Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and World Vision Ghana (WVG). Data collection was achieved through formal surveys, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and observations. A total of 120 individual interviews were conducted for the formal survey guided by the questionnaire. Thirty individual questionnaire - 10 each - were administered to the three ADA-SARI, WVG, and MOFA. Again documentation of activities from the three ADA was gathered