Social differences in the vulnerability and adaptation patterns among smallholder farmers : evidence from lawra district in the upper west region of Ghana

Research on smallholder farmers in Ghana has paid inadequate attention to social differentiation among smallholder farmers. This study assesses the perception of vulnerability and climate change adaptation strategies of socially differentiated groups of smallholder farmers in Lawra district. Results suggest that smallholder farmers are not homogenous. Rather, males and females and youth and older folks differ in their perception of vulnerability and subsequent adaptation strategies. Results of perceptions drawn from focus group discussions are tabled and compared as “Hazards faced by smallholder farmers.