Traditional agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice farming in the Republic of Ghana: efficiency issues and ways to modernize

Derick Yamoah; Igor Prikhodko; Khristofor Kesafoti; Valeria Klimenko

doi:10.55186/25876740_2026_69_5_626

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TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN RICE FARMING IN THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA: EFFICIENCY ISSUES AND WAYS TO MODERNIZE Traditional agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice farming in the Republic of Ghana: efficiency issues and ways to modernize

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Published in INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL · Issue 5, 2026 · Pages 626–629 · Rubric: International experience in agriculture

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_5_626

Received: 20.04.2026 Accepted: 27.05.2026 Published: 15.09.2026

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Derick Yamoah

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Igor Prikhodko

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Khristofor Kesafoti

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Valeria Klimenko

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Derick Yamoah

Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin postgraduate student of the department · department of construction and operation of water management facilities · Russian Federation · Krasnodar

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Igor Prikhodko

Academic degree: candidate of technical sciences

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Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin head of the department · department of construction and operation of water management facilities · Russian Federation · Krasnodar

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Khristofor Kesafoti

Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin assistant of the department · department of construction and operation of water management facilities · Russian Federation · Krasnodar

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Valeria Klimenko

Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin head of the laboratory of the department · laboratory of the department of construction and operation of water management facilities · Russian Federation · Krasnodar

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ABSTRACT

The article examines the problem of inefficiency of existing agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice production in Republic of Ghana. Based on the analysis of literature data and field research materials, the main disadvantages of traditional irrigation methods, including flooding of rice checks, furrow and sprinkler irrigation, are identified. It is shown that the dominance of extensive approaches, critically low water use efficiency, infrastructural constraints, and climatic challenges hinder the achievement of food security. The prospects for introducing water-saving technologies, such as Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) and aerobic rice cultivation, adapted to the conditions of Ghana, are considered. Special attention is paid to the socio-economic barriers to innovation adoption and the need for scientific substantiation of regional recommendations.

KEYWORDS

Republic of Ghana, rice, irrigation, water-saving technologies, Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD), water use efficiency, food security, climate-smart agriculture

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Yamoah D. G., Prikhodko I. A., Kesafoti K. E., Klimenko V. E. Traditional agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice farming in the Republic of Ghana: efficiency issues and ways to modernize // INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 2026. no. 5. pp. 626-629. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_5_626. (Date of access 09.10.2026).

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Derick Yamoah, Prikhodko I. A., Kesafoti K. E., Klimenko V. E.. "Traditional agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice farming in the Republic of Ghana: efficiency issues and ways to modernize." INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL.5 (2026): 626-629. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_5_626.

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Yamoah D. G., Prikhodko I. A., Kesafoti K. E., Klimenko V. E. (2026). Traditional agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice farming in the Republic of Ghana: efficiency issues and ways to modernize. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL(5), 626-629. https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_5_626

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Derick Yamoah, Prikhodko I. A., Kesafoti K. E., Klimenko V. E.. "Traditional agricultural technologies and water management systems in rice farming in the Republic of Ghana: efficiency issues and ways to modernize." INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL, no. 5 (2026): 626-629. https://doi.org/10.55186/25876740_2026_69_5_626.

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