Integrated Precision Agriculture and Circular Economy Strategies for Improving Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience in Ghana

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Authors: Felix Frimpong, Shadrack Kwadwo Amponsah, Jeannette Aduhene-Chinbuah, Clement Oppong Peprah, Kwaku Onwona Hwesofour Asante, Eric Owusu Danquah, Stephen Yeboah, Hans Adu Dapaah
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Abstract

Faced with global challenges such as population growth, resource scarcity, and climate change, the world must find sustainable agricultural solutions. Precision agriculture (PA) and the circular economy (CE) emerge as viable options. Our paper explores how these frameworks, along with their associated strategies and examples from Ghana, can address issues such as soil degradation, low productivity, limited diversification, postharvest losses, and heightened climate vulnerability among small farms. By incorporating PA strategies such as organic farming, legume‐crop integration, drone technology, water‐smart farming, aquaponics fish production, hydroponics, innovative mushroom and snail farming, deployment of smart crop varieties, bundling, and agroecology CE principles that maximize productivity per unit area, practitioners can bolster climate resilience, enhance food security, and support rural livelihoods. Adopting strategies such as vertical farming for vegetable production, integrated aquaponics‐based food systems, mushroom production, and improved crop varieties will pave the way for a sustainable future in agriculture. The current study deployed a systematic review to examine the trends, implications, and contributions of PA and the CE to food security and agricultural production in Ghana over the past decade. The findings revealed the various PA and CE strategies adopted in Ghana, along with their potential benefits and synergies.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Agricultural Systems and Practices Light effects on plants

Publication details

Journal / source
Advances in Agriculture
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
2026
Issue
1
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN