Primary data on small-scale maize systems in Bolgatanga and Bongo Districts, Upper East Region, Ghana, 2014/15 cropping season

These data were gathered for the purpose of research in Work Package 4.5 within the context of the BiomassWeb Project (biomassweb.org/). The data are on agricultural land use, resource management practices and production in small-scale maize systems in Bolgatanga and Bongo Districts, Upper East Region, Ghana. The data were collected by Francis Molua Mwambo, using semi-structured questionnaire to interview maize farmers in 2015.

The data are based on the interviewees' estimate, which were collected as feedback to the questionnaire during a field survey in the study area. Purpose: The data were used for the purpose of research on Integrated Assessment of Land Use Adaptation, and in particular: “Energy efficiency analysis of biomass production, Considering human and draft animal labor inputs in maize-based production systems in the Sudanian savanna agroecological zone, Ghana”, i.e. Work Package 4.5 within the context of the BiomassWeb Project (BMBF, FZK: 031A258A).