Summary: Mean Daily Flow Station Number : 01001001 Station Name : Pwalugu on White Volta Time-Series Type : Flow (cumecs) Latitude : 10:35: 0 N Longitude : 0:51: 0 W Elevation : 123.8 metres Area : 62566.0 sq km With gaps!

Relative Humidity at Krete-Krachi Station, Ghana, 1960 - 2010. Two measurements/day (6:00 am / 3 pm). Gaps: 1975 1992

Min/Max daily temperature at Yendi station, Ghana, from 1960 - 2010

Min/Max daily temperature at Tamale station, Ghana, from 1960 - 2010

Hourly rainfall at 5 Stations in Burkina Faso.

Daily Min/Max Temperature and Precipitation at Dapaong Station, Togo, 1961 - 2012

Daily runoff at 7 Stations in Burkina Faso.

This study revealed that local agro-pastoralists were quite aware of their own actions that could influence the changing abundance of the natural forage resources. Moreover, the local informants suggested means through which their rich LEK in the traditional management and regulation of plant resources including forage plants could be applied. This is necessary for them to tackle negative effects of the ecological drivers to changing forage plants communities especially crops. One of the topmost suggestions made by local agro-pastoralists was that cutting down of trees for charcoal production and fuel wood should be stopped, while afforestation of useful trees should be encouraged by fellow farmers to increase the frequency of rainfall incidences and increase soil fertility.

The data set contains the applications to the WASCAL Farmer Innovation Contest. The contest took place in the years 2012-2015, respectively, in the Upper East Region in Ghana. Eligible to partake in the contest were local small-scale farmers form the region. Their agricultural innovations could be either of technical, institutional or organisational kind. A broad range of innovation themes were covered, such as animal husbandry, crop management or storage innovations. The table provides information about the applicants, e.g. basic demographics, and their innovations, e.g. theme of innovation, problem addressed, or obstacles and costs in applying the innovations. The data was collected in questionnaires that served as the application to the contest. Local extension officers assisted in the application process. In the final step, a jury of experts evaluated the innovations and determined the contest winners. Winners of the contest were awarded with material or monetary prices. Additionally, the data set provides basic descriptive statistics for all contest runs, e.g. share of pest or disease related innovations of total innovations.