| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 RESEARCH BACKGROUND | 第14页 |
| 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 RESEARCH PURPOSE | 第15页 |
| 1.4 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-28页 |
| 2.1 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES OF AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 FARMING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN GHANA | 第18-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Geographic Location and Demographics | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Land Use, Vegetation and Soils | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.3 Climate and Agro-ecological Zones | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.4 Crop Failure and Farm Technology Adoption in Ghana | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 FARMING SYSTEM IN NORTHWEST CHINA | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Geographic Location and Demographics | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2. Impact of Drought on Agriculture in Northwest and North China | 第26-28页 |
| CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCH METHOD | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1 STUDY AREAS | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Data Collection from Ghana | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Data Collection in China | 第29页 |
| 3.2 DATA ANALYSIS | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Conversion of Daily Sunshine Hour to Percentage Sunshine Hour | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 THE CHOICE FOR MAIZE CROP | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER 4 - RESULT AND DISCUSSION | 第33-64页 |
| 4.1 COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS BETWEEN GHANA AND CHINA | 第33-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Temperature | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Precipitation | 第36-42页 |
| 4.1.3 Sunshine Hour | 第42-45页 |
| 4.1.4 Possibility Analysis of Climatic Conditions between Ghana and China | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2 COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CROPPING SYSTEMS | 第49-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Type of Crops - Northern Ghana | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Growing Season | 第52页 |
| 4.2.3 Planting Density or Population | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2.4 Seed Variety (Hybrid) | 第53页 |
| 4.2.5 Types Crops in Northwest China | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.6 Growing Season in China | 第54页 |
| 4.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS OF FARMERS IN GHANA AND CHINA | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3.1 Socio-economic Parameters - Ghana | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Farmer’s Illiteracy level | 第56页 |
| 4.4 COST – BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR PLASTIC FILM MULCHING | 第56-58页 |
| 4.4.1 Decision on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Agricultural Drought Technology Transfer | 第58页 |
| 4.5 JUDGEMENT SYSTEM AND WEIGHTING CRITERIA | 第58-61页 |
| 4.5.1 Decision Matrix and Weighted Score | 第58-59页 |
| 4.5.2 Suitability Assessment Based on Growing Season | 第59-61页 |
| 4.6. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF PLASTIC FILM MULCHING TECHNOLOGY | 第61-64页 |
| 4.6.1 Agronomic Effects and Benefits | 第62-64页 |
| CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 第64-65页 |
| 5.1 CONCLUSION | 第64页 |
| 5.2 RECOMMENDATION | 第64-65页 |
| REFERENCE | 第65-74页 |
| APPENDIX | 第74-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第77-78页 |
| RESUME | 第78-81页 |
