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involvingmen andwomen in the process of developing climate-smart agriculture has changed attitudes of both men and women to on-farm tree planting and management. Similar changes were mentioned in the Ghanaian women’s group discussions (not reported in detail here). For example, a group of women of the Doggohcommunity inGhana said theydidnot knowbefore thatwomencanplant trees,as theyhadnotseenanywomenin thecommunitydoingitbefore theCCAFS program’s intervention. This had restricted the access of women in most rural Table 14.2 Characteristics of behavioral changes identified in individual farmers’ stories (%of respondents) Domains of changes/characteristics BurkinaFaso Ghana Niger Men Women Men Women Men Women 1.Changes inknowledge Knowledge about agricultural tech- niques (relationships between cli- matechangeandimprovedvarieties, plowingflat and rowplanting, com- post preparation, etc.) 84.21 60.00 100 100 100 100 Knowledge about implementing on-farmassisted natural regenera- tion techniques 57.89 46.67 a a 100 100 Knowledgeof trees (planting and utilization) 36.84 62.50 33.33 33.33 10 16.67 2.Changes inagricultural practices Agricultural practices (use of improved seeds, rowplanting, com- post application, fertilizer use, etc.) 57.89 73.33 100 100 100 83.33 Practicingon-farmassisted natural regeneration of trees (associated with anti-erosion sites) 5.26 13.33 33.33 33.33 100 83.33 Planting trees 26.32 40.00 a a a a 3.Organizational changes Relationships among farmers 36.84 6.67 16.67 16.67 a a 4.Changes inpartnering 57.89 66.67 66.67 66.67 60.00 33.33 In-community collaboration (exchangeof information, services andgoods) 57.89 66.67 66.67 66.67 60.00 33.33 5.Access toproductive resources (on-farmtrees, etc.) Access to on-farmandmedicinal trees 31.58 80.00 a a a 16.67 6.Changes in food security Diversity of diets and early harvests fromearlymaturing crops a 13.33 50.00 a a 83.33 Total surveyed sample 19 15 6 6 10 6 Source:Authors’ counts from the stories of changes (2013) aIndicates that the characteristicwasnot found in the significant change stories told by farmers 262 J. Somdaet al.