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Examining the Meat Food Value Chain and Food System in Accra, Ghana

Studies of the consumption patterns in ruminant livestock productions and supply chains have become necessary as important determinants of food security globally and good health. The main aim of this study is to examine the meat food system and food security, consumption patterns and the involvement of West African international migrants in the meat industry […]

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Migrant Remittances, Food Security and Multi-Local Households: Ghanaian Labour Migration to Qatar

This paper investigates the impact of migrant remittances on food security among multi-local households within Ghana and Qatar, focusing on the experiences of Ghanaian labour migrants. Through a mixed-methods approach comprising household surveys in Ghana and in-depth interviews with migrants in Qatar conducted from March to June 2023, the paper explores how remittances influence the

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Young People’s Mobilities, Farming Aspirations and Engagements in Northern Ghana

Development policies targeting young people and African agriculture tend to focus on their abandonment of the sector and the need to attract new generations to agricultural activities through its commercialization. This paper points to potential gaps in such interventions by investigating the diverse mobilities, aspirations, and engagements of young people in farming, through a qualitative

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COVID-19 and Urban Food Security in Ghana During the Third Wave

While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security have been documented, the intensity and forms of food insecurity in urban households in the Global South have not been adequately explored. This is despite the emerging consensus that impacts of the pandemic were more severe in urban than rural Africa. This paper addresses

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Migrant Women’s Food Insecurity Experiences in the Breadbasket of Ghana

Migration has become a safety net for smallholder farmers across Africa in response to rapidly deteriorating climatic conditions and the resulting low agricultural productivity. In semi-arid northern Ghana, especially the Upper West Region, many people migrate to rural farming communities in the Middle Belt of the country – popularly referred to as Ghana’s breadbasket –

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South-South Migration: Examining the Links Between Food Security and Migration from Ghana to Qatar

This PhD research study aims to contribute to the emerging literature on labour migration from Ghana to the Gulf with a particular focus on Qatar. In particular, the project seeks to 1) understand the role of food insecurity as a driver of migration from Ghana to the Gulf; 2) examine the coping strategies and food

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