A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana
Using remotely sensed land-cover data in 1994 and 2014, and cross-sectional survey data in 2014, this study examines the association between land use and cover change and agricultural productivity in northern Ghana. We document a significant expansion of crop land and settlements (productive use) at...
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| author | Haile, Beliyou Signorelli, Sara Azzarri, Carlo Guo, Zhe |
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| description | Using remotely sensed land-cover data in 1994 and 2014, and cross-sectional survey data in 2014, this study examines the association between land use and cover change and agricultural productivity in northern Ghana. We document a significant expansion of crop land and settlements (productive use) at the expense of natural vegetation cover. Land areas converted from natural cover to productive use have higher maize yield (0.17 tons per hectare) and harvest value (1,021 Ghanaian Cedi) compared with those converted from bare soil to productive cover. Moreover, areas that were covered by shrubs or savannah in 1994 were more productive in 2014 relative to bare soils in 1994. Although our data do not allow us to establish causality, the evidence suggests the importance of past land-cover conditions in affecting current agricultural performance, especially in resource-stricken settings where conservation and restoration practices are not as common. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1467542025-02-24T06:49:00Z A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana Haile, Beliyou Signorelli, Sara Azzarri, Carlo Guo, Zhe land management spatial data geographical information systems land-use mapping spectral analysis spatial distribution agriculture land use productivity agricultural productivity Using remotely sensed land-cover data in 1994 and 2014, and cross-sectional survey data in 2014, this study examines the association between land use and cover change and agricultural productivity in northern Ghana. We document a significant expansion of crop land and settlements (productive use) at the expense of natural vegetation cover. Land areas converted from natural cover to productive use have higher maize yield (0.17 tons per hectare) and harvest value (1,021 Ghanaian Cedi) compared with those converted from bare soil to productive cover. Moreover, areas that were covered by shrubs or savannah in 1994 were more productive in 2014 relative to bare soils in 1994. Although our data do not allow us to establish causality, the evidence suggests the importance of past land-cover conditions in affecting current agricultural performance, especially in resource-stricken settings where conservation and restoration practices are not as common. 2019-02 2024-06-21T09:08:37Z 2024-06-21T09:08:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146754 en https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab054 Limited Access Cambridge University Press Haile, Beliyou; Signorelli, Sara; Azzarri, Carlo; and Guo, Zhe. 2019. A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana. Environment and Development Economics 24(1): 67-86. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X18000323 |
| spellingShingle | land management spatial data geographical information systems land-use mapping spectral analysis spatial distribution agriculture land use productivity agricultural productivity Haile, Beliyou Signorelli, Sara Azzarri, Carlo Guo, Zhe A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana |
| title | A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana |
| title_full | A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana |
| title_short | A spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance: Evidence from northern Ghana |
| title_sort | spatial analysis of land use and cover change and agricultural performance evidence from northern ghana |
| topic | land management spatial data geographical information systems land-use mapping spectral analysis spatial distribution agriculture land use productivity agricultural productivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146754 |
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