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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…This study explores the impact of changes in land tenure institutions on women’s land rights and the efficiency of tree resource management in western Ghana, where cocoa is the dominant crop. Although communal land tenure aims to provide equitable access to land for all households, women’s land rights in the region are weaker than those of men, as is often the case under customary land tenure systems (Lastarria-Cornhiel 1997). …”
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Land tenure and the management of land and trees: the case of customary land tenure areas of Ghana by Otsuka, Keijiro, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B.

“…This study explores the effects of land tenure institutions on land use and management using household date from cocoa growing areas of Ghana. Various land tenure institutions with different land rights coexist in our sites, such as allocated family land, inherited land, appropriated village land, and land received as gift. …”
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A multiple-method approach to studying childcare in an urban environment: the case of Accra, Ghana by Ruel, Marie T., Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Arimond, Mary

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A multiple-method approach to studying childcare in an urban environment: the case of Accra, Ghana by Ruel, Marie T., Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Arimond, Mary

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A positive deviance approach to the study of child feeding practices and care in Accra, Ghana by Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Ruel, Marie T.

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Spatial and multivariate assessment of access to water for sustainable agriculture intensification in semi-arid Ghana by Boateng, E. N. K., Atampugre, Gerald, Mariwah, S., Mensah, I., Johnson, F. A., Furst, C., Nyarko, B. K.

“…This study investigates smallholder farmers’ access to water for SAI in the Guinea and Sudan Savannah Agroecological Zones (SSAZ) of Ghana. Data were collected from 698 smallholder farmers across 25 communities using a structured questionnaire and geospatial techniques. …”
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Accelerated growth and structural transformation: Assessing Ghana’s options to reach middle-income status by Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Yu, Bingxin, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Ghana has made considerable progress over the last 20 years in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty. …”
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Assessing the potential economic impact of genetically modified crops in Ghana: A methodological framework by Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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Assessing the potential economic impact of genetically modified crops in Ghana: Virus resistant tomato by Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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Assessing the potential economic impact of genetically modified crops in Ghana: Insect-resistant cabbage by Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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Assessing the potential economic impact of genetically modified crops in Ghana: Virus-resistant cassava by Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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Accelerating growth and structural transformation: Ghana's options for reaching middle-income country status by Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Yu, Bingxin, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Ghana is an emerging success story in Africa and in a couple of years will become the first African country to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal of halving its national poverty rate. …”
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Local impacts of a global crisis: Food price transmission and poverty impacts in Ghana by Cudjoe, Godsway, Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen

“…This paper takes a local perspective on global food price shocks by analyzing food price transmission between regional markets in Ghana. It also assesses the impacts of differential local food price increases on various household groups. …”
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Local impacts of a global crisis: Food price transmission and poverty impacts in Ghana by Cudjoe, Godsway, Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen

“…Recent increases in cereals prices raise questions about agricultural priorities in Ghana. This report presents an application of the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) to the problem of identifying opportunities to enhance agriculture’s contribution to economic growth and poverty alleviation in the country. …”
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Do institutions limit clientelism?: A study of the district assemblies common fund in Ghana by Banful, Afua Branoah

“…This paper presents an empirical investigation of a pioneering formula-based system of resource allocation from the central government to local governments in Ghana?the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). …”
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Cocoa value chain: Challenges facing Ghana in a changing global confectionary market by Barrientos, Stephanie, Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo

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State policies and smallholders politics in Ghana’s agriculture ‘Modernization’ paradigm: A policy review by Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim, Oklikah, Desmond Ofori, Abdulai, Abdul-Salam Jahanfo, Mohammed, Kamaldeen, Alhassan, Alhassan Yakubu

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Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Maize Production in Northern Ghana: The Case of Basal Fertilizer Timing. by Rahman, Nurudeen Abdul, Kizito, Fred, Kotu, Bekele, Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard, Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…A 2-year (2019-2020) on-farm study was conducted to assess the sustainability of basal NPK fertilizer application timing in smallholder maize cropping system in northern Ghana. The experimental design was RCBD with sixty-seven farmers as replicates. …”
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Validation of resilient and drought adapted forage options for mixed farming systems in Northern Ghana by Ansah, Terry, Pigangsoa Konlan, Solomon, Cudjoe, Shedrack, Akufo, Naana M., Mogre, Joshua W.S., Dari, Prosper S., van der Hoek, Rein

“…This study evaluates the biomass yield and chemical composition of different grass species harvested at three intervals across the years 2023 and 2024 at two sites at the Nyankpala campus of the University of Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana. Twelve grass and legumes were assessed, including Panicum maximum (Megathyrsus maximus) cv Massai, P. …”
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Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: Sources of pathogen contamination and health risk elimination by Amoah, Philip, Drechsel, Pay, Abaidoo, Robert C.

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