Spatio-temporal dynamics and livelihoods transformation in Wa, Ghana

Urbanization, agricultural land use change and livelihood adaptation strategies in peri-urban Wa, Ghana

“…Addo in his argument, opined that, the establishment of smallscale block factories and sawmills at Ofankor and the selling of frozen foods in Medie, Ofankor and Bortianor in peri-urban Accra as examples of the extension of electricity. In this study, the establishment of the University for Development Studies, the Wa Polytechnic and other social and infrastructural activities could positively or negative influence the livelihood of residents of Wa (Kansanga et al 2020;Korah et al 2018). Abass et al (2013) observed that residents in Kumasi who have been displaced from crops cultivation have taken advantage of the growing market to establish businesses or expand new ones.…”

“…Kuusaana and Eledi (2015), using customary land allocation and its implication on food systems in the Wa Municipality, provide some evidence but quite narrow in scope. Other studies concentrated on the development trajectory of Wa into municipality and increasing population while some also focused on compliance with land use regulations as a result of urban sprawl (Ahmed et al 2020;Korah et al 2018;Osumanu et al 2019). While all these studies are relevant in providing scientific evidence on the development of Wa as a Municipality, they overlooked the livelihood adaptation strategies of indigenous farmers whose agricultural lands have been taken over by urban development.…”

Natural Disasters, Public Policies, Family Characteristics, or Livelihood Assets? The Driving Factors of Farmers’ Livelihood Strategy Choices in a Nature Reserve

“…Many empirical studies show that factors influencing the choice of livelihood strategy by households can be divided into two types-exogenous factors and endogenous factors ( Figure 2). Exogenous factors include the natural environment that households are in, as well as the policies and systems that they are subject to [28][29][30][31][32], while endogenous factors include livelihood assets and family characteristics of households [12,21].…”

Regional Discrepancies: Transformation of the Subsistence Livelihoods in the Cholistan Desert Region

“…The population growth, natural hazards, epidemics, modern technology, mechanization and policy trigger changes in the transformation of livelihoods which also changes the socioeconomic conditions in Cholistan desert region. This transformation is directly affecting the social, economic, common property resource management system which is based on traditional knowledge (Alam et al, 2016;Korah, Nunbogu, & Akanbang, 2018;Malik & Ali, 2017;Tabuchi, Thisse, & Zhu, 2018). The modern innovations in agriculture mechanization subdue the traditional practices.…”