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The Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in the Northern Savannah of Ghana: Farmland Invasion or an Inclusive Commercialised Agricultural Revolution?

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dc.creator Yaro, Joseph
dc.creator Wahab, Ibrahim
dc.creator Afful-Mensah, Gloria
dc.creator Awenam, Michael Ben
dc.date 2021-10-07T10:00:04Z
dc.date 2021-10-07T10:00:04Z
dc.date 2021-10-01
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:49:07Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:49:07Z
dc.identifier Yaro, J.A.; Wahab, I.; Afful-Mensah, G. and Awenam, M.B. (2021) The Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in the Northern Savannah of Ghana: Farmland Invasion or an Inclusive Commercialised Agricultural Revolution? APRA Working Paper 70, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium, DOI: 10.19088/APRA.2021.029
dc.identifier 978-1-78118-860-6
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16868
dc.identifier Rural Futures
dc.identifier 10.19088/APRA.2021.029
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198676
dc.description Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing rapid transformation involving major changes in farmland ownership and farm scales from small to medium farms, with the widespread use of mechanisation and agro-inputs. Generally, households are increasing their farm sizes while others are dropping out of agriculture as the non-farm economy grows in both rural and urban areas. This study examined the changes in farmland sizes in two districts in the north of Ghana where agricultural extensification is still possible. Specifically, the study addressed the questions of the historical agrarian context; the magnitude and character of farm structure changes; the emerging spatial manifestation of farms; and the use of factors of production among the emerging socially differentiated farmers.
dc.language en
dc.publisher APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium
dc.subject Agriculture
dc.subject Economic Development
dc.subject Participation
dc.subject Rural Development
dc.title The Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in the Northern Savannah of Ghana: Farmland Invasion or an Inclusive Commercialised Agricultural Revolution?
dc.type Series paper (non-IDS)
dc.coverage Ghana


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