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  Carbon offsets and agricultural livelihoods: lessons learned from a carbon credit project in the transition zone of Ghana

  STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2012

  This paper focuses on one project in Ghana, and is aimed at understanding how the Vision 2050 Forestry Carbon Credit Project (CCP) interacts with property rights, resource access and livelihoods of smallholders in the Forest-Savanna Transition zone of Ghana. The focus is on the process of project implementation, and the underlying assumptions driving this.
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  Embedding gender and diversity in the Plantwise Programme: overview of findings

  Evidence on Demand, 2015

  It is widely assumed that women are not heavily engaged in agriculture, however data from around the world highlights the critical role that women play in agricultural production, especially in less-developed countries. In spite of the significant contribution they make female farmers often lack equal access to productive resources and opportunities.
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  Quick money and power: tomatoes and livelihood building in rural Brong Ahafo, Ghana

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2012

  This paper uses the example of small-scale, labour-intensive tomato production in Brong Ahafo, Ghana to explore the prospects some dynamics of young people’s engagement with the agrifood sector in Africa.
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  The politics of seed in Africa's green revolution: alternative narratives and competing pathways

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011

  As calls for a ‘uniquely African green revolution’ gain momentum, a focus on seeds and seed systems is rising up the agricultural policy agenda. Much of the debate stresses the technological or market dimensions, with substantial investments being made in seed improvement and the development of both public and private sector delivery systems.
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  What dimensions of women’s empowerment in agriculture matter for nutrition in Ghana?

  Food Policy, 2015

  This paper investigates linkages between women’s empowerment in agriculture and the nutritional status of women and children using 2012 baseline data from the Feed the Future population-based survey in northern Ghana.
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  Qualitative research and analyses of the economic impacts of cash transfer programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Document Repository, 2015

  This report synthesizes the analysis and findings of a set of six country case studies that explore the impact of cash transfer (CT) programmes on household economic decision-making and the local economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The study seeks to understand the impact of CT programmes in three interrelated areas:
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  Chinese agricultural entrepreneurship in Africa: case studies in Ghana and Nigeria

  SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015

  Agriculture is an important area of Chinese economic engagement in Africa. Since the 1960s, China has provided aid, sent experts, and trained African farmers. However, there is still little empirical research on recent Chinese agribusiness investments in Africa.
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  What drives the global land rush?

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  Recent increases in the level of agricultural commodity prices and the resulting demand for land has been accompanied by a rising interest in acquiring agricultural land by investors. This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture.
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  Community, cohesion and context: agrarian development and religion in Eastern Region, Ghana

  2014

  The role of community based dynamics in successful agrarian development is considered through comparing two neighbouring villages in Ghana, with similar agro-ecological conditions and market access: one, Gyedi, is a religious community and the other, Apaa, is not.
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  Impacts of large-scale investments in agriculture on water resources, ecosystems and livelihoods; and development of policy options for decision makers

  GRID Arendal, 2014

  The goal of this project  is to analyze the nature and extent of impacts of foreign direct investments (FDI) in agriculture in Africa.

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