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1 Dittoh, S.; Snyder, K. A.; Lefore, Nicole. 2015. Gender policies and implementation in agriculture, natural resources and poverty reduction: case study of Ghana’s Upper East Region. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 22p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 3) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2015.205]
Gender ; Women ; Equity ; Agricultural policy ; Policy making ; Agricultural workers ; Agricultural production ; Natural resources ; Poverty ; Funding ; Socioeconomic environment ; Civil society organizations ; Local communities ; Households ; Resource allocation ; Case studies / Ghana / Bawku West / Bongo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047003)
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2 Tambo, J. A.; Wunscher, T. 2017. Farmer-led innovations and rural household welfare: evidence from Ghana. Journal of Rural Studies, 55:263-274. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.08.018]
Farmer participation ; Agricultural practices ; Innovation ; Household income ; Social welfare ; Household expenditure ; Household consumption ; Indicators ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Impact assessment ; Socioeconomic environment ; Models ; Econometrics ; Rural areas / Ghana / Bongo / Kassena Nankana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048318)
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It is well recognized that agricultural innovations could emerge from many sources, including rural farmers. Yet the numerous micro-level studies on impacts of agricultural innovations have largely focussed on externally promoted technologies, and a rigorous assessment of impacts of farmer-led innovations is lacking. We address this issue by analyzing the effect of farmer-led innovations on rural household welfare, measured by income, consumption expenditure, and food security. Using household survey data from northern Ghana and applying endogenous switching regression and maximum simulated likelihood techniques, we find that farmer-led innovations significantly increase household income and consumption expenditure per adult equivalent. The innovations also contribute significantly to the reduction of household food insecurity by increasing food consumption expenditure, by decreasing the duration of food shortages, and by reducing the severity of hunger. Furthermore, we find that these effects are more pronounced for farm households whose innovative activities are minor modifications of existing techniques. Overall, our results show positive welfare effects of farmer-led innovations, and thus support increasing arguments on the need to promote farmer-led innovations (which have been largely undervalued) as a complement to externally promoted technologies in food security and rural poverty reduction efforts.
3 Kyei-Baafour, E.; Tornyigah, B.; Buade, B.; Bimi, L.; Oduro, A. R.; Koram, K. A.; Gyan, B. A.; Kusi, K. A. 2020. Impact of an irrigation dam on the transmission and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in a seasonal malaria transmission area of northern Ghana. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020:1386587. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1386587]
Malaria ; Disease transmission ; Irrigation ; Dams ; Infectious diseases ; Parasites ; Plasmodium falciparum ; Dry season ; Wet season ; Communities / Ghana / Bongo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049812)
http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jtm/2020/1386587.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049812.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049812.pdf
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Water bodies such as dams are known to alter the local transmission patterns of a number of infectious diseases, especially those transmitted by insects and other arthropod vectors. The impact of an irrigation dam on submicroscopic asexual parasite carriage in individuals living in a seasonal malaria transmission area of northern Ghana was investigated. A total of 288 archived DNA samples from two cross-sectional surveys in two communities in the Bongo District of Northern Ghana were analysed. Parasite density was determined by light microscopy and PCR, and parasite diversity was assessed by genotyping of the polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum msp2 block-3 region. Submicroscopic parasitaemia was estimated as the proportional difference between positive samples identified by PCR and microscopy. Dry season submicroscopic parasite prevalence was significantly higher (71.0%, ) at the dam site compared with the nondam site (49.2%). Similarly, wet season submicroscopic parasite prevalence was significantly higher at the dam site (54.5%, ) compared with the nondam site (33.0%). There was no difference in parasite density between sites in the dry season () and in the wet season (). Multiplicity of infection (MOI) based on PCR data was significantly higher at the dam site compared with the nondam site during the dry season () but similar between sites during the wet season. MOI at the nondam site was significantly higher in the wet season than in the dry season (2.49, 1.26, ) but similar between seasons at the dam site. Multivariate analysis showed higher odds of carrying submicroscopic parasites at the dam site in both dry season (OR = 7.46, 95% CI = 3.07–18.15) and in wet season (OR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.04–2.86). The study findings suggest that large water bodies impact year-round carriage of submicroscopic parasites and sustain Plasmodium transmission.
4 Kumasi, T. C.; Nyarko, K. B.; Antwi-Agyei, P. 2022. Universal water service delivery: insights on what it takes from Ghana. World Water Policy, 8(1):9-30. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wwp2.12072]
Water supply ; Water resources ; Infrastructure ; Planning ; Costs ; Budgets ; Monitoring ; Boreholes ; Pumps ; Institutions ; Sustainable Development Goals / Ghana / Bongo / East Gonja / Wa East
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051336)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wwp2.12072
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051336.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051336.pdf
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Attainment of the government of Ghana's ambitious target of providing safe and reliable basic water services to all persons in Ghana by 2025 requires urgent need to unravel localized barriers to achieve universal access and sustain it. Using the Life Cycle Cost Approach, this paper provides a framework in policy planning and estimates the quantum of funds that needs to be injected into construction, operation, and maintenance of water facilities in order to achieve full water coverage in a district. Using participatory approaches, data were collected from Bongo, East Gonja, and Wa districts of Ghana. Data collection was facilitated by Community Water and Sanitation Agency employing the Resources, Infrastructure, Demand, and Access Strategic Planning Tool. Results show that the total cost of achieving full coverage is estimated at US$ 10,342,190, US$ 15,828,421, and US$ 10,111,616 for Bongo, East Gonja, and Wa East, respectively, in the implementation of water coverage and sustainability activities spanning 2017–2025. We suggest that sustainable water services for all requires more than capital inflows. Strong leadership commitment, bolstered institutions, improved monitoring, and evaluation as well as adequate human resources are critical to ensuring that capital investments translate into effective service delivery.
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