NDLI: Climate change/variability and food systems: evidence from the Afram Plains, Ghana

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Author	Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey Owusu, George
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	While there are many studies of the impacts of climate change and variability on food production, few studies are devoted to a comprehensive assessment of impacts on food systems. Results of a survey of food systems and household adaptation strategies in three communities in the Afram Plains, Ghana, reveal how extreme climatic events affect rural food production, transportation, processing and storage. Adaptation strategies implemented by the three communities during past droughts serve as a foundation for planning responses to future climate change. Results of this study suggest that food security in this region—where droughts and floods are expected to become more severe due to climate change—could be enhanced by increasing farm-based storage facilities; improving the transportation system, especially feeder roads that link food production areas and major markets; providing farmers with early warning systems; extending credit to farmers; and the use of supplementary irrigation. This study also indicates that some cultural practices, particularly those that prohibit the consumption of certain foods, may reduce the resilience of some individuals and ethnic groups to food system disruptions. Understanding the local context and the responses of households is critical to the development of effective strategies for reducing the potential adverse impacts of climatic change on food security in rural Ghana.
Starting Page	753
Ending Page	765
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14363798
Journal	Regional Environmental Change
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	1436378X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-03-19
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Climate change Climate variability Food systems Vulnerability Adaptation Ghana Oceanography Regional/Spatial Science Geography (general) Geology Climate Change Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change

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