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Asaah Sumaila Mohammed, Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile and Musah Ibrahim Mordzeh-Ekpampo
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5263/2013.06.004
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ABSTRACT
This paper has examined how the resources of the White Volta River are
enhancing food availability for riparian communities in northern Ghana despite
climate change and its associated effects on food security. Using participatory
methods such as focus group discussions and interviews, data was collected from
households and institutions in three riparian communities. The result of the
study indicates that, all things been equal, cultivation of food crops along the river bank in the rainy season
gives significantly high yields as compared to yields from other locations in
the communities. Farmers now cultivate food crops such as maize and rice which
were hitherto reserved for rainy seasons. However, they are concerns about the potential threats of
livelihood activities on the sustenance of the river. The study therefore
concludes that the sustenance of the river is very crucial for the development
of the riparian communities. Integrated river resources planning and management
with much participation of the local communities, Government and Civil Society
Organisations, is therefore
recommended for efficient utilisation and management of the river resources in
the riparian communities.
KEYWORDS
Food security, northern Ghana, riparian communities, White Volta.
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