Determinants of farmland abandonment in the urban-rural fringe of Ghana
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F23%3A97400" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/23:97400 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-023-02117-z" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-023-02117-z</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-023-02117-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10113-023-02117-z</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Determinants of farmland abandonment in the urban-rural fringe of Ghana
Original language description
Rapid population growth and economic development can lead to agricultural expansion, but also to farmland abandonment. While farmland abandonment may not be a concern in some agricultural systems, farmland abandonment among smallholder farmers can lead to food insecurity. Much has been learned about the determinants of farmland abandonment in Europe, but very little in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the determinants of farmland abandonment in the rapidly urbanizing metropolis of Shai-Osudoku District in Ghana. We selected potential factors that may influence the decision to abandon farmland. In total, we conducted 151 face-to-face interviews with farming households in 2021 using structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression were used to examine the effect of farm-level and socioeconomic factors that could determine farmland abandonment. The results showed that farm size and distance to the farthest farmland were important determinants of farmland abandonment. Based on the findings, our recommendations are that policies should be implemented to reduce undesired farmland abandonment and its long-term negative impacts on food security. For this reason, improving infrastructure to increase smallholders' access to land and disseminating modern technologies to improve incomes from the agricultural sector can be concrete measures to counteract unwanted farmland abandonment.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40101 - Agriculture
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Regional Environmental Change
ISSN
1436-3798
e-ISSN
1436-3798
Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
DEC 2023
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
001066126100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85171547949