Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review

NN Botha, EW Ansah, CE Segbedzi, S Darkwa - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Nutrition is sturdily and rapidly becoming the foremost determinant of health in today's Sars-
Cov-2 and climate change ravaged world. While safe food sustains life, contamination …

Understanding residents' choice of urban farming systems in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana: Land use policy implications

F Adams, A Ullah, J Quaye, A Mensah - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
The heightened food insecurity in urban settings has rekindled the debate over the
promotion of urban agriculture (UA) as a sustainable alternative food supply source across …

Household level determinants of food insecurity in rural Ethiopia

SW Mengistu, AW Kassie - Journal of Food Quality, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Currently, Ethiopia, in particular, the rural areas of Ethiopia, faces high levels of
food insecurity. In spite of the fact that there have been many studies on food security, most …

Toward sustainable urbanization: Understanding the dynamics of urban sprawl and food (in) security of indigenous households in peri-urban Wa, Ghana

IA Abdulai, ED Kuusaana, A Ahmed - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study responds to the limited literature on the effects of urban sprawl on food security in
Ghanaian cities. As the study sought to understand the characteristics, drivers, and …

Exploring the nexus of agricultural policy reforms and food security

S Barel-Shaked, E Buda - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Agricultural policies play a critical role in determining the availability and stability of food
supplies for individuals and communities. This study underscores the importance of …

Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana: A Photovoice study

J Liguori, R Pradeilles, A Laar, F Zotor… - Maternal & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence on the individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviours in deprived urban contexts in
Africa is limited. Understanding how to best inform the development and delivery of …

Effects of governmental intervention on foodborne disease events: evidence from China

Z Zhang, Y Chen, L Wu - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Foodborne disease events (FDEs) endanger residents' health around the world, including
China. Most countries have formulated food safety regulation policies, but the effects of …

EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON URBAN HOUSEHOLDS'FOOD SECURITY STATUS IN Ghana: PRE AND POST LOCKDOWN ANALYSIS

RK Asravor, PA Kwakwa - African Geographical Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Achieving urban food security before and after COVID-19 lockdown among urban
households' in Ghana is key. This paper compares the pre-and post-COVID-19 lockdown …

Agricultural Yield Responses to Climate Variabilities in West Africa: A Food Supply and Demand Analysis

M Schultze, S Kankam, S Sanfo, C Fürst - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Agricultural productivity is expected to decrease under changing climate conditions that
correspond to the stability of West African food systems. Although numerous studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 in Ghana: An assessment of the impact of economic crisis on urban household food security

A Quarm, T Begho - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
There is an ongoing economic crisis in Ghana which has the potential to strain household
finances, alter dietary patterns, and push people into a state of food insecurity. While rural …