Perceived agricultural land use decisions in a peri-urban district, Ghana
Journal Title: Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The paper analyses farmer households’ decisions on agricultural land uses in peri-urban Asante-Akim South District of the Ashante region, Ghana. Rapid peri-urbanization has resulted in increasing demand for, and pressure on arable lands. The decision to convert from agricultural land uses to other land uses is driven by a myriad of factors, ranging from social to economic. Using a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative methods, 120 household respondents were proportionately sampled from three communities in the district, for questionnaires administration and interviews, to collect data. Data was subjected to Pearson’s chi-square, contingency and frequencies tabulation analyses embedded in the SPSS V.17. Results show that there is increasing peri-urbanization, resulting from increasing demand for residential and commercial land uses at the expense of arable land uses. These outcomes have perceived negative implications on food productivity and security in the district. The District Assembly’s policy focus should be geared towards the protection of prime agricultural lands, as physical development cannot be avoided.
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Divine Appiah, Felix Asante, Bernice Nketia
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