An assessment of the extent and causes of food insecurity in northern Ghana using a livelihood vulnerability framework

Authors: Hesselberg, Jan; Yaro, Joseph

Source: GeoJournal, Volume 67, Number 1, August 2006 , pp. 41-55(15)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The article describes the food insecurity situation in three villages in northern Ghana. A livelihood approach is used emphasising the vulnerability of the peasants' adaptation to a marginal and remote area. The peasant households are grouped according to level of food insecurity. It is argued that multiple income sources including non-farm activities are necessary to reduce food insecurity for all but a small part of the peasant households.

Keywords: Food insecurity; Ghana; Livelihoods framework; Vulnerability

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-9007-2

Affiliations: 1: Email: jan.hesselberg@sgeo.uio.no

Publication date: 2006-08-01