The Dagara farmer at home and away
Migration, environment and development in Ghana
Kees van der Geest
Leiden: African Studies Centre, African studies
collection 33, 2011. Will people in drylands be forced to migrate due to
climate change and environmental degradation? And what impact does migration
have on the environment and development in the migrants’ home and
destination areas? These are some of the questions this study tries to
answer. Based on local case study material among the Dagara people of
Northwest Ghana and regional analyses of migration propensities and
environmental scarcity, this study shows that structural differences in
agro-ecological conditions – rather than degradation and disaster – are a
principal cause of Dagara migration. The study further challenges alarming
findings about deforestation and land degradation as a result of Dagara
migration into the Brong Ahafo Region. Lastly, it shows that in the short
term out-migration contributes to food and livelihood security in the home
area, but in the long run it seems to thwart a transition to more
sustainable land use and livelihoods and hamper rural development.
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978-90-5448-103-4
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