加纳北部的土地所有权,粮食安全,性别和城市化
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji1,2, Takemore Chagomoka3,4, Imogen Bellwood-Howard1,5
1Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany.
Land use policy
|September 4, 2023
概括
获得土地对于粮食安全至关重要,特别是在加纳城市,那里有限的土地阻碍了作物生产. 女性使用创新策略来克服这些土地限制,并确保家庭营养.
科学领域:
- 农业经济学 农业经济学
- 食品安全研究 食品安全研究
- 城市规划 城市规划
背景情况:
- 土地所有权和粮食安全日益相互联系.
- 城市和城市周边人口面临着严重的障碍,无法获得用于粮食生产的土地.
- 在人口密集的地区,公共土地所有制系统面临着独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究土地获取,粮食安全和资源管理之间的复杂关系,在加纳的塔马利.
- 了解城市和郊区居民如何应对粮食生产的土地限制.
- 探索影响土地-粮食联系的社会政治和文化因素.
主要方法:
- 一项民族学研究与食品和营养不安全调查相结合.
- 数据收集发生在2013年10月至2014年11月期间,发生在加纳北部地区的塔马莱.
- 分析重点是土地获取,粮食生产挑战和应对策略.
主要成果:
- 基础设施发展和农业在有限的土地资源上竞争.
- 农业用地的稀缺性在城市 (20%) 和郊区 (1.3%) 地区最为严重.
- 粮食不安全的家庭经常将土地缺乏作为无法种植作物的首要原因 (费舍尔的确切概率=0.040).
- 城市和郊区居民采用移民农业和缓冲区种植等策略.
- 妇女利用各种机制确保家庭的粮食供应,尽管土地获取限制.
结论:
- 土地获取是粮食和营养安全的关键决定因素,特别是在城市化环境中.
- 弱势群体使用创新策略来缓解土地获取挑战.
- 政治,经济和文化因素是理解土地与食物联系的重要组成部分.
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