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Exploring the Dynamics of E-waste Disposal Strategies in Tamale, Ghana 加纳Tamale市电子垃圾处理策略动态研究

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-10-16 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I2.9

E. Owusu-Sekyere, K. Peprah, Raphael Mawiako Demuyakor

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引用次数: 3

The Effects of the Intestate Succession Law 1985 (PNDCL 111) and the Head of Family Accountability Law 1985 (PNDCL 114) on Youth Access to Agricultural Land in the Techiman Traditional Area of Ghana 1985年《无遗嘱继承法》(PNDCL 111)和1985年《家庭责任法》(PNDCL 114)对加纳Techiman传统地区青年获得农业用地的影响

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-10-16 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I2.2

J. Kidido, J. Bugri, R. K. Kasanga

{"title":"The Effects of the Intestate Succession Law 1985 (PNDCL 111) and the Head of Family Accountability Law 1985 (PNDCL 114) on Youth Access to Agricultural Land in the Techiman Traditional Area of Ghana","authors":"J. Kidido, J. Bugri, R. K. Kasanga","doi":"10.4314/GJDS.V15I2.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJDS.V15I2.2","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the effects of the Intestate Succession Law 1985 (PNDCL 111) and the Head of Family Accountability Law 1985 (PNDCL 114) on youth access to agricultural land in the context of customary land tenure. Using the Techiman Traditional Area in Ghana as a case study, the study sampled 455 youth and 23 elders using multiple sampling techniques. It was revealed that while PNDCL 111 has had some positive effects on the ability of the youth to inherit personal properties of their deceased parents; its exemption of family land in terms of application takes agricultural land access through inheritance outside the purview of the law. Given that majority of agricultural lands are family property, youth land access option through inheritance under the law is thus limited. Again, there are no more vacant lands to be acquired as personal property which the youth can inherit under the law. In the case of PNDCL 114, the study found that the law provides no practical support to the youth in asserting claims to land or seeking accountability from their elders over land proceeds. It is recommended that both PNDCL 111 and PNDCL 114 be reviewed to reflect these limitations. Also, the Head of Family Accountability law should make Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms an integral part of the law to improve on dispute adjudication given that court actions to demand accountability are not generally culturally acceptable. KEY WORDS : Legislative interventions, Youth, Land, Access, Ghana","PeriodicalId":110495,"journal":{"name":"Ghana Journal of Development Studies","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132310742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Evaluating the Efficiency of Forestry Policy for Inclusive Growth in Ghana 评估加纳林业政策促进包容性增长的效率

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-10-16 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I2.6

Jonathan D. Quartey, A. Osei-Fosu

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引用次数: 0

Response of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L) Varieties to Defoliation 豇豆品种对落叶的响应

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-10-16 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I2.7

I. Addai, P. Ghanney

引用次数: 3

Entertaining risks to health: the state of human faecal matter managemnt in Wa, Ghana 娱乐对健康的风险:加纳瓦省人类粪便管理状况

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-06-08 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.8

E. A. Kosoe, I. K. Osumanu

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引用次数: 6

Response of pearl millet (Pennicetum glaucuml.) to experimental mutagenesis in the Guinea Savannah agro-ecology of Ghana 珍珠粟(Pennicetum glaucuml.)对加纳几内亚大草原农业生态实验诱变的响应

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-06-08 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.2

I. Addai, Baba Salifu

{"title":"Response of pearl millet (Pennicetum glaucuml.) to experimental mutagenesis in the Guinea Savannah agro-ecology of Ghana","authors":"I. Addai, Baba Salifu","doi":"10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Irradiation techniques were applied to investigate the effect of gamma irradiation on growth and yield of pearl millet ( Pennicetum glaucum L.) during the cropping seasons of 2014 to 2016 in Nyankpala, Ghana. Seeds of pearl millet were irradiated with gamma rays at 100, 200 or 300 Gy. The irradiated and some unirradiated control seeds were planted in 2014 in a randomized complete block design with four replications. At harvest, all M1 seeds for respective gamma ray doses were harvested and advanced to M2 generation during the 2015 cropping season. Mutant lines with desirable agronomic traits from the M2 generation were advanced to M3 during the 2016 season. Result of screening the M3 mutant lines indicated that mutagenesis followed by selection produced desirable agronomic characteristics. Number of productive tillers was the yield component mostly associated with total grain yield. The mutant lines especially those from the 100 and 200 Gy doses of gamma rays recorded significant improvement in earliness, number of productive tillers, seed weight and total grain yield. The early maturing and high yielding mutant lines are being evaluated in multilocational trials for possible release as varieties for northern Ghana. Keywords: Pearl Millet, Growth, Grain Yield, Gamma Irradiation, Induced Mutation","PeriodicalId":110495,"journal":{"name":"Ghana Journal of Development Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128770209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Motivation and attitude of grade nine learners towards mathematics in King Williams Town Education District, South Africa 南非金威廉姆斯镇教育区的九年级学生学习数学的动机和态度

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-06-08 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.7

A. George, E. Adu

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引用次数: 6

An assessment of stakeholder participation in monitoring and evaluation of district assembly projects and programmes in the Savelugu-Nanton Municipality Assembly, Ghana 对加纳萨韦卢-南通市议会地区议会项目和方案监测和评价中利益攸关方参与情况的评估

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-06-08 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.9

M. Sulemana, A. Musah, Kanlisi Kaba Simon

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引用次数: 17

Lessons on the Right to Health Litigation and MDGS for Implementing Health Related SDGS in South Africa 关于在南非实施与卫生有关的可持续发展目标的健康权诉讼和千年发展目标的经验教训

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-06-08 DOI: 10.4314/GJDS.V15I1.1

A. O. Jegede, A. Lansink, C. Hagenmeier

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引用次数: 1

Soil and water conservation practices and smallholder farmer multi-activity technical efficiency in northern Ghana 加纳北部水土保持实践与小农多活动技术效率

Ghana Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2018-06-08 DOI: 10.4314/gjds.v15i1.4

P. Nkegbe

{"title":"Soil and water conservation practices and smallholder farmer multi-activity technical efficiency in northern Ghana","authors":"P. Nkegbe","doi":"10.4314/gjds.v15i1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/gjds.v15i1.4","url":null,"abstract":"A greater number of the people of northern Ghana are peasants and poor, depending heavily on natural resources for their livelihoods. The poverty is caused partly by inadequate water availability and deteriorating soil conditions. As a result, various organizations promote the use of soil and water conservation practices in the area, but the link between the use of the practices and farmer multi-activity technical efficiency is yet to be shown empirically. The current study thus investigates this link using data from 445 households in the area. The study uses a stochastic input distance function and the results show adoption of conservation practices exerts positive effect on technical efficiency. The results further reveal significant diversification economies in smallholder production with complementarity effects in crop-livestock and livestock-off-farm combinations, and substitutability effects in crop-off-farm combination thereby highlighting the need for a holistic development of both the farm and off-farm sectors. Keywords: Soil and Water Conservation, Technical Efficiency, Diversification Economies, Instrumental Variables, Northern Ghana","PeriodicalId":110495,"journal":{"name":"Ghana Journal of Development Studies","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133711130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7