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Linking Food Security Governance and Changing Food Security Priorities: A Case Study of the Northern Region of Ghana

Adjapong, Frederick Kwaku
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9486-4819
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou162885878645884

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2021, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
The policy and governance dimensions of food security is of growing interest among geographers, yet there is a need for more empirical research in this area that moves beyond polemical arguments. The objective of this study is to understand the local food security governance framework in northern Ghana and examine the agency of and interaction among major actors (state-NGO). This study employs qualitative analysis in the form of semi-structured interviews. Using modified grounded theory, interview transcripts were analyzed to explain how these governance relationships have affected the (evolution of) food security priorities in northern Ghana over time. The results revealed that while the government institutions know and decide the broad direction of food security priorities of northern Ghana, NGOs provide the funds and the technical capacity to address the food security needs and implement interventions in complex local contexts. Ultimately, this study suggests that food security governance in northern Ghana has benefited greatly from the cordial relationships between NGOs and government institutions with clear definition of governance rules, obligations, and responsibilities.
Thomas Smucker (Committee Chair)
Edna Wangui (Committee Member)
Harold Perkins (Committee Member)
75 p.
Geography
Food security governance; northern Ghana; multi-stakeholder; sustainability; food security; diversified farming

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  • Adjapong, F. K. (2021). Linking Food Security Governance and Changing Food Security Priorities: A Case Study of the Northern Region of Ghana [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou162885878645884

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Adjapong, Frederick Kwaku. Linking Food Security Governance and Changing Food Security Priorities: A Case Study of the Northern Region of Ghana. 2021. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou162885878645884.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Adjapong, Frederick Kwaku. "Linking Food Security Governance and Changing Food Security Priorities: A Case Study of the Northern Region of Ghana." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou162885878645884

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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