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Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, photo.

Agnes Andersson

Professor, dekan

Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, photo.

Community, cohesion and context: agrarian development and religion in Eastern Region, Ghana

Författare

  • Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt
  • Göran Djurfeldt
  • Daniel Bruce Sarpong

Summary, in English

The role of community based dynamics in successful agrarian development is considered through comparing two neighbouring villages in Ghana, with similar agro-ecological conditions and market access: one, Gyedi, is a religious community and the other, Apaa, is not. While the direct role of religion in promoting agrarian development is limited, interaction with extension staff in Gyedi enables farmers to avoid problems characteristic of smallholder realities in Africa in general. Skills intensive technologies and internal market co-ordination promoted by community cohesion are key explanations for diverging development trajectories. The role of tenancy arrangements in diverging trajectories, pointing to the potential challenges for pro-poor agricultural growth strategies in other settings.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
  • Sociologi

Publiceringsår

2014

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

78-89

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Geoforum

Volym

52

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
  • Human Geography

Aktiv

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Afrint team

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1872-9398