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Farm management systems and the future Internet era
Smart/precision farming systems are expected to play an important role in improving farming activities. During the past years, sophisticated farm management systems have emerged to replace outdated complex and monolithic farm systems and software tools. -
Assessment of Levels of Occupational Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields in A Data Centre In Greater Accra Region - Ghana
The Electric and Magnetic fields for workers in a data centre in the Greater Accra Region was assessed. The fundamental objective was to determine the levels of the electric and magnetic fields and to assess the extent of exposure of workers in the data centre to these fields. -
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Land Suitability Assessment and Landuse Planning: A Prerequisite for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation
Though Ghana’s crop yield growth rate was at 17%, 5% of every 1.2 million Ghanaians have insufficient and limited access to nutritious food. Climate change and climate variability have enormously affected the state of agricultural productivity and hence could result in food insecurity. As many ongoing projects use Boolean suitability analysis, land use planning, management recommendations sores, it still remains inadequate to support rural resource poor farmers. This then, is affecting livelihood and agricultural productivity. In this paper, a geostatistical quantitative method to support a geographic information system (GIS) based on multi-criteria decision support system (GMCDSS) for an enhanced land suitability assessment (LSA) and landuse planning (LP) was devised. -
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Street-Vended Local Food Systems Actors Perceptions on Safety in Urban Ghana The Case of Hausa Koko, Waakye and Ga Kenkey
Safe foods are those that do not cause any harm after their consumption. Food safety and its relationship with public health are of major concern to many people, especially because of foods susceptibility to contamination. Literature on local foods addressed the biological processes of ingredients used in their preparation, and the nutritional, physical and safety aspects of foods. Generally, most food vendors and consumers were not concerned about hygienic practices but instead, about the social relations established between them and the aesthetics, the appearance and presentation of food. -
Soil and land Suitability Assessments towards Sustainable Rice Production in the Northern Zone of Ghana.
Rice has become the second most important cereal crop and a primary staple food in Ghana. However, domestic rice production falls below its demand, resulting in over 50% rice import per annum. -
Drivers of forage provision and erosion control in West African
savannas – A macroecological perspectiveRangelands’ ability to provide ecosystem services (ESs) depends on ecosystem properties and functions, which are interactively driven by biophysical and land-use drivers. In West Africa’s savanna rangelands, the relative importance of these drivers for ES supply is still poorly understood, hampering the identification of appropriate management strategies. In this context, trade-offs between the ES of forage provision and the regulating ES of erosion control are of particular importance. Taking a macroecological perspective, we aimed at detecting consistent patterns in ES drivers and identifying good predictors. -
Enhancing adaptation of forests and people in Africa
Commissioned by the Sector Network Rural Development of GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development), forest scientists of the Forestry Research Network of Sub- Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) conducted the present study on adaptation of forests and people to climate change at two localities in Ghana and Malawi, respectively. -
Grounding institutions through informal practice: Credibility in artisanal mining of aggregates, Ghana
Artisanal mining is mainly carried out as an informal activity without a mining license, the payment of public fees or compliance with environmental and labour regulations.