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The Effects of Climate Change on Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Smallholder households obtain livelihoods through the rural labour market, self employment in rural non-farm economy, migration and rain-fed agriculture. Agriculture is the major source of rural livelihoods and employs more than 60% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Source: International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research

Authors: Philip Aniah, Millar Katherine Kaunza-Nu-Dem, Ikpe Emmanuel Quacou, Joyce Adongma Abugre, Bernard Awinbugri Abindaw

Institutions: University for Development Studies, Suzhou University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Climate change impacts on agriculture

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger, Climate action

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2498657553

FWCI: 0.719

Cites: 25

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10