Women's Lives and Voices in Conflict Situations Matter

A Study of Farmer–Herder Conflict in Agogo Traditional Area, Ghana

Bibliographic Data

ID6459780
AuthorsSabina Appiah-Boateng (0000-0002-1174-887X, University of Cape Coast, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume31
Issue8
Pages1838-1859
Publication date2024-04-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012241243051
PMID38646740
OpenAlexW4395004169
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

This study examines Agogo Traditional Area (ATA) women's well-being during farmer–herder conflicts. It emphasizes women's voices, and survival mechanisms in conflict resolution. A gendered dimension to the farmer–herder conflict in the ATA is essential to a more lasting resolution in the afflicted area. Qualitative data from semistructured interviews and Focus Group Discussions with ATA women shows how the conflict affected them. Themes were created to clarify and frame the discussions. The themes included safety and security, destruction of crops, death and forced migration, and impact on infrastructure. Civil society organizations addressing violence should offer psychosocial help to women victims in conflict areas in Ghana

Civil Conflict · Conflict resolution · Criminology · Environmental health · Focus group · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Qualitative research · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Agricultural risk and resilience · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Medicine · Psychology