Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile
Biographic Data
| ID | 5033331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanuel Kanchebe |
| FAMILY NAME | Derbile |
| SIGNATURE | DERBILE E K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University for Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6215-9090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Social vulnerability to food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Adapting to climate change
Smallholder farmers have been on the receiving end of the impacts of climate change due to the direct dependence of their livelihood portfolios on climate-related systems. In northern Ghana, smallholder agriculture is predominantly rainfed, making crop farming very vulnerable to changes and variability in rainfall and other extreme climatic events. Therefore, this paper examined how smallholder farmers in north-western Ghana have been adapting to…
Traditional and Western knowledge systems used by smallholders
The discourse on knowledge integration persists in research and development practice. The need for traditional and Western knowledge systems to work together to achieve sustainable agricultural development in Ghana’s rural areas has become evermore relevant to achieve household food security in the context of changing climate, declining soil fertility, and labour challenges. The authors examined the role of knowledge integration in shaping the fo…
Smallholder cashew production and household livelihoods in the transition zone of Ghana
Although the adoption of cash crops among smallholder farmers is meant to increase the commercialisation and profitability of agriculture, it is still unclear if cashew farmers are better off or worst off from cashew farming in Sub‐Saharan Africa. The study investigated the overall effects of cashew production on household livelihoods among smallholder farmers in the Transitional Zone of Ghana. The study employed a mixed research methods design f…
Vulnerability of smallholder agriculture to environmental change in North-Western Ghana and implications for development planning
Smallholder agriculture, particularly food crop production in northern Ghana’s savannah ecological zones, is faced with several environmental change stressors and risks. However, most studies on the vulnerability of agriculture focus on socio-economic indicators with little attention to the comparative analysis of smallholder crop production’s vulnerability to different environmental stressors. This paper draws on a mixed-method research design f…
Re-visiting sustainable development
Although the Brundtland Commission’s definition of Sustainable Development (SD) is widely accepted and central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it presents some limitations for application in the traditional African context. Drawing on a qualitative research design, this study interrogated indigenous knowledge systems of land governance among the Grune people in northern Ghana and the implications for SD. The emergent perspectives on …
Mediating Knowledge Co-Production for Inclusive Governance and Delivery of Food, Water and Energy Services in African Cities
Rising rates of urbanisation in Africa, without attendant improvements in critical infrastructure, have occasioned gaps in the provision of basic services in cities across the continent. Different systems and scales of service delivery — decentralised and centralised, public and private — coexist and often compete in urban spaces but rarely connect in ways that ensure the needs of the poorest are met. Our paper interrogates the value of transdisc…
Women farmers’ perceived indices of occurrence and severity of observed climate extremes in rural Savannah, Ghana
Fulani herders and indigenous strategies of climate change adaptation in Kpongu community, North-Western Ghana
The literature on indigenous adaptation strategies has generally focused on food crop farming with limited perspectives on livestock production, particularly in Africa. This study draws on qualitative data to identify and categorize the various indigenous adaptation strategies of herdsmen in cattle production. The results reveal multiple indigenous strategies of climate change adaptation in cattle herding among the Fulani. These include mobility-…
Enhancing the adaptive capacity of pro-poor populations for climate change adaptation
Social cash transfer (SCT) has been recognised as an essential social policy intervention to address poverty and vulnerability. The policy intervention has also been observed as a critical package for reducing climate risks. Using the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program in Ghana, the study investigates the role of SCT to climate change adaptation in rural Ghana. The study employs a mixed-method study using interview schedule and…
Repackaging exemptions under National Health Insurance in Ghana
For the past 10 years the Ghana Government has been trying to replace the old user fee system with an overall health insurance scheme, but one problem of the old system continues to bedevil the new policy: exemption of the poor. This paper presents data from empirical fieldwork and also puts forward an opinion. It discusses how past experiences of user fee exemptions for the poor can inform exemptions under the new 'National Health Insurance Sche…
Repackaging exemptions under National Health Insurance in Ghana
For the past 10 years the Ghana Government has been trying to replace the old user fee system with an overall health insurance scheme, but one problem of the old system continues to bedevil the new policy: exemption of the poor. This paper presents data from empirical fieldwork and also puts forward an opinion. It discusses how past experiences of user fee exemptions for the poor can inform exemptions under the new 'National Health Insurance Sche…
Smallholder cashew production and household livelihoods in the transition zone of Ghana
Although the adoption of cash crops among smallholder farmers is meant to increase the commercialisation and profitability of agriculture, it is still unclear if cashew farmers are better off or worst off from cashew farming in Sub‐Saharan Africa. The study investigated the overall effects of cashew production on household livelihoods among smallholder farmers in the Transitional Zone of Ghana. The study employed a mixed research methods design f…
Repackaging exemptions under National Health Insurance in Ghana
For the past 10 years the Ghana Government has been trying to replace the old user fee system with an overall health insurance scheme, but one problem of the old system continues to bedevil the new policy: exemption of the poor. This paper presents data from empirical fieldwork and also puts forward an opinion. It discusses how past experiences of user fee exemptions for the poor can inform exemptions under the new 'National Health Insurance Sche…
Fulani herders and indigenous strategies of climate change adaptation in Kpongu community, North-Western Ghana
The literature on indigenous adaptation strategies has generally focused on food crop farming with limited perspectives on livestock production, particularly in Africa. This study draws on qualitative data to identify and categorize the various indigenous adaptation strategies of herdsmen in cattle production. The results reveal multiple indigenous strategies of climate change adaptation in cattle herding among the Fulani. These include mobility-…
Enhancing the adaptive capacity of pro-poor populations for climate change adaptation
Social cash transfer (SCT) has been recognised as an essential social policy intervention to address poverty and vulnerability. The policy intervention has also been observed as a critical package for reducing climate risks. Using the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program in Ghana, the study investigates the role of SCT to climate change adaptation in rural Ghana. The study employs a mixed-method study using interview schedule and…
Vulnerability of smallholder agriculture to environmental change in North-Western Ghana and implications for development planning
Smallholder agriculture, particularly food crop production in northern Ghana’s savannah ecological zones, is faced with several environmental change stressors and risks. However, most studies on the vulnerability of agriculture focus on socio-economic indicators with little attention to the comparative analysis of smallholder crop production’s vulnerability to different environmental stressors. This paper draws on a mixed-method research design f…
Re-visiting sustainable development
Although the Brundtland Commission’s definition of Sustainable Development (SD) is widely accepted and central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it presents some limitations for application in the traditional African context. Drawing on a qualitative research design, this study interrogated indigenous knowledge systems of land governance among the Grune people in northern Ghana and the implications for SD. The emergent perspectives on …
Mediating Knowledge Co-Production for Inclusive Governance and Delivery of Food, Water and Energy Services in African Cities
Rising rates of urbanisation in Africa, without attendant improvements in critical infrastructure, have occasioned gaps in the provision of basic services in cities across the continent. Different systems and scales of service delivery — decentralised and centralised, public and private — coexist and often compete in urban spaces but rarely connect in ways that ensure the needs of the poorest are met. Our paper interrogates the value of transdisc…
Women farmers’ perceived indices of occurrence and severity of observed climate extremes in rural Savannah, Ghana
Adapting to climate change
Smallholder farmers have been on the receiving end of the impacts of climate change due to the direct dependence of their livelihood portfolios on climate-related systems. In northern Ghana, smallholder agriculture is predominantly rainfed, making crop farming very vulnerable to changes and variability in rainfall and other extreme climatic events. Therefore, this paper examined how smallholder farmers in north-western Ghana have been adapting to…
Traditional and Western knowledge systems used by smallholders
The discourse on knowledge integration persists in research and development practice. The need for traditional and Western knowledge systems to work together to achieve sustainable agricultural development in Ghana’s rural areas has become evermore relevant to achieve household food security in the context of changing climate, declining soil fertility, and labour challenges. The authors examined the role of knowledge integration in shaping the fo…
Smallholder cashew production and household livelihoods in the transition zone of Ghana
Although the adoption of cash crops among smallholder farmers is meant to increase the commercialisation and profitability of agriculture, it is still unclear if cashew farmers are better off or worst off from cashew farming in Sub‐Saharan Africa. The study investigated the overall effects of cashew production on household livelihoods among smallholder farmers in the Transitional Zone of Ghana. The study employed a mixed research methods design f…
Social vulnerability to food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Geography (10 works) · Agriculture (8 works) · Business (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Climate change (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Socioeconomics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (4 works)