Abdul‐Rahim Abdulai
Biographic Data
| ID | 5407892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abdul‐Rahim Abdulai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abdul‐Rahim |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdulai |
| SIGNATURE | ABDULAI A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guelph |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4699-2407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A missing element in the practice of digital farming
Governments in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) are introducing digital tools and advisory services into farming landscapes. In this paper, we explore the region’s readiness for digital agriculture through a theoretical lens of material elements of social practices. We reviewed secondary data on telecommunication infrastructure from two databases (GSMA database and Our World in Data) and complemented it with a case study of smallholder farmers’ (N=1565) a…
Shrinking appetites
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) based medicines (for example Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound) are moving rapidly from specialist care to mass adoption in high-income countries, with measurable effects on food purchases and eating patterns. Early retail and household panel data from the United States indicate that households with a GLP-1 user reduce total grocery spending by about 5% within six months, with larger declines among higher-incom…
State policies and smallholders politics in Ghana’s agriculture ‘Modernization’ paradigm
Beyond transformations
Digitalization of agriculture (DA) has emerged as a powerful rural transformative force. However, the dynamics of how digitalization is changing smallholder farming practices at the heart of rural life remain underexplored. Here, we employ a mixed-method approach (1565 survey respondents, 16 focus group discussions, and 22 interviews) to examine farmers' experiences with digital agriculture services in Northern Ghana through a social practice the…
A New Green Revolution (GR) or Neoliberal Entrenchment in Agri-food Systems? Exploring Narratives Around Digital Agriculture (DA), Food Systems, and Development in Sub-Sahara Africa
This paper adopts a document analysis to describe the expected developmental effects of agricultural digitalization in Africa and the potential drivers to the narratives that echoe such effects. Narratives show that digitalization is expected to bridge information and knowledge gaps in agriculture; promote food security; increase climate change/environmental sustainability; provide employment and empower the youth; promote gender and women empowe…
That is my birth child. I cannot walk away”
In this paper, we report on the dynamics of motivations to farm among farmers in Newfoundland, and the potential to leverage these motives in policy interventions. The paper is the outcome of interviews with 24 farmers and two focus group discussions in the period 2017–2018. This paper aims to describe why participants engaged in farming and continue to farm in a region fraught with extensive challenges that undermine entry and retention. Using m…
Slums in Semi-Arid Regions
This study investigates the vulnerability of slum dwellers and the resulting coping strategies of three spontaneous neighbourhoods in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The study relied on mixed methods with questionnaire administration as its main data collection technique focusing on the social, economic and environmental dimensions of slums. It found that, even among slum close neighbourhoods, the overall degree of vulnerability varies thereby repr…
Beyond transformations
Digitalization of agriculture (DA) has emerged as a powerful rural transformative force. However, the dynamics of how digitalization is changing smallholder farming practices at the heart of rural life remain underexplored. Here, we employ a mixed-method approach (1565 survey respondents, 16 focus group discussions, and 22 interviews) to examine farmers' experiences with digital agriculture services in Northern Ghana through a social practice the…
Slums in Semi-Arid Regions
This study investigates the vulnerability of slum dwellers and the resulting coping strategies of three spontaneous neighbourhoods in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The study relied on mixed methods with questionnaire administration as its main data collection technique focusing on the social, economic and environmental dimensions of slums. It found that, even among slum close neighbourhoods, the overall degree of vulnerability varies thereby repr…
A New Green Revolution (GR) or Neoliberal Entrenchment in Agri-food Systems? Exploring Narratives Around Digital Agriculture (DA), Food Systems, and Development in Sub-Sahara Africa
This paper adopts a document analysis to describe the expected developmental effects of agricultural digitalization in Africa and the potential drivers to the narratives that echoe such effects. Narratives show that digitalization is expected to bridge information and knowledge gaps in agriculture; promote food security; increase climate change/environmental sustainability; provide employment and empower the youth; promote gender and women empowe…
That is my birth child. I cannot walk away”
In this paper, we report on the dynamics of motivations to farm among farmers in Newfoundland, and the potential to leverage these motives in policy interventions. The paper is the outcome of interviews with 24 farmers and two focus group discussions in the period 2017–2018. This paper aims to describe why participants engaged in farming and continue to farm in a region fraught with extensive challenges that undermine entry and retention. Using m…
Beyond transformations
Digitalization of agriculture (DA) has emerged as a powerful rural transformative force. However, the dynamics of how digitalization is changing smallholder farming practices at the heart of rural life remain underexplored. Here, we employ a mixed-method approach (1565 survey respondents, 16 focus group discussions, and 22 interviews) to examine farmers' experiences with digital agriculture services in Northern Ghana through a social practice the…
State policies and smallholders politics in Ghana’s agriculture ‘Modernization’ paradigm
A missing element in the practice of digital farming
Governments in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) are introducing digital tools and advisory services into farming landscapes. In this paper, we explore the region’s readiness for digital agriculture through a theoretical lens of material elements of social practices. We reviewed secondary data on telecommunication infrastructure from two databases (GSMA database and Our World in Data) and complemented it with a case study of smallholder farmers’ (N=1565) a…
Shrinking appetites
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) based medicines (for example Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound) are moving rapidly from specialist care to mass adoption in high-income countries, with measurable effects on food purchases and eating patterns. Early retail and household panel data from the United States indicate that households with a GLP-1 user reduce total grocery spending by about 5% within six months, with larger declines among higher-incom…
Geography (6 works) · Agriculture (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (2 works)