Benzies Isaac Adu-Okoree
Biographic Data
| ID | 9477166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benzies Isaac Adu-Okoree |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benzies Isaac |
| FAMILY NAME | Adu-Okoree |
| SIGNATURE | ADU-OKOREE B I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Presbyterian University, Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Harvested rainwater: Quality, adequacy, and proximity in Ghanaian rural communities
This article presents a study that aimed to assess the accessibility, use, and quality of harvested rainwater in three rural communities in Ghana where the government of Ghana and local and international development organisations have sponsored domestic rainwater harvesting. The results showed that rainwater storage facilities were within the recommended distance of 1000m from each house. The amount of rainwater per person per day was below the r…
Peri-urban poverty: Can micro-finance be a panacea
Micro-finance has been identified as a major means for poverty reduction. Micro-finance covers products like micro-credit, micro-insurance and micro-savings. The study which was conducted in ten selected communities in the Ashaiman Municipality in the greater Accra region of Ghana was aimed at exploring the impact of microcredit on household level poverty and welfare. The population was all beneficiaries of microcredit programmes in the municipal…
Migrant remittances: A driving force in rural development
The main push factor for migration from rural communities is lack of employment opportunities for inhabitants who had high level of educational. When they migrate, they remit back to their families at communities they migrated from. Remittances play important role in rural development, and the study using Tutu in Ghana as a case study found out that as a result of money remitted to residents in the community, the study participants acquired farm …
Harvested rainwater: Quality, adequacy, and proximity in Ghanaian rural communities
This article presents a study that aimed to assess the accessibility, use, and quality of harvested rainwater in three rural communities in Ghana where the government of Ghana and local and international development organisations have sponsored domestic rainwater harvesting. The results showed that rainwater storage facilities were within the recommended distance of 1000m from each house. The amount of rainwater per person per day was below the r…
Peri-urban poverty: Can micro-finance be a panacea
Micro-finance has been identified as a major means for poverty reduction. Micro-finance covers products like micro-credit, micro-insurance and micro-savings. The study which was conducted in ten selected communities in the Ashaiman Municipality in the greater Accra region of Ghana was aimed at exploring the impact of microcredit on household level poverty and welfare. The population was all beneficiaries of microcredit programmes in the municipal…
Migrant remittances: A driving force in rural development
The main push factor for migration from rural communities is lack of employment opportunities for inhabitants who had high level of educational. When they migrate, they remit back to their families at communities they migrated from. Remittances play important role in rural development, and the study using Tutu in Ghana as a case study found out that as a result of money remitted to residents in the community, the study participants acquired farm …
Harvested rainwater: Quality, adequacy, and proximity in Ghanaian rural communities
This article presents a study that aimed to assess the accessibility, use, and quality of harvested rainwater in three rural communities in Ghana where the government of Ghana and local and international development organisations have sponsored domestic rainwater harvesting. The results showed that rainwater storage facilities were within the recommended distance of 1000m from each house. The amount of rainwater per person per day was below the r…
Business (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Education Systems and Policy (1 works) · Environmental planning (1 works) · Environmental Science (1 works)