Colonial Famine Relief and Development Policies
Towards an Environmental History of Northern Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12988949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeff Grischow (0000-0001-8868-8142, corresponding author), Holger Wei (0000-0002-8508-7613) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 7-08 |
| Pages | 50-97 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1973-3739 • E-ISSN: 2053-7352 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3197/ge.2011.040704 |
| OpenAlex | W2460316432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Since the 1980s, scientific experts have made a number of recommendations for averting food insecurity and famine in Northern Ghana and other dryland areas of West Africa. These studies are based on regional meteorological data, and their suggestions include early warning systems, smallholder agricultural development, and the depopulation of densely settled regions. Much of this literature posits two main hypotheses: that regional data can provide a reliable indicator of the potential for harvest failure, and that the recommended policy actions can work because they are new and innovative, without historical precedent. This article delves into the colonial past to challenge both of these hypotheses. Using Northern Ghana as a case study, we question the usefulness of regional data for understanding food insecurity, and we show that the supposedly novel ideas of the present in fact have a strong colonial lineage
Agriculture · Archaeology · Colonialism · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Famine · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Political science · Warning system · Work (physics · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2018 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |