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Papers by Ebenezer Ayesu
Sub-Saharan Publishers eBooks, Dec 28, 2013
Ghana Social Science Journal, 2013
African American Studies Center, 2011
Ghana Social Science Journal, 2013
The negative effects of climate change on crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa are pronounced, g... more The negative effects of climate change on crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa are pronounced, given the high dependence on rain fed agriculture in the region. This study analysed decision making by farmers under risk and uncertainty due to climatic change, using the Multi-Level Analysis Tool for the Agricultural sector (MATA) model. The main objective of the study was to find out the impact of climate change on cropping activities and agricultural income. The results indicated a decrease in water supply leading to changes in the composition and pattern of crop activities, reduced crop yields and smaller incomes for farmers. Reforms in water management policies and investments are suggested to improve water usage efficiency and to expand irrigation to deal with climate change.
Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, 2002
Gender and Development in Africa and Its Diaspora, 2018
President Barack Hussein Obama’s one-day state visit, with his family, to Ghana in July 2009 was ... more President Barack Hussein Obama’s one-day state visit, with his family, to Ghana in July 2009 was in many ways a journey that fused official engagements and a deeply private quest. This chapter explores the underlying political motivations, historical meanings, symbolisms and paradoxes of the Obama family’s visit within the broad frameworks of US’ sub-Saharan Africa politics and “Roots” or “Diaspora” tourism. Ghana was an appropriate destination for the trip for two reasons. First, the country provided the political context for him to outline his Presidency’s sub-Saharan African policy. Second, on the “map of Africanness”, Ghana, with its scores of slave trade relics presented the historical and emotional setting for individual members of the family to engage with the historical truth about their heritage and identity. Indeed, the Obama family’s tour of the Cape Coast Castle fortresses, like that of thousands of African Americans who have visited or will in the future be visiting the...
Abibisem: Journal of African Culture and Civilization
In this context, events in Adawso gave credibility to the assertion that in ancient Africa, matri... more In this context, events in Adawso gave credibility to the assertion that in ancient Africa, matriarchy had preceded patriarchal kinship and inheritance system in Africa; and that it was colonialism that distorted and supplanted indigenous African kinship system. Was matriarchy fundamental to the ideals of kinship system in ancient and traditional Africa? Ifi Amadiume has strongly advocated for a re-interpretation of African history whereby the historical place of womanhood is restored to its rightful place. In doing this she rejects any attempt at “imitating” Eurocentric feminism to “construct” new structures arguing that, “we already have a history and legacy of a woman’s culture” and that there is therefore the need to highlight it in a social enquiry.
Afro-Ásia, 2005
em 1915, quando prestava depoimento numa causa cível diante da Corte Divisional de Acra, na colôn... more em 1915, quando prestava depoimento numa causa cível diante da Corte Divisional de Acra, na colônia britânica da Costa do Ouro. O avô de Kofi, Mama Nassu, tinha vindo do Brasil para Acra por volta de 1836 e, quase oitenta anos depois, seu neto ainda proclamava orgulhosamente sua origem brasileira. A declaração de Kofi Acquah foi possível devido ao tráfico transatlântico de escravos e ao sistema escravista dele nascido. Este sistema, que tem sido caracterizado como "o primeiro sistema de globalização da História", produziu, entre seus efeitos duradouros, a criação de conexões entre Europa, África, Américas e Caribe que persistem até hoje. Talvez o mais interessante capítulo deste processo de globalização e trocas culturais tenha sido escrito pelo retorno dos afro-brasileiros para a África Ocidental no século XIX. 1 * Uma primeira versão deste texto foi
But for most of the world’s people the glittering opportunities of the new century are beyond rea... more But for most of the world’s people the glittering opportunities of the new century are beyond reach. There are more than six billion of us on Earth, and by 2100 we may number ten billion. Most of us will live in urban centers, and many are likely to live short and impoverished lives. Lacking both the wealth or awareness to address problems of life in crowded cities, they will suffer from disease and inadequate food and water.
Journal of Asian and African Studies
This paper interrogates the historical background to the diarchy system of rule in the Odomase tr... more This paper interrogates the historical background to the diarchy system of rule in the Odomase traditional area in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. Relying on archival documents complemented by interviews, the research reveals that unlike chieftaincy forms in other traditional Ghanaian societies, the people of Odomase have a completely different practice in electing chiefs. The two royal houses have the endorsement of central government to elect two candidates to be installed concurrently as chiefs for the traditional area. The authors argue that the dual chieftaincy arrangement in Odomase, despite its seeming challenges, is the best solution to address the intractable conflict in the traditional polity of the area.
Legon Journal of the Humanities
Sub-Saharan Publishers eBooks, Dec 28, 2013
Ghana Social Science Journal, 2013
African American Studies Center, 2011
Ghana Social Science Journal, 2013
The negative effects of climate change on crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa are pronounced, g... more The negative effects of climate change on crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa are pronounced, given the high dependence on rain fed agriculture in the region. This study analysed decision making by farmers under risk and uncertainty due to climatic change, using the Multi-Level Analysis Tool for the Agricultural sector (MATA) model. The main objective of the study was to find out the impact of climate change on cropping activities and agricultural income. The results indicated a decrease in water supply leading to changes in the composition and pattern of crop activities, reduced crop yields and smaller incomes for farmers. Reforms in water management policies and investments are suggested to improve water usage efficiency and to expand irrigation to deal with climate change.
Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, 2002
Gender and Development in Africa and Its Diaspora, 2018
President Barack Hussein Obama’s one-day state visit, with his family, to Ghana in July 2009 was ... more President Barack Hussein Obama’s one-day state visit, with his family, to Ghana in July 2009 was in many ways a journey that fused official engagements and a deeply private quest. This chapter explores the underlying political motivations, historical meanings, symbolisms and paradoxes of the Obama family’s visit within the broad frameworks of US’ sub-Saharan Africa politics and “Roots” or “Diaspora” tourism. Ghana was an appropriate destination for the trip for two reasons. First, the country provided the political context for him to outline his Presidency’s sub-Saharan African policy. Second, on the “map of Africanness”, Ghana, with its scores of slave trade relics presented the historical and emotional setting for individual members of the family to engage with the historical truth about their heritage and identity. Indeed, the Obama family’s tour of the Cape Coast Castle fortresses, like that of thousands of African Americans who have visited or will in the future be visiting the...
Abibisem: Journal of African Culture and Civilization
In this context, events in Adawso gave credibility to the assertion that in ancient Africa, matri... more In this context, events in Adawso gave credibility to the assertion that in ancient Africa, matriarchy had preceded patriarchal kinship and inheritance system in Africa; and that it was colonialism that distorted and supplanted indigenous African kinship system. Was matriarchy fundamental to the ideals of kinship system in ancient and traditional Africa? Ifi Amadiume has strongly advocated for a re-interpretation of African history whereby the historical place of womanhood is restored to its rightful place. In doing this she rejects any attempt at “imitating” Eurocentric feminism to “construct” new structures arguing that, “we already have a history and legacy of a woman’s culture” and that there is therefore the need to highlight it in a social enquiry.
Afro-Ásia, 2005
em 1915, quando prestava depoimento numa causa cível diante da Corte Divisional de Acra, na colôn... more em 1915, quando prestava depoimento numa causa cível diante da Corte Divisional de Acra, na colônia britânica da Costa do Ouro. O avô de Kofi, Mama Nassu, tinha vindo do Brasil para Acra por volta de 1836 e, quase oitenta anos depois, seu neto ainda proclamava orgulhosamente sua origem brasileira. A declaração de Kofi Acquah foi possível devido ao tráfico transatlântico de escravos e ao sistema escravista dele nascido. Este sistema, que tem sido caracterizado como "o primeiro sistema de globalização da História", produziu, entre seus efeitos duradouros, a criação de conexões entre Europa, África, Américas e Caribe que persistem até hoje. Talvez o mais interessante capítulo deste processo de globalização e trocas culturais tenha sido escrito pelo retorno dos afro-brasileiros para a África Ocidental no século XIX. 1 * Uma primeira versão deste texto foi
But for most of the world’s people the glittering opportunities of the new century are beyond rea... more But for most of the world’s people the glittering opportunities of the new century are beyond reach. There are more than six billion of us on Earth, and by 2100 we may number ten billion. Most of us will live in urban centers, and many are likely to live short and impoverished lives. Lacking both the wealth or awareness to address problems of life in crowded cities, they will suffer from disease and inadequate food and water.
Journal of Asian and African Studies
This paper interrogates the historical background to the diarchy system of rule in the Odomase tr... more This paper interrogates the historical background to the diarchy system of rule in the Odomase traditional area in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. Relying on archival documents complemented by interviews, the research reveals that unlike chieftaincy forms in other traditional Ghanaian societies, the people of Odomase have a completely different practice in electing chiefs. The two royal houses have the endorsement of central government to elect two candidates to be installed concurrently as chiefs for the traditional area. The authors argue that the dual chieftaincy arrangement in Odomase, despite its seeming challenges, is the best solution to address the intractable conflict in the traditional polity of the area.
Legon Journal of the Humanities