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The activities of multinational companies have affected the livelihood of smallholder farmer in the Pru East, though a lot of research work has been done on large scale land acquisition but this study focus on how it affects livelihood... more
The activities of multinational companies have affected the livelihood of smallholder farmer in the Pru East, though a lot of research work has been done on large scale land acquisition but this study focus on how it affects livelihood asset of smallholder farmers in the Pru East District. Over the past ten years, the Government of Ghana have leased out large tracts of land for investors, mainly foreign investors. Survey research approach was used for the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed and a sample size of 332 households was used for the study. The study used five indicators of the Livelihood Effect Index (LEI) espoused by Downing et al., (2001) to determine the effects of large-scale land acquisition on the livelihood of smallholder farming households. Large scale land acquisition has a significant positive moderate effect on the employment, healthcare and food security but, has a significant negative high effect on income levels of smallholder farming households. However, large scale land acquisition has no significant effect on the nutritional status of farming households in the Pru East district of the Bono East region. Kobre and Kadue communities with an LEI of 0.53 suggests that livelihoods of farming households in these two communities are the most effected with large scale land acquisition. The study also recommends that MMDAs must formulate by-laws to ensure that large scale land investors employ people from the host communities of the projects.
Sustainable livelihood has been one of the best ways to address poverty and empowerment of the poor over the past years. It is also one of the most innovative approaches to rural development. The general objective of this research is to... more
Sustainable livelihood has been one of the best ways to address poverty and empowerment of the poor over the past years. It is also one of the most innovative approaches to rural development. The general objective of this research is to identify and analyze the factors affecting the sustainable livelihood of farmers in Shazand. The statistical population of the study consists of the heads of rural families in Sha-zand city, N = 22101). The sample size with a sampling error was 0.05, and, using the Cochran formula, 377 households were calculated. To determine the villages and to select the sample of households, the cluster analysis method was applied to the classification of villages, and the sample villages were randomly selected. Finally, sampling from each village was done in proportion to its population. The data collection method was library, and the field study tool was a questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, SPSS software was used, and the statistical operations included single-sample T-test and linear regression .The results of the research showed that the sustainable livelihood of rural households is not desirable , and structures and processes are the most important factors in the sustainability of rural household livelihood.