James Boafo Journalist Profile

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Ghana is Africa’s largest gold producer, but it has an illegal mining issue: 5 essential reads

Sep 10, 2024 | theconversation.com | Godfred Akoto Boafo |Gabriel Botchwey |Gordon Crawford |James Boafo |K. Bansah |Richard Kwaku Kumah

Ghana is one of the world’s gold hotspots. It is Africa’s largest producer of gold and it ranks sixth globally. In 2023, were produced. It is essential to Ghana’s economy, contributing around 7% of gross domestic product. Ghana’s gold mines are found in most parts of the country, and the mining history can be traced back hundreds of years. However, a form of mining known as artisanal, illegal or small-scale mining has become the most popular.
Climate change: farmers can’t predict rainfall anymore, changing how they work

Dec 1, 2023 | thebftonline.com | James Boafo

Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Most often the effects of climate change on farmers are classified into two categories – economic and non-economic. The economic effects are losses that can be quantified or measured in monetary terms. Non-economic effects are losses that cannot be quantified or measured in monetary terms.
A political ecology of farmers’ exposure to pesticides in Ghana

Jun 5, 2023 | tandfonline.com | James Boafo |Kristen Lyons

AbstractThis paper presents a political ecology analysis of pesticide use in Ghana’s Brong Ahafo region; a region experiencing the growing uptake of pesticides by farmers. To do this, we pose two questions: (1) What ecological changes are farmers observing as a result of intensive pesticide use?; and (2) What are the bodily lived experiences arising from farmers’ exposure to pesticides?
Climate Change - Inc.Africa

Apr 13, 2023 | incafrica.com | James Boafo |Kwame Nkrumah

GROW Climate Change Farmers in Ghana can’t predict rainfall anymore, changing how they work. By JAMES BOAFO, Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, @
Climate change overwhelms farmers in Ghana

Mar 26, 2023 | foodformzansi.co.za | James Boafo

Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities, like those in Ghana, are a case in point. Most often the effects of climate change on farmers are classified into two categories – economic and non-economic. The economic effects are losses that can be quantified or measured in monetary terms. Non-economic effects are losses that cannot be quantified or measured in monetary terms.
Climate Change - Farmers in Ghana Can't Predict Rainfall Anymore

Mar 23, 2023 | agrifocusafrica.com | Brandon Moss |James Boafo

ANALYSISBy James BoafoClimate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Most often the effects of climate change on farmers are classified into two categories – economic and non-economic. The economic effects are losses that can be quantified or measured in monetary terms. Non-economic effects are losses that cannot be quantified or measured in monetary terms.
Climate change: Farmers in Ghana can't predict rainfall anymore, changing how they work

Mar 22, 2023 | phys.org | James Boafo

Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Most often the effects of climate change on farmers are classified into two categories—economic and non-economic.
farmers in Ghana can't predict rainfall anymore, changing how they work

Mar 21, 2023 | theconversation.com | James Boafo

Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Most often the effects of climate change on farmers are classified into two categories – economic and non-economic. The economic effects are losses that can be quantified or measured in monetary terms. Non-economic effects are losses that cannot be quantified or measured in monetary terms.