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Fast food is growing in popularity with Ghanaians. Wikimedia Commons

February 4, 2021

Ghanaians are eating more fast food: the who and the why

James Boafo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Ghanaian consumption patterns towards fast food are evolving.

Sesame seeds could help boost local diets in Ghana Shutterstock

November 17, 2020

Acute poverty affects Ghana’s savanna region: how oilseeds could help boost local diets

Mercy Badu, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Oilseeds in local diets could be the answer to poverty in Ghana's savanna region.

Urban farmers in Ghana need to take greater interest in the health of consumers. Wikimedia Commons

August 11, 2020

Vegetable farmers in urban Ghana don’t worry much about food safety - but they should

Kabila Abass, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Most local farmers are indifferent to the effect of chemicals on consumers.

A cabbage farmer in Kumasi prepares his land. kbprize/Wikimedia Commons

May 26, 2020

Urban spread is turning the lives of Ghanaian farmers upside down

Kabila Abass, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Kwadwo Afriyie, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Policies should protect arable land from urban encroachment and make peri-urban households less vulnerable.

Women spend considerable time finding water for their homes. John and Melanie/Wikimedia Commons

May 17, 2020

How water scarcity adds to women’s burden in northern Ghana

Kabila Abass, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.

Ghana’s forests require better care if cocoa farming is to be sustainable. Wikimedia Commons

April 5, 2020

Ghana’s cocoa production relies on the environment, which needs better protection

Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

The rising demand on the world market for cocoa has put pressure on Ghana's forests.

Elections in Ghana are dominated by the NPP and the NDC. Wikimedia Commons

November 14, 2019

Ghana’s small political parties have found a way to stay afloat

George M. Bob-Milliar, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Minority parties in Ghana have found ways to stay relevant in elections despite their declining electoral numbers

The Ghanaian construction industry employs over 320,000 people and more than 2% of young people. Wikimedia Commons

October 15, 2019

Ghana’s construction industry is lively but needs regulation

Divine Kwaku Ahadzie, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

An unregulated construction sector is stifling its potential to influence Ghana's economy consistently.

Smoking is a threat to public health. Shutterstock

May 20, 2019

How Ghana is using graphic pictures to cut tobacco use

Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Arti Singh, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Ghana is the latest country in Africa to mandate the use of pictures on cigarette packages to convey health warnings.

A bustling local market in Kumasi, Ghana. Adam Kohn/Flickr

September 6, 2018

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Seth Asare Okyere, Osaka University; Anastasia Amoako-Arhen, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and Matthew Abunyewah, University of Newcastle

Policymakers in Africa approach rural and urban development separately. This needs to change.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

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