From "Sacrilege" to Sustainability : Reforestation and Organic Farming in Forikrom, Ghana

From "Sacrilege" to Sustainability : Reforestation and Organic Farming in Forikrom, Ghana

Forikrom, a community of 6,000 people in the Techiman District of Ghana, is located in an area of open grassland. The area once produced cocoa, but the practice ended in 1983 after some fires. Further deforestation resulted from inappropriate farmi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Easton, Peter
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AFFORESTATION
CASH CROPS
CASSAVA
COCOA
COOPERATIVES
CROP
CROP PRODUCTION
CULTIVATION
DEFORESTATION
DROUGHT
DRY SEASON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMS
FOREST
FORESTRY
FORESTRY OFFICES
FUELWOOD
INCOME
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MAIZE
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC FARMING
PLANTAIN
PLANTATIONS
PLANTING
REFORESTATION
SEED
SEEDLINGS
SOIL
SOIL FERTILITY
STREAMS
TOBACCO
TREE FARMING
TREES
UNDP
VEGETABLE GARDENING
VEGETABLES
WATER RIGHTS
WATER SOURCE DEFORESTATION
ACCESS TO WATER
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
DISPUTES
SECTS
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
WATER RIGHTS CONFLICTS
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/01/439641/sacrilege-sustainability-reforestation-organic-farming-forikrom-ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10834

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/01/439641/sacrilege-sustainability-reforestation-organic-farming-forikrom-ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10834

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