Abubakari Ahmed conducted fieldwork in Ghana in August and September 2017 to collect data about the impacts of industrial crops. Initially he surveyed 250 households in the Kobre, Kadua, Kojo B. and Number 1 communities around Smart Oil jatropha plantation in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. The respondents of the survey included permanent plantation workers, seasonal workers and a control group. This survey was part of project FICESSA, and focused on the impacts of engagement into industrial crop activities on food security and poverty alleviation.
Subsequently he visited different sugarcane, oil palm and jatropha production landscapes in Dabala, Kwae and Yeji to understand how environmental conflicts have emerged in these areas. He interacted closely with local communities undertaking community mapping exercises, focus group discussions and interviews with key local stakeholders such as chiefs. This fieldwork was part of a project on the Political Ecology of industrial crops in Ghana funded by the Asahi Glass Foundation.
Subsequently he visited different sugarcane, oil palm and jatropha production landscapes in Dabala, Kwae and Yeji to understand how environmental conflicts have emerged in these areas. He interacted closely with local communities undertaking community mapping exercises, focus group discussions and interviews with key local stakeholders such as chiefs. This fieldwork was part of a project on the Political Ecology of industrial crops in Ghana funded by the Asahi Glass Foundation.
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