Cattle in West African Niger. Herders are mostly members of the Fulani ethnic group who migrated to Ghana from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in the early 20th century.
© Morgane Wirtz / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP
Farmer-herder conflicts in northern Ghana amid climate change: causes and policy responses
Megatrends Policy Brief 2022 09, 12.12.2022, 9 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022MTA-PB09
In northern Ghana, competition over resources has led to the emergence of antagonistic conflicts between ‘autochthonous’ farmers and ‘foreign’ herders. Climate change has acted as an exacerbating factor. New approaches are needed to reverse this worrying trend.
Cattle in West African Niger. Herders are mostly members of the Fulani ethnic group who migrated to Ghana from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in the early 20th century.
© Morgane Wirtz / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP