This paper examines the water dimensions of recent large-scale land acquisitions for biofuel production in the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and Northern regions of Ghana. Using secondary sources of data complemented by individual and group interviews, the paper reveals an almost universal lack of conside...
Williams, Timothy O.
,
Gyampoh, B.
,
Kizito, Fred
,
Namara, Regassa E.
,
[Water implications of large-scale land acquisitions in Ghana.]
,
Water implications of large-scale land acquisitions in Ghana.
Kizito, Fred
,
Williams, Timothy O.
,
McCartney, Matthew P.
,
Erkossa, Teklu
,
[Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali.]
,
Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali.
As institutions that facilitate the conversion of livestock to grain and adjust livestock populations to local forage availabilities, livestock markets play important economic and ecological roles in dryland Africa. Using a comprehensive database of 1,580 sales of livestock owned by members of 54...
Turner, M.D.
,
Williams, Timothy O.
,
[Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel]
,
Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel
The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Di...
Williams, Timothy O.
,
[Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?]
,
Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?
Williams, Timothy O.
,
Barron, Jennie
,
Cofie, Olufunke O.
,
[Sustainable agricultural intensification in the Volta River Basin]
,
Sustainable agricultural intensification in the Volta River Basin
Large-scale agricultural land investments in Africa are often considered solely from the land perspective. Yet land, water and other natural resources are closely interlinked in agricultural production and in sustaining rural livelihoods. Such investments involving irrigation will potentially hav...
Sidibe, Y.
,
Williams, Timothy O.
,
[Agricultural land investments and water management in the office du Niger, Mali: options for improved water pricing]
,
Agricultural land investments and water management in the office du Niger, Mali: options for improved water pricing
Livestock manure is an important source of nutrients for crop production in semi-arid West Africa. An assessment of the potential of manure to sustain crop production calls for an estimation of the amounts of manure that could be produced and captured and the feed resources required to maintain l...
Fernández Rivera, S.
,
Williams, Timothy O.
,
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
,
Powell, J.M.
,
[Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa]
,
Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa
Williams, Timothy O.
,
[The triple challenge facing livestock research for development in Africa]
,
The triple challenge facing livestock research for development in Africa