Uni Freiburg interview: Small Farmers Draw the Short Straw

Soy farming in the Norther Region in Ghana, 2016

Small Farmers Draw the Short Straw

International aid organizations are putting a lot of money into Ghana’s agriculture – so why is it not reaching those most in need?
Freiburg, Aug 20, 2018
Does development aid really work? That is the question that nags Freiburg geographer Jasmin Marston. In her doctoral thesis she investigated the influence of power and ideas of aid organizations, so-called Development Partners from the USA and Europe, on agriculture in Ghana. She spent sixteen months in the country, conducted 260 semi-structured interviews and worked in the fields in the north of Ghana, to find out. Her results are less than encouraging..
https://www.pr.uni-freiburg.de/pm-en/online-magazine/research-and-discover/small-farmers-draw-the-short-straw?fbclid=IwAR3ipCtFwc2icp15b0VdCBndhS-wNgCvp98cYuawpez85eeE6YMnFua4iFE

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