An assessment of the extent and causes of food insecurity in northern Ghana using a livelihood vulnerability framework

Abstract

The article describes the food insecurity situation in three villages in northern Ghana. A livelihood approach is used emphasising the vulnerability of the peasants' adaptation to a marginal and remote area. The peasant households are grouped according to level of food insecurity. It is argued that multiple income sources including non-farm activities are necessary to reduce food insecurity for all but a small part of the peasant households. © 2006 Springer Science + Business Media B.V.