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SUMMARY:Analyzing the Effects of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining on 
 Agriculture for Policy Action\; Evidence from Prestea Mining Region\, Ghan
 a  - Francis Arthur – MPhil Student\, Oxford Department of International
  Development\, St Antony’s College\, University of Oxford 
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CONTACT:Wolfson College Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:This paper explores the effects of artisanal and small-scale g
 old mining on agriculture in Prestea mining region\, Ghana\, and suggests 
 policy actions. A cross-sectional survey with both qualitative and quantit
 ative research design was employed. Simple random and purposive sampling t
 echniques with 386 participants were used. The study found that artisanal 
 and small-scale gold mining is constantly destroying grazing fields of liv
 estock\, food crops and tree crops (such as cocoa and palm oil trees)\, an
 d has also caused reduction in food availability and shortages of agricult
 ural foodstuffs. These are as a result of the destruction of farms or farm
 lands and the shift of occupation from agriculture to small-scale gold min
 ing. It\, therefore\, renders many farmers landless and causes them to los
 e their household income. However\, recognizing the significance of agricu
 lture to both individuals and the nation\, agricultural strategies have to
  be developed to protect farmers and the agricultural sector in the mining
  regions. The government\, mining and mineral commission\, and agricultura
 l agencies must provide practical measures to ensure the sustainability of
  the environment and agricultural production systems in the mining regions
  in Ghana.\n
LOCATION:Lee Hall\, Wolfson College Cambridge
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