A fifty-year study of land cover changes in Ghana's south-eastern region is conducted to identify major shifts and new avenues for justifiable growth and development. A combination of early studies and geospatial technology was adapted to analyse the data. Our study investigated the relationship between some given variables using autocorrelation and geoinformatics. Socio-political and economic factors have caused a massive shift in the land cover through growth in human settlements, migration, the extensiveness of agriculture, poverty, unregulated and unreported logging of trees, small-scale mining intensification, and weak governance systems. We discovered that the natural vegetation had dramatically reduced (-52.01%), whilst built-up (+406.05%), farmlands/shrubs (+86.47%), and waterbodies (+47.35) were faced with a drastic increase. Class contribution rates show built environment massively influenced land modification, compared to other surveyed classes. In light of the major influences observed, it can be concluded that dynamics in land-use systems caused a substantial drift in local temperature. Temperature and built-up index correlated strongly (R 2 =0.959, p <.0001), whilst depicting a negative association against vegetation (R 2 =0.959, p <.0001) and water-index (R 2 =0.958, p <.0001). Variance assessment proved that the linear correlation model for the understudied elements is appropriate. The study provides policy guidance and basic research support to key proponents and practitioners in addressing undesirable consequences, caused by urbanization, public behaviour or lifestyles, and institutional failures.
Geographical distribution of telecommunication masts, patronage, and provision of quality services, without unintended consequences, remain vital for telecommunication operators. The spatial distribution of telecommunication masts and services in Ghana are not uniformly distributed, resulting in the disparities of signal strengths in different locations. Bad signals directly or indirectly affect various forms of business transactions and communication activities. We assessed the spatial distribution of telecom masts and customer hotspots for the major telecommunication networks in Ghana using geospatial techniques. Findings revealed most of the telecom masts were highly concentrated in Accra Metropolis. Again, most of the enterprise business customers were clustered within the 4-km radii of sited masts. More investment is needed by telecommunication industries to boost patronage, particularly in La Dade Kotopon and Tema Metropolis. The area’s prospect of attracting more customers increases sustainability concerns of telecommunication masts availability, accessibility, environmental health and management risks, among key industrial players.
Malnutrition is a wicked problem that affects every country in the globe, affecting one in three individuals, including Ghana. 690 million people were undernourished globally in 2019, according to estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 50% of child mortality has been attributed to malnutrition. The study used mixed research methods to gather primary data to investigate dietary diversity distribution and food and nutrition security status among male and female-headed cocoa households and its associated factors. Through this study, it was revealed that 62.8% of the male-headed cocoa households had medium to high dietary diversity compared to their female counterpart 39.3%. Also, the male-headed cocoa households recalled eating legumes/nuts (13%) and milk products (18.5%) were consumed less, whereas female-headed cocoa households least consumed the following food groups: sugar/honey (17.5%), oil/fat/butter (17%), spices/tea/condiments (16.5%), eggs (12.5%), organic meat (8.5%), fruits (7.5%), legumes/nuts (7%), and milk product (4.5%). Moreover, the months that the male-headed households recalled facing severe food unavailability were in July, June, April, and May, however, for the female-headed households, the severe months were June, July, March, February, and January. Climate change/variability, unavailable lands, poverty, large household size, and gender stereotypes were factors promoting low dietary diversity among male and female-headed households. Furthermore, 91.7% of the male-headed households and 88.6% of the female-headed households shared that cocoa expansion affects crop diversification in the study area. This study recommends that the government should educate cocoa households on the utmost importance of eating balanced diets, and empower female-headed households.
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