{"id":2094,"date":"2017-12-11T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2017-12-10T18:06:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T18:06:18","slug":"deccma-team-participates-in-fao-regional-meeting-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/2017\/12\/11\/deccma-team-participates-in-fao-regional-meeting-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"DECCMA team participates in FAO Regional Meeting in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Prosper Adiku<\/em><\/p>\n

DECCMA was invited to make a presentation at the Food and Agriculture Organisation Regional Meeting held in Akosombo, Ghana from November 20-24, 2017; and hosted a field visit to the Volta delta.<\/p>\n

FAO\u2019s is committed to promoting rural agricultural development. Migration currently has a negative impact on agriculture by taking away economically-active adults, and so the intention is to make agriculture attractive.<\/p>\n

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Dr Mumuni Abu presents migration findings from the Volta delta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lead of the migration work in Ghana, Dr Mumuni Abu, was invited to share DECCMA\u2019s findings on climate change and migration in the Volta delta, as well as to discuss how to leverage the opportunities presented by FAO in collaborating for further studies. He shared information on who migrants in the delta are, reasons for migrating, where the migrants go to, the duration of migration and the general perception of people about migration.<\/p>\n

As part of the meeting programme, the DECCMA team hosted a visit to the Keta Municipality to learn about the interactions between climate change, migration and agriculture in the delta. The team interacted with officials of the District Assembly through presentations and discussions on climate change and agriculture-related issues in the Municipality and how these are impacting on the lives of the people. Officials from the planning department, Community development workers and the Information Services Department of the Assembly as well as DECCMA representatives were present during the interactions.<\/p>\n

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by Prosper Adiku DECCMA was invited to make a presentation at the Food and Agriculture Organisation Regional Meeting held in Akosombo, Ghana from November 20-24, 2017; and hosted a field visit to the Volta delta. FAO\u2019s is committed to promoting rural agricultural development. 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