outlines the history and drivers of industrial crop production across SSA and how it
intersects with food security (Jarzebski et al., 2020b). Chapter 4 (Vol. 1) uses the
case of Italian investors to highlight some of the main patterns, drivers and outcomes
of large-scale land acquisitions in SSA, and how corporate social responsibility can
mediate some of the negative outcomes (Antonelli et al., 2020). Chapter 5 (Vol. 1)
outlines patterns in ODA and FDI flows in SSA as they relate to different SDGs, and
the main challenges and opportunities for improving the effective utilization of these
flows (Lopes et al., 2020).
The ‘Western Africa’ section contains three individual chapters. Chapter 6 (Vol.
1) outlines how local communities in two areas of Northern Ghana perceive their
resilience to climatic hazards, especially droughts and floods (Boafo et al., 2020).
Chapter 7 (Vol. 1) discusses how different rural livelihood options influence fuelwood procurement practices in rural Guinea, and how this intersects with mangrove
degradation (Balde et al., 2020). Chapter 8 (Vol. 1) outlines how academic institutions
in Ghana engage in research collaborations with the private sector, and what are the
barriers and solutions for improving such partnerships (Mensah and Gordon, 2020).
Fig. 1.13 Geographical scope of each chapter
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intersects with food security (Jarzebski et al., 2020b). Chapter 4 (Vol. 1) uses the
case of Italian investors to highlight some of the main patterns, drivers and outcomes
of large-scale land acquisitions in SSA, and how corporate social responsibility can
mediate some of the negative outcomes (Antonelli et al., 2020). Chapter 5 (Vol. 1)
outlines patterns in ODA and FDI flows in SSA as they relate to different SDGs, and
the main challenges and opportunities for improving the effective utilization of these
flows (Lopes et al., 2020).
The ‘Western Africa’ section contains three individual chapters. Chapter 6 (Vol.
1) outlines how local communities in two areas of Northern Ghana perceive their
resilience to climatic hazards, especially droughts and floods (Boafo et al., 2020).
Chapter 7 (Vol. 1) discusses how different rural livelihood options influence fuelwood procurement practices in rural Guinea, and how this intersects with mangrove
degradation (Balde et al., 2020). Chapter 8 (Vol. 1) outlines how academic institutions
in Ghana engage in research collaborations with the private sector, and what are the
barriers and solutions for improving such partnerships (Mensah and Gordon, 2020).
Fig. 1.13 Geographical scope of each chapter
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