‘Peri-urbanisation and loss of arable land’: Indigenes’ farmland access challenges and adaptation strategies in Kumasi and Wa, Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106534
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Peri-urbanisation; Indigenes; Farmland access; Livelihoods; Kumasi; Wa; Urban growth measurement;All these keywords.
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