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Title: Crafting a Comprehensive Literature Review on Rural-Urban Migration in Ghana

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The paper also looks more closely into the pathways through which the livelihoods of these young
female migrants may contribute to local economic development. Presently, she has mastered the craft
of turning scraps such as deserted vehicle tyres, wood, and metal into exotic furniture suitable for
homes, offices and emporiums. She would occasionally pick-up the scraps at vulcanizer shops,
carpentry shops and wayside, bring them home, clean and work on them. If the environment is
indeed an important driver of migration, one would expect migration rates to be higher in places
with and times of more severe scarcity. They had some information about the town and the decision
of their migration is mostly made by themselves. The only escape out of this quagmire is outside
help—help from the government and relevant stakeholders. For those of you out there who have
plans of becoming husbands sooner or later, you ca. Informed by a Feminist Political Ecology (FPE)
perspective, this paper uses a qualitative approach in examining the lived experiences of migrant
women. Interview 20 Ghanaians and almost all of them will tell you that they have ambitions to
build their future houses but their salaries cannot assist them. Agricultural policies by the government
and sustainable farming practises by farmers that enhance resilience in the face of climate change
need to be implemented. Moreover, the environmental causes of migration have been studied largely
in isolation of the environmental consequences. Descriptive statistics were used to highlight the
pattern of rural-urban migration, and multiple regression analysis used to estimate the impacts of
migration on socioeconomic development in the study area. Many Northerners decided to migrate
because of poor agro-ecological conditions at home combined with easy access to fertile lands in the
more humid destination area. Rural areas have the potential for rapid growth and development.
Presently, she has mastered the craft of turning scraps such as deserted vehicle tyres, wood, and
metal into exotic furniture suitable for homes, offices and emporiums. She would occasionally pick-
up the scraps at vulcanizer shops, carpentry shops and wayside, bring them home, clean and work on
them. Also, the employment status of migrants in urban centers play an important role in
socioeconomic status. The study concludes by advocating for the need to provide access to credit
and skills training in enhancing the livelihood of Kayayei. The findings also indicated that the main
expectation of migrants is to maximize income and establish their own business. At best, it has
greatly improved the economy of the cities by transitioning them to large cities and has raised the
status of rural dwellers in terms of wages, politics, education, healthcare, and social standing. Love
honestly shares another’s success and mourns at the fall of an enemy, opponent or rival. Purposive
sampling was used to select research participants, both key informants and focus group participants’
from the entire population. Finally, enabling alternative non-farming livelihoods would empower
migrant women economically. I enjoy writing pragmatic pieces which i share here. 98% of articles
here are my works. Northern Region only account for 10% of all internal migrants. She sought for
other jobs but without any success; as skillful and creative as she was, she took the opportunity to
learn a craft. These regions have been marked by severe ecological change and resource deterioration
over the years, as well as changes in marital patterns, family relations and customary practices.
Poverty Reduction in Ghana: Progress and Challenges. Drawing upon recent contributions to the
literature on migration, and political ecological concerns for access to and control over resources, in
this paper I present a framework for placing such issues founded on a Foucauldian conceptualization
of power. Love is not praising your own self, and having confidence in your wisdom, but allowing
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At best, it has greatly improved the economy of the cities by transitioning them to large cities and
has raised the status of rural dwellers in terms of wages, politics, education, healthcare, and social
standing. Rural-urban migration in Ghana isn’t a choice but a chance rural dwellers have to take for
survival. Minister Donald in an interview said that the second half of 2019 is going to be flooded
with his life changing and inspiring songs. The study was designed to to find out perceptions of the
community members of causes of out-migration and its impact on agriculture and food availability in
the Nanumba South District.The research design used quantitative data on a sample size of 400
farmers. The mirror reflects the mortal beauty, but people who are close reflect your immortal
ugliness. Well-structured questionnaires were used to gather the needed information. Addressing
national and international researchers attending a conference on Biotic stresses, climate change and
agricultural production in Cotonou, Benin, on Monday, Dr Sanginga noted that the emergence of
agricultural pests such as the papaya mealybug was closely linked to climate change, and stressed
that there was the need to go beyond rhetoric to action. “Whatever recommendations we make at
this meeting, let’s work towards implementing them,” he said. Young employees will prefer to buy a
car than to build a house nowadays, and this is because, they see the housing project as a very long
term goal. Being aware of this is necessary in order to really understand a migration pattern that at
first glance could be misconstrued as being purely environmentally induced. It revealed that the
majority of the migrants were able bodied youth and majority of them were traders. Migrants’
families at places of origin benefited from migration of their own relations to urban centers mainly
through remittances which enabled them to improve their livelihood as the remittances were spent on
daily consumption and investment into business activities. The study also employed Statistical
Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 and regression analysis tool for data processing.
Their presence in the service industry is worthy of note, boosting the local economy. The descriptive
statistical analysis of the Ghanaian Livelihood Survey (GSS 2017), sampled across 14 thousand
households, allowed us to understand the migration trends and hubs. The picture that emerges for
northern Ghana is not one of distress migration in the face of environmental disaster but rather of
migration as a way of dealing with structural environmental scarcity. Download Free PDF View PDF
Rural-urban migration and rural community development: A case of Kpongu community of Upper
West Region of Ghana Raqib Abu Salia The movement of human beings from areas of origin to area
of final destination is a natural phenomenon among human societies. In Ghana, many have died
without realizing their age long vision to building their dream homes. Urban slums, though they look
impoverished, are also a hub for petty economic activities. Do you have love? Love is an
unconditional acceptance and endurance of another who does not know how to love you back. Most
of the rape cases end up in teenage pregnancy, street children, robbery, prostitution diseases etc.
Download Free PDF View PDF Boateng. C. A. (2018). Finding a Sustainable Solution to the
Kayayei Problem in Ghana. These former rural residents were hoping to escape the poverty of their
communities by moving to cities, where they could find greener pastures, earn higher wages, and
return to help develop their communities. Fourth, the paper highlights flaws in the sampling and
questionnaires used, particularly in some of the more recent studies. Data were obtained from the
migrants using a survey questionnaire. The findings show that migrant women reap limited economic
benefits from migration. It was observed that there was no significant relationship between farm
incomes and the motivation to migrate but there was a significant relationship between migration and
labour availability; migration and availability of agricultural land; and migration and food availability.
Keywords: Transnational migration, migration-environment nexus, Environmental security, Conflicts
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other factor that motivated them to migrate from the rural areas to the urban center was access to
good social amenities such as good drinking water, access to good and quality health care (hospital),
good roads, good and quality education, access to electricity and entertainment.
The migrants indicated that their respective villages lack these basic social amenities. Purposive
sampling was used to select research participants, both key informants and focus group participants’
from the entire population. The continuous neglect of rural areas would lead to continuous rural-
urban migration, overpopulation in urban areas, strain on urban resources and social amenities,
pollution, environmental degradation, urban slum expansion, civil unrest, and a high crime rate. Most
intend to return to their origins, but whether they do so, when, and how are conditioned by the class
of migrants and changing social institutions such as property rights that pertain in both the rural and
urban contexts. Third, the paper criticises the use of static push-pull frameworks which suggest that
migrants are being 'pushed out' of marginal and degraded environments, neglecting the intertwined
environmental, political, economic and cultural factors. Research participants revealed that the people
of Kpongu perceived development as provision of social infrastructure as well as improve standard
of living which is a motivating factor for migration. It was revealed that some of the causes of rural-
urban migration in Kpongu include lack of economic opportunities, inadequate social amenities
among others. Age and experience may be an important indicator to any man when they want to
marry,but it doesn't guarantee a successful marriage. This framework treats environment, economy,
and society as both products of and productive of social differentiation, instrumental modes of
power, and. The little wealth that flows into urban slums is circulated within the slums and out to the
rural communities from which it originated. A young graduate of Ghana Institute of Journalism has
braved the odds by turning used and rejected vehicle tyres and scraps into beautiful and useful
furniture and a business venture. From each of the LGAs, fifty (50) migrant-sending rural
households were randomly selected and used for the study totalling seven hundred and fifty (750)
households. The methodologies that were used to analyze the data in his paper were mainly
qualitative one. The results also showed that the prime cause of rural-urban migration is as a result of
the availability of job opportunities in the study area (36%). Even though no one as at yet, suffered
any fatal accident from this job, the consequence is very clear. Also, the employment status of
migrants in urban centers play an important role in socioeconomic status. Addressing national and
international researchers attending a conference on Biotic stresses, climate change and agricultural
production in Cotonou, Benin, on Monday, Dr Sanginga noted that the emergence of agricultural
pests such as the papaya mealybug was closely linked to climate change, and stressed that there was
the need to go beyond rhetoric to action. “Whatever recommendations we make at this meeting, let’s
work towards implementing them,” he said. The public relations officer, Mr. Eshun, of the hotel
where the boys parked cars said that, it was illegal for the boys to be parking cars. Therefore, this
study recommends that government should provide employment for the citizens in the rural areas by
building more industries to prevent the rural folks from migrating into the urban centers. Hitherto,
she has two children and in addition to her mother and wife duties, she manages to recycle scraps
into useful things. Migration also contributes significantly, but in different magnitudes towards
socioeconomic development across the states in the study area. Rural-Urban migration in Ghana: A
mixture of virtues and faults. It was observed that there was no significant relationship between farm
incomes and the motivation to migrate but there was a significant relationship between migration
and labour availability; migration and availability of agricultural land; and migration and food
availability. Informed by a Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) perspective, this paper uses a qualitative
approach in examining the lived experiences of migrant women. The reasons for their migration, the
parties involved in the decision to migrate, and how their migration was financed were explored.
Mamprusi, East Mamprusi, Savelugu-Nanton, Tolon and Kumbungu districts of the. This is because
movement involves all kinds of citizens. The findings also indicated that the main expectation of
migrants is to maximize income and establish their own business. The study adopted a survey design
utilizing the ex-post-facto technique. The findings show that migrant women reap limited economic
benefits from migration.
The primary data for this study was generated through questionnaire surveys and key informant
interviews. The migrants indicated that their respective villages lack these basic social amenities.
Unlike women, men would want to marry because they want to impart their ideal selves to their
children, influence and receive support from partners and basically, satisfy the sexual desire or need.
The results showed that both economic returns and migrants' sub-culture were the factors that
determine out-migration of young people from the WWD. A young graduate of Ghana Institute of
Journalism has braved the odds by turning used and rejected vehicle tyres and scraps into beautiful
and useful furniture and a business venture. Using mixed method approach, 120 respondents were
surveyed while 12 key informants were interviewed in six selected communities. Thirdly, none of the
respondents ascribed the migration decision to sudden-onset environmental stress. Download Free
PDF View PDF Rural-urban migration and rural community development: A case of Kpongu
community of Upper West Region of Ghana Raqib Abu Salia The movement of human beings from
areas of origin to area of final destination is a natural phenomenon among human societies. The
social problems that Kayayei and the nation are facing with their settlement in the cities are
enormous. This is particularly true in regions where land fragmentation and competition for resources
are prominent. The results of this study also categorized the study area into areas of relatively low,
moderate and high impacts of rural-urban migration. The increased population needed for the market
to thrive in the cities has also led to an increase in government revenues. HISTORY On 26th March
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of the world’s population will be African and by the turn of the century it is expected to constitute
half of world’s population. A journey of 20 minutes becomes a journey of an hour. The public
relations officer, Mr. Eshun, of the hotel where the boys parked cars said that, it was illegal for the
boys to be parking cars. The number of Kayayei in Accra, Kumasi and Kintampo are alarming. Her
screams got louder and Doctors became alarmed; the head doctor ordered an emergency CS to be
done; that was when i called family members to pray.hunger left me that moment,i felt sick
immediately. Well-structured questionnaires were used to gather the needed information. A reliability
index of 0.87 was obtained using Person Product Moment Correlation Statistics. To most of the
respondents, migration was positive and brings about improved standard of living. This paper
provides a sound and lasting approach to solving the Kayayei problem. The agricultural sector, which
is the mainstay of rural communities, needs to be revived. The people in the zone believed that rural-
urban migration through remittance provides employment opportunities, encourage industrialization,
increase community labour force, and causes a drop in commercial activities. The study also
employed Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 and regression analysis tool
for data processing. Rural-urban migration’s adverse effect on rural areas is greatly felt at home and
heard of in the city. First, their terminology is often confused, with concepts such as environment
and climate, change and variability being conflated. Age and experience may be an important
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a SQL command or malformed data. Ghana, one of West Africa’s biggest economies and
populations, has over the years witnessed a continuous rise in rural-urban migration. Hence,
migration policies in Africa, nay, Nigeria began to take shape after independence was granted to her
in the early 1960s. It is found that the reasons for their migration are related to the declining
importance of agriculture and the non-availabil. Rural-urban migration in Ghana isn’t a choice but a
chance rural dwellers have to take for survival. Farmers should be provided with loans for their
businesses and extension officers should be sent regularly to the rural areas to educate the farmers on
their farming activities for better yields. To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and
more securely, please take a few seconds to upgrade your browser. For those of you out there who
have plans of becoming husbands sooner or later, you ca. This paper examines the migration
processes of these young women, who mostly migrate from the northern part of Ghana to Accra, in
the South. In line with this, some useful points of recommendations for effective urban management
and rural development activities are suggested. Further, the education level of migrants is an
important factor for enhancing socioeconomic status. To browse Academia.edu and the wider
internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to upgrade your browser. The mirror
reflects the mortal beauty, but people who are close reflect your immortal ugliness. To this end the
study made use of both primary data and secondary data to source information from members of the
study community. The main objective of the research is to assess the socioeconomic impacts of rural
urban migration, assessing the origin of majority of migrants, assessing the origin of majority of
migrants, identifying dominant migratory groups on the basis of age, sex, marital status the like
socioeconomic characteristics and to provide possible recommendation based on the findings. To this
end the study made use of both primary data and secondary data to source information from
members of the study community. A key feature of the analyses is the construction of counterfactual
scenarios and the application of a methodology that adjusts for selectivity bias. However, most of
them migrated decide to migrate not in planned way. Key words: Rural-urban migration Kpongu
community, rural community development. Migration also contributes significantly, but in different
magnitudes towards socioeconomic development across the states in the study area. To most of the
respondents, migration was positive and brings about improved standard of living. A total of 225
rural-urban migrants were administered with the questionnaire across the five states, five urban areas
and fifteen rural Local Government Areas covered by this study. The study shows that the resource
ows from Tizza, Kojokpere, Issa, Kaleo and Jang to urban migrants in Obuasi are in the form of
social support, nancial and food transfers. Rural light industries and small and medium-sized
businesses have also been impacted. However, when addressing main issues of urbanization and
rural-urban migration we can draw important conclusions from case studies such as the Ghanaian
one. This has increased on immoralities and sexual abuse. As cogently noted by Switek (2012), fi
nancial domain is not the only life aspect aff ected by migration. To browse Academia.edu and the
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thicker than water, but, love is stronger than blood. Agricultural policies by the government and
sustainable farming practises by farmers that enhance resilience in the face of climate change need to
be implemented.
The government's effort to resettle Kayayeis has resulted in most of them losing their
accommodation and living in very deplorable conditions making them vulnerable to the weather,
mosquitoes, wicked men who rob them of their earnings and also rape them. Her screams got louder
and Doctors became alarmed; the head doctor ordered an emergency CS to be done; that was when i
called family members to pray.hunger left me that moment,i felt sick immediately. The main objective
of the research is to assess the socioeconomic impacts of rural urban migration, assessing the origin
of majority of migrants, assessing the origin of majority of migrants, identifying dominant migratory
groups on the basis of age, sex, marital status the like socioeconomic characteristics and to provide
possible recommendation based on the findings. Thirdly, none of the respondents ascribed the
migration decision to sudden-onset environmental stress. Based on the findings, recommendations
such as meeting the infrastructural needs of the rural communities are made. The rural economy has
been grossly affected, and wage differentials leading to the continuous exodus of its populace have
weakened it even further. Hence, migration policies in Africa, nay, Nigeria began to take shape after
independence was granted to her in the early 1960s. The findings of the research indicated that
people from the rural areas migrate to urban areas, and the main reason why they migrate to the cities
is because of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas. The government of the day needs to come
up with well-thought-out plans that would be strategically implemented to bring about an
improvement in the lives of people living in rural areas. It had been four years since Jean-Marie
Wellrich was gainfully employed; In 2018, she lost her job because she was pregnant and her
employer, who was not enthused about the news, found a nice way to dismiss her. The study adopted
a survey design utilizing the ex-post-facto technique. Their presence in the service industry is worthy
of note, boosting the local economy. Well-structured questionnaires were used to gather the needed
information. It was revealed that some of the causes of rural-urban migration in Kpongu include lack
of economic opportunities, inadequate social amenities among others. To those who are convinced
that God's creature exits on earth with such a weird shape of head have been left totally
flabbergasted and worried too.That is human nature; doubting Thomases everywhere. Download Free
PDF View PDF technoscienceafricana.org THE IMPACT OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION ON
THE ECONOMY OF RURAL AREAS IN WUDIL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO
STATE NIGERIA Adamu Mustapha Download Free PDF View PDF Rural urban migration in
tanzania Jennifer Bernard Download Free PDF View PDF THE EFFECT OF RURAL URBAN
MIGRATION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA Samuel
Adekoya This study aimed at assessing the effect of rural-urban migration on community
development in Ogun State. The only escape out of this quagmire is outside help—help from the
government and relevant stakeholders. The migrants indicated that their respective villages lack these
basic social amenities. You can download the paper by clicking the button above. The availability of
these services acts as a pull factor, attracting individuals and families seeking improved access to
education, healthcare, and other essential services. The findings shows that rural urban migration is
have adverse effects on rural as well as urban socioeconomic conditions, therefore, the government
and the responsible bodies should have to focus at reducing the consequence of migration in Sodo
town. Turkmenlerde Bi?r Halk Oyunu: “Cani?men” -Ankara Kaleci?k Yoresi. Download Free PDF
View PDF The Effect of Rural-Urban Migration on Socioeconomic Status. It is obvious that one
needs a structural understanding of the environment in the political and cultural context of this
region to understand its role as a driver for migration. Love is giving and not expecting Love is
setting free and letting go and not possessing. It also argues that these social outcomes of migration
into the city can be either positive or negative, depending on particular conte. Moreover, there are
generalizable conclusions to be drawn from qualitative studies that show both gender- and class-
specificities in their migratory behaviors. The pull and push factors are the differences in wages
between rural and urban centers. Therefore, this study recommends that government should provide
employment for the citizens in the rural areas by building more industries to prevent the rural folks
from migrating into the urban centers. The allure of urban lifestyles, consumerism, and the desire for
upward social mobility lead individuals to migrate in pursuit of a perceived better quality of life and
social standing.

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