Rural-urban land and food system changes in West Africa.

ABSTRACT: West Africa's land and food systems are increasingly reshaped by the effects of urbanization and trade liberalization. This study aims at quantifying changes in food production and consumption patterns along selected rural-urban transects in Niger and Ghana over the past 20 years. Remote sensing analyses of cropland changes were combined with data on food flows and household surveys. Our findings indicate that rapid urban growth and rural market integration in West Africa are driving distinct, location-specific transformations. Niger's land and food systems are increasingly linked to major West African coastal cities through growing intra-regional trade. This is leading to the expansion of cropland and rising consumption of imported products. In rural and peri-urban Accra, Ghana, the ongoi

SUBMITTER: Fastner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688667 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature