Traditional Livelihood Practices among Indigenous Dagomba Women of Ghana: A Study of Women of Sagnarigu

Adam Bawa Yussif Ph.D, Jacob Abudu and Dominic Dery Ph.D
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Adam Bawa Yussif Ph.D: Snr Lecturer, Tamale Technical University, Ghana
Jacob Abudu: Snr Lecturer, Tamale Technical University, Ghana
Dominic Dery Ph.D: Snr Lecturer, Tamale Technical University, Ghana

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2019, vol. 3, issue 11, 212-218

Abstract: The study is about traditional livelihood practices among indigenous dagomba women with particular reference to women of Sagnarigu, a suburb of Tamale in the northern regional. Using a cross sectional approach, the study explores the various livelihood practices adopted by women of Sagnarigu to sustain the lives of their families. The study found among others that the production and sale of vegetables was one of the main livelihood strategies adopted by the women of Sagnarigu; but this was not enough to sustain the women and their families all year round. As a result, the women-farmers had to engage in other livelihood strategies to complement their farming activities. The study also found that 92% of the women did not have any formal education and this to a large extent, limited their access to higher paying off-farm opportunities. The study concludes that the female indigenous farmers of Sagnarigu, augment their returns from vegetable production with income from other economic activities.

Date: 2019
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