Sustainable Food Security in West Africa

Preface. Section 1: Introduction. The Status of Food Security in West Africa; W.K. Asenso-Okyere, et al. Agricultural Production, Food Security and Poverty in West Africa; M. Okai. Section 2: Poverty and Household Food Security. Characterising the Poor in Ghana: A Logit Approach; W.K. Asenso-Okyere, et al. Income and Expenditure Profiles and Poverty in Ghana; A.W. Seini, et al. Section 3: Farmers' Strategies for Food Security. Analysis of Farmers' Strategies in the Central and North-West Regions of Burkina Faso: Approach and Some Results; P.S. Kaboré. Farm Household Strategies for Food Security in Northern Ghana: A Comparative Analysis of High and Low Population Farming Systems; R. Al-Hassan, et al. Agricultural Supply Response and Structural Adjustment in Ghana and Burkina Faso - Estimates from Macro-Level Time-Series Data; K.Y. Fosu, et al. Section 4: Health, Nutrition and Food Security. Determinants of Health and Nutritional Status of Children in Ghana; W.K. Asenso- Okyere, et al. Nutrition, Labour Productivity and Labour Supply of Men and Women in Ghana; G.J.M. van Boom, et al. Section 5: Trade and Food Security. Farmers' Transport Costs and Agricultural Production in Ghana; N. Heerink, et al. Distorted Beef Markets and Regional Livestock Trade in West Africa: Experience from the Central West African Corridor; P. Quarles van Ufford, A.K. Bos. Framework to Assess the Performance of Food Commodity Marketing Systems in Developing Countries with An Application to the Maize Market in Benin; C. Lutz, A. van Tilburg.