Kumasi Area Research Articles

Servicing land for housing development in peri-urban areas of Kumasi, Ghana: theory versus practice

Since the 1950s, developing countries have been experiencing phenomenal growth in urban population and this is reflected in high demand for housing and residential land. In Ghana, the rapid population growth of the national capital and the regional capital towns including Kumasi has brought to the fore the need for more land for residential development. However, the rate at which urban land is being released for housing development by the traditional authorities is not commensurate with the rate at which it is being serviced. This has created problems whereby residents in newly developing housing areas lack basic facilities and services. This paper examines the factors and problems militating against orderly development of infrastructure in the peri-urban housing areas in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area. The paper suggests interventions aimed at addressing the problems related to the provision of infrastructure and services in peri-urban settlements of Kumasi, Ghana. Keywords: serviced land, housing infrastructure, peri-urban, Kumasi Journal Of Science And Technology Vol. 25 (1) 2005: 77-85

Capacity Utilization of the Rice Milling Industry and Interlinkage in the Rice Market in Ghana

Most large-scale millers in the Kumasi area, central Ghana, provide interest-free or low interest loans to farmers under the agreement that the farmers will bring their paddy to the millers. This paper examines the effect of this interlinkage on the efficiency of rice milling. A quadratic short-run cost function was estimated by controlling for self-selection bias using the results of first-stage Probit regression, and capacity utilization was calculated in relation to money lending. The results show that if a miller provides a loan to farmers, the operating rate will increase by 24% and the total cost will decrease by 17%.

Correlation between presbyopia, age and number of births of mothers in the Kumasi area of Ghana

SummaryThere is an assumption in Ghana that motherhood has an effect on presbyopia. This study thus attempts to correlate the relationship between presbyopia, age and number of births of mothers in the Kumasi area of Ghana. The data were compiled from records of patients who attended routine eye examinations and refraction tests at the Morny Optical Centre, Kumasi, during the last quarter of 1993. Presbyopia in males and females, and those of mothers and childless female adults for particular age groups were compared. Correlations were found between age and reading additions for both sexes, and presbyopia occurs at a younger age than published. This preliminary study does not indicate any inter‐dependence of births on female presbyopia. Further studies with select data may be required to confirm the above findings.

Correlation between presbyopia, age and number of births of mothers in the Kumasi area of Ghana

There is an assumption in Ghana that motherhood has an effect on presbyopia. This study thus attempts to correlate the relationship between presbyopia, age and number of births of mothers in the Kumasi area of Ghana. The data were compiled from records of patients who attended routine eye examinations and refraction tests at the Morny Optical Centre, Kumasi, during the last quarter of 1993. Presbyopia in males and females, and those of mothers and childless female adults for particular age groups were compared. Correlations were found between age and reading additions for both sexes, and presbyopia occurs at a younger age than published. This preliminary study does not indicate any inter-dependence of births on female presbyopia. Further studies with select data may be required to confirm the above findings.

Survey of foundation engineering practice in tropical residual soils in Kumasi area of Ghana : Oduroh, P K Proc Ninth Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Lagos, September 1987V1, P639–654. Publ Rotterdam: A A Balkema, 1987

Survey of foundation engineering practice in tropical residual soils in Kumasi area of Ghana : Oduroh, P K Proc Ninth Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Lagos, September 1987V1, P639–654. Publ Rotterdam: A A Balkema, 1987

Water‐Treatment Practices at the Barekese Water Utility in Ghana

Aquatic weeds and microorganisms infested Lake Barekese, which supplies water to the Kumasi area of Ghana, creating problems of taste, odor, and clogged filters. This article explains how these problems were overcome.

Runway Building and Food Exploration Strategy of Pseudacanthotermes militaris (Insecta: Isoptera)

Runway Building and Food Exploration Strategy of Pseudacanthotermes militaris (Insecta: Isoptera)