Rachael Taylor, a post-graduate research student at the
University of Sussex, gave a guest lecture to Geography students on her research
in northern Ghana. Rachael is examining ideas associated with what is
known as '
adaptive capacity' - how subsistence families adapt to change.
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| The lecture covered a range of topics (source: Rachael Taylor) |
She provided examples of NGO action and showed how this can vary from
highly successful and sustainable, to poor and unsustainable.
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| Learning about diverse agricultural livelihoods (source: Rachael Taylor) |
There were opportunities for the class to ask questions about her research and to learn more about the work of NGOs.
