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Artisanal and small-scale mining ASM is a rural development issue not a mining issue and therefore should not be managed solely by the corresponding mining ministry. It is crucial therefore to engage ministries in managing issues related to taxation agriculture rural development local government and youth employment
2015-7-24ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING CHAPTER 13 MMSD THE MINING MINERALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 315 building and the provision of immediate incentives. These may come in the form of tangible economic or health benefits or
The notion of artisanal mining as a safety valve for the demographic bulge was perhaps valid some years ago but only for the short term due to the factors mentioned above. Moreover most ASM earnings are financing investment and consumption in national and regional capitals with very little trickling down to rural communities
2017-8-19The study determines the effects of mining on rural livelihoods adopted strategies and the role of stakeholder and regulatory institutions. The study achieves this by investigating the status of key rural livelihood indicators what influence the choice of livelihood strategies in mining communities and the assessment of institutional performance
20022. Artisanal mining being a low-tech labour-intensive activity with few entry barriers is a prime example of such a non-farm rural livelihood. Coupled with the likely growing numbers of artisanal miners in an era of increasing demand and prices for minerals a comprehensive approach to artisanal mining
2019-3-19Rural Poverty and Artisanal Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa Issah Musah-Surugu Justice Albert Ahenkan Justice Nyigmah Bawole and Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah International Journal of Rural Management 2017 13 2 162-181
Reagrarianising livelihoods in postconflict sierra leone mineral wealth and rural change in artisanal and smallscale mining communities. roy maconachie pages 1054-1067 first published 24 october 2011
2015-7-15Globally more than 100 million people depend directly or indirectly on artisanal mining for their livelihoods 34. In Ghana alone an estimated 1.1 million people directly work in ASGM activities representing nearly two-thirds of the countrys total mining labor force 56. Much of this activity is
2010-8-18Jesper Bosse Jnsson a geographer has worked in Tanania for ten years on rural livelihoods and unfolding developments in mining both as an academic and NGO representative. Richard Sherrington an anthropologist has researched development and mining issues in Tanania since 2000 specifically artisanal diamond mining in Mwana and Shinyanga
2004-2-6Poverty Eradication Sustainable Livelihoods Focusing on Artisanal Mining Communities Executive summary In Africa artisanal and small-scale mining is largely poverty-driven. The sector has grown as an important economic activity in many countries. It is estimated that more that 20 million people depend on it for their subsistence
Artisanal and small-scale mining ASM is a rural development issue not a mining issue and therefore should not be managed solely by the corresponding mining ministry. It is crucial therefore to engage ministries in managing issues related to taxation agriculture rural development local government and youth employment
2016-3-29LAND AGRICULTURAL CHANGE AND CONFLICT IN WEST AFRICA REGIONAL ISSUES FROM SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA AND CTE DIVOIRE H istorical Overview SAHD2007568 February 2007 Transformation du monde rural et Dveloppement durable en Afrique de lOuest Rural Transformation and Sustainable Development in West Africa
2014-10-15In this study the term artisanal mining is defined as mining with the use of manual methods and procedures with little or no mechaniation as stipulated by the mining code. Livelihoods According to Chambers 1988 a livelihood is defined as adequate stocks and flows of
Artisanal mining and rural livelihoods in Africa Change challenges and policy options Roy Maconachie University of Bath UK email protected Presentation to CSD19 United Nations New
2020-4-10Debates about artisanal mining in Zimbabwe have often been focused around claims of elite capture of natural resources and political patronage Mawowa 2013. Meanwhile in scholarship on miningfarming linkages in Africa more broadly narratives have tended to present artisanal mining as an off farm activity that is replacing or
This article contributes to the debate on livelihood diversification in rural sub-Saharan Africa focusing specifically on the growing economic importance of artisanal and small-scale mining ASM in the region. The precipitous decline in the value of many export crops and the removal of subsidies on crucial inputs such as fertiliers have made smallholder production unviable forcing many
Artisanal small-scale mining ASM is not new in Ghana. Known as galamsey artisanal mining has been going on since pre-colonial times and the number of artisanal miners is believed to be in the tens of thousands today. It is an important source of income generation for rural Ghanaians especially women and youth faced who lack opportunities in
2018-12-12Artisanal and small-scale mining takes place throughout the world but is particularly widespread in developing countries in Africa Asia Oceania and Central and South America. In Africa alone nearly 9 million people depend on artisanal and small-scale mining who with their dependents account for nearly 8 of the population of the continent
1. Introduction. In recent years there has been a growing body of literature on the role of artisanal and small-scale mining ASM in positively contributing to rural livelihood diversification in developing countries Banchirigah and Hilson 2010 Hilson 2016 2009 Hilson and Banchirigah 2009 Verbrugge 2016.Despite increasing recognition of the potential of ASM to provide economic
N2 - In the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC the mining sector has the potential to play a pivotal role in post-conflict reconstruction World Bank 2008 and artisanal mining sustains the livelihoods of millions people in the country PACT 2010. However in the last 15 years minerals from this artisanal mining have been ill-reputed
2013-2-25Unpacking Land Grabs Subjects Performances and the State in Ghanas Small-scale Gold Mining Sector. Development and Change Vol. 49 Issue. 4 p. 1010. Google Scholar Brottem Leif V. and Ba Lassine 2019. Gendered livelihoods and land tenure The case of artisanal gold miners in Mali West Africa small-scale mining and rural
2020-5-21Introducing complementary livelihoods including rejuvenating exhausted mining sites into spaces for productive agricultural activities Encouraging women and rural populations to adopt alternative livelihoods in an effort to mitigate the environmental damages of artisanal mining while also providing income and food security
Impacts of mining on rural livelihoods in Northern Burkina Faso World Development Elsevier vol. 119C pages 23-39. Geenen Sara 2014. Dispossession displacement and resistance Artisanal miners in a gold concession in South-Kivu Democratic Republic of Congo Resources Policy Elsevier vol. 40C pages 90-99. Jeroen Cuvelier 2014
MINERAL WEALTH AND RURAL CHANGE IN ARTISANAL AND SMALLSCALE MINING COMMUNITIES this article compares and contrasts the potential of artisanal gold and diamond mining as strategies to uplift livelihoods. In doing so it is argued that a better understanding of the nexus between informal mining and farming activities is essential for
2018-1-25development of an Artisanal and Small-scale Mining ASM Policy that is aligned to the aspirations of the Africa Mining Vision AMV. Harnesses the potential of artisanal and small-scale mining to stimulate localnational entrepreneurship improve livelihoods and ad-vance integrated rural social and economic de-velopment AMV 20091
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