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1. Readying tobacco leaves for drying, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:
Tobacco began to be grown as a cash crop in the Banda area in the early 1980s. Here young people tie leaves to the branches from which the tobacco will be suspended while hanging in the drying barn. Visible in the background are two drying barns built of cement block and roofed with iron sheets. Tobacco companies advanced farmers the materials to build these barns against the farmer's crop. Between the drying barns is a stack of wood brought in by tractor to fuel fires in the barns. In the background of one photo, men carry headpans filled with tobacco which they have brought from farm. Two photos. South side of Ahenkro, July-August, 1986.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Drying barns; Children's work; Wood piles; Headpans; Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Lifting and carrying; Firewood; Tobacco; Metal roofing; Agriculture; Building; Cash crops
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1986
Date searchable:
1986-07/08
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163264, -2.356141
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163264, -2.356141

2. Bui Power Authority sign on Ahenkro-Bongase road, 2016

Description:
A no-trespassing sign posted by the Bui Power Authority along the paved Ahenkro-Bongase road several kilometers north of Ahenkro identifies "land under acquisition" by the Bui Power Authority (BPA). Electrical poles and wires run along the roadside. The large land parcel under acquisition by BPA has long been home to farms worked by families in Ahenkro and Bongase. These farms produce food for household consumption and cash crops, including cashew. View looking northward, Ahenkro-Bongase road, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2016-06-20
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro; Bongase
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cash crops; Bui Dam (Ghana); Roads; Electrification
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-20
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Ahenkro; Bongase
Geographic Coordinates:
8.198, -2.33472222

3. Yaw Manje: Tobacco farming in Banda

Description:
Part 1 of an interview with Yaw Manje of Banda-Ahenkro, who is family head of Hakolo Katoo. Yaw Manje talks about how farmers in the Banda area took up tobacco farming in the 1980s and 1990s and reflects on how growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton affected the land and local communities. This video includes the full dialogue in Nafaanra and English. A shorter version focused on the English translation by Enoch Mensah is available through a link below. Also available at the "iaff_works" link below through UVic Libraries is the full interview with Yaw Manje. Shorter topically focused excerpts of this interview are available at the links below. Ahenkro, 13 August, 2018. Length: 00:19:36
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19203; https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/55680147-5815-4372-b3e7-4119d1a65993
Date:
2018-08-13
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Farming; Cash crops; Tobacco; Charcoal
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Yaw Manje; Enoch Mensah; Sampson Attah; James Anane
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-08-13
Genre Facet:
Digital video
Format:
Video
Language Facet:
Nafaanra; English
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163833, -2.357833
People Facet:
Yaw Manje
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163833, -2.357833

4. Yaw Manje: Tobacco farming in Banda

Description:
Part 1 of an interview with Yaw Manje of Banda-Ahenkro, family head of Hakolo Katoo. Yaw Manje talks about how farmers in the Banda area took up tobacco farming in the 1980s and 1990s and reflects on how growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton affected the land and local communities. This short video focuses on the English translation provided by interviewer Enoch Mensah. A version of Part 1 with the full dialogue in Nafaanra and English is available through a link below. Also available through the "iaff_works" link below through UVic Libraries is the full interview with Yaw Manje. Ahenkro, 13 August, 2018. Length: 00:13:57
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19204; https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/55680147-5815-4372-b3e7-4119d1a65993
Date:
2018-08-13
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Farming; Cash crops; Tobacco; Charcoal
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Yaw Manje; Enoch Mensah; Sampson Attah
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-08-13
Genre Facet:
Digital video
Format:
Video
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:
English; Nafaanra
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163833, -2.357833
People Facet:
Yaw Manje
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163833, -2.357833

5. Cassava tuber, Ahenkro, 2022

Description:
A cassava tuber (dwa in Nafaanra). Manihot esculenta was introduced to Africa from the western hemipshere. It can be grown on soils that have been depleted of nutrients by other crops. Its cultivation requires little labor and its tubers, which provide a starchy staple, can be left in the ground for long periods. Other than as a source of calories, the tubers have little nutritional value. Ahenkro, 12 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cassava; Manihot
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163128, -2.356303
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163128, -2.356303

6. Maize plants, Ahenkro, 2022

Description:
Maize plants (bleju in Nafaanra) growing in an intercropped field. Zea mays L. was introduced to Africa from the western hemisphere. It is today a staple crop valued for its relatively high yields and its short maturation time that can allow farmers to grow two crops in one year. Ahenkro, 12 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Corn; Zea mays L
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163128, -2.356303
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163128, -2.356303