Tarıma Elverişli Arazi ve Maden Kaynaklarına Sahip Bir Ulusun Değerlendirilmesi: Sierra Leone Kırsalında Gıda Güvensizliği Örneği

Year 2024, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 138 - 163, 30.12.2024

Samuel Katta

Abstract

Araştırmacılar sıklıkla Afrika'da gıda güvensizliğine katkıda bulunan başlıca faktörler olarak şiddet, yoksulluk, iklim değişikliği ve istikrarsızlığı vurgulamakta; büyük miktarlarda ekilebilir arazinin ve maden kaynaklarının bolluğunun yanlış yönetimine daha az dikkat çekmekte veya hiç dikkat çekmemektedir. Sierra Leone'deki bu çalışma, etkin bir şekilde yönetilmesi halinde gıda güvenliğini artırabilecek ve açlık sorununu çözebilecek verimli toprakların ve maden kaynaklarının yanlış kullanıldığını ortaya koymaktadır. Yazar, açlığın hüküm sürdüğü bazı bölgelerde hem birincil hem de ikincil verileri kullanarak çiftçiler, tüccarlar, hükümet yetkilileri ve sivil toplum gruplarının temsilcileri de dahil olmak üzere toplam 47 kişiyle görüşmeler gerçekleştirmiştir. Buna ek olarak, bu araştırmada bilimsel makaleler, medya makaleleri, saygın web siteleri ve güvenilir yerel ve uluslararası kuruluşlardan alınan bilgiler kullanılmıştır. Araştırma, çeşitli ortak değişkenlerin gıda güvensizliği üretebileceğini, ancak ekilebilir arazi ve maden kaynaklarının bu kaynaklara bolca sahip bir ulus tarafından kötü yönetilmesinin değerlendirilmesinin önemli olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

gıda güvensizliği, kaynaklar, Yönetim, Kötü Yönetişim, Sierra Leone

An Assessment of a Nation Endowed with Arable Land and Mineral Resources: A Case of Food Insecurity in Rural Sierra Leone

Abstract

Researchers frequently emphasise violence, poverty, climate change, and instability as the primary factors contributing to food insecurity in Africa, subsequently shedding less or no attention to the mismanagement of vast amounts of arable land and the abundance of mineral resources. This endeavour in Sierra Leone reveals the mishandling of fertile land and mineral resources, which, if effectively managed, might promote food security and address the issue of hunger. The author conducted interviews with a total of 47 individuals, including farmers, traders, government officials, and representatives of civil society groups, using both primary and secondary data in some hunger-prone districts. In addition, this research used scholarly papers, media articles, reputable websites, and information from reliable local and international organisations. The research finds that while various common variables can produce food insecurity, it is important to evaluate the mismanagement of arable land and mineral resources by a nation that has plenty of these resources.

Keywords

Administrations, Food Insecurity, Mismanagement, Resources, Sierra Leone

Ethical Statement

This article is an excerpt from the author’s thesis titled “A Case of Food Insecurity in Rural Sierra Leone, 1996-2022”. It was supervised by Hideaki Shinoda in 2023 at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan.

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