Questioning the link between tenure security and sustainable land management in cocoa landscapes in Ghana

FA Asaaga, MA Hirons, Y Malhi - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable land management (SLM) is increasingly recognized as viable pathway to
accelerate poverty reduction and achieving sustainable development, particularly in the …

Private cities, land, and the transformation of Africa's urban fringe

AD Ablo - Urban Geography, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the effects of large-scale land deals for a private city development
project in Ghana–the Appolonia City of Light. From the conceptual lens of accumulation by …

As the city grows, where do the farmers go? Understanding Peri-urbanization and food systems in Ghana-Evidence from the Tamale Metropolis

ED Kuusaana, JA Eledi - Urban Forum, 2015 - Springer
The world continues to battle food insecurity due to persisting constraints with food
production, distribution, storage, processing, consumption and waste management. The …

Chieftaincy and sustainable urban land use planning in Yendi, Ghana: Towards congruence

A Siiba, EA Adams, PB Cobbinah - Cities, 2018 - Elsevier
In Ghana, chieftaincy institutions act as custodians for about 80% of the total land area, and
are responsible for leasing or allocating land while official planning institutions determine …

A neglected aspect of the housing market: The caretakers of peri-urban Accra, Ghana

KV Gough, P Yankson - Urban Studies, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In housing markets in sub-Saharan Africa, construction is predominantly undertaken by
individuals rather than by the state or private companies. Due to lack of housing finance, the …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of socioeconomic change for agrarian land and labour relations in rural Ghana

FM Dzanku, D Tsikata - Journal of Rural Studies, 2022 - Elsevier
This article is concerned with how socioeconomic changes represented by increasing rates
of youth schooling, declining rates of reciprocity in agrarian labour relations, and reduced …

Local participation, institutions and land acquisition for energy infrastructure: The case of the Atuabo gas project in Ghana

AD Ablo, VK Asamoah - Energy research & social science, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impacts of land acquisition for a gas processing plant at Atuabo on
the livelihood of affected farmers. The paper explores the extent to which affected farmers …

Institutional synergies in customary land markets—Selected case studies of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Ghana

ED Kuusaana, N Gerber - Land, 2015 - mdpi.com
Synergies among land institutions and institutional changes impact on land markets and in
guaranteeing agro-based employment, capital injection, local economic development and …

Historical context of agricultural commercialisation in Ghana: changes in land and labour relations

JA Yaro, JK Teye, GD Torvikey - Journal of Asian and African …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper provides a broad review of agrarian change in Ghana by highlighting the major
developments in the agrarian political economy and their implications for agricultural …

Windows of opportunity or windows of exclusion? Changing dynamics of tenurial relations in rural Ghana

FA Asaaga, MA Hirons - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Central to contemporary debates on land tenure in sub-Saharan Africa are questions
concerning appropriate pathways to successfully harmonize customary and statutory land …