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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Quisumbing, Agnes R. Payongayong, Ellen Aidoo, J. B. Otsuka, Keijiro |
| Spatial Coverage | Ghana [GH] |
| Description | This study explores the impact of changes in land tenure institutions on women’s land rights and the efficiency of tree resource management in western Ghana, where cocoa is the dominant crop. Although communal land tenure aims to provide equitable access to land for all households, women’s land rights in the region are weaker than those of men, as is often the case under customary land tenure systems (Lastarria-Cornhiel 1997). If women are blocked from having secure land rights, and therefore from individualized investment in land, the resulting barrier to increased productivity will diminish their incentives to sustain resource use over time (Meinzen-Dick et al. 1997). |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/b4ada89a-9d3a-4aa4-a9eb-e793adaa7f20 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Property Women Gender Developing Countries Economic Theories Household Budget Household Consumption Nutrition Farming Systems Legal System Policies Education Health Empowerment Agricultural Technology Agricultural Growth Child Care Property Rights Natural Resources Management Agricultural Policies Technology Transfer Drought Vegetables Fisheries Children |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
