Meeting Name: African Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO-AFC/69/REP.
Session: Sess. 2
In recent years, Ghana has witnessed increased interest from private companies in developing agricultural
investments. This trend is common to many lower/middle income countries. It has translated in a surge in
large-scale land acquisitions in many lower/middle income countries, including Ghana, but also in
agribusiness ventures that source produce from local farmers.
While much debate on agricultural investments has discussed risks and opportunities for host governments
Land lies at the heart of social, political and economic life in much of rural
Africa. It provides a major source of livelihoods, income and employment; a
basis for social and political relations; and has major historical, cultural and
spiritual significance. In many places, rapid socio-economic changes are
undermining the security of land access for poorer and more vulnerable
groups – particularly in high-value lands such as peri-urban areas, irrigated
schemes and fertile lands. Securing land access for these groups is
This report is the outcome of a study undertaken on men and women’s access to and control
over land in seven districts of the Volta Region in Ghana. The study evolved out of a need for
increased insight into gender differences in access to and control over land and the implications of insecure access to land for households within the Volta Region of Ghana.
The objective of the study was to obtain an improved understanding of gender-specific
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