Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana
Tenure security is believed to be critical in spurring agricultural investment and productivity. Yet what improves or impedes tenure security is still poorly understood. Using household- and plot-level data from Ghana, this study analyzes the main factors associated with farmers’ perceived tenure se...
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| author | Ghebru, Hosaena Khan, Huma Lambrecht, Isabel B. |
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| description | Tenure security is believed to be critical in spurring agricultural investment and productivity. Yet what improves or impedes tenure security is still poorly understood. Using household- and plot-level data from Ghana, this study analyzes the main factors associated with farmers’ perceived tenure security. Individually, farmers perceive greater tenure security on plots acquired via purchase or inheritance than on land allocated by traditional authorities. Collectively, however, perceived tenure security lessens in communities with more active land markets and economic vibrancy. Migrant households and women in polygamous households feel less secure about their tenure, while farmers with political connections are more confident about their tenure security. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1481042025-11-06T06:35:44Z Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana Ghebru, Hosaena Khan, Huma Lambrecht, Isabel B. gender land tenure land reform land rights Tenure security is believed to be critical in spurring agricultural investment and productivity. Yet what improves or impedes tenure security is still poorly understood. Using household- and plot-level data from Ghana, this study analyzes the main factors associated with farmers’ perceived tenure security. Individually, farmers perceive greater tenure security on plots acquired via purchase or inheritance than on land allocated by traditional authorities. Collectively, however, perceived tenure security lessens in communities with more active land markets and economic vibrancy. Migrant households and women in polygamous households feel less secure about their tenure, while farmers with political connections are more confident about their tenure security. 2016-07-29 2024-06-21T09:23:51Z 2024-06-21T09:23:51Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148104 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146144 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150171 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151297 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150289 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134138 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102787 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ghebru, Hosaena; Khan, Huma; Lambrecht, Isabel. 2016. Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1545. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148104 |
| spellingShingle | gender land tenure land reform land rights Ghebru, Hosaena Khan, Huma Lambrecht, Isabel B. Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana |
| title | Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana |
| title_full | Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana |
| title_short | Perceived land tenure security and rural transformation: Empirical evidence from Ghana |
| title_sort | perceived land tenure security and rural transformation empirical evidence from ghana |
| topic | gender land tenure land reform land rights |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148104 |
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