Influences of community land rights and tenure security intervention processes on food security in northwest Ghana

B.B. Nara; M. Lengoiboni; J.A. Zevenbergen

doi:10.1201/9781003021636-7

Influences of community land rights and tenure security intervention processes on food security in northwest Ghana

B.B. Nara, M. Lengoiboni, J.A. Zevenbergen

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Abstract

Global efforts to promote food security are yielding positive results albeit more slowly than desired. Several researchers found that land tenure security enhances farming, but there is little research to show that tenure security of subsistence farmers can contribute to food security. This chapter investigated local processes of addressing land rights and tenure challenges of subsistence farmers which affect food security in northwestern Ghana. The qualitative case study approach was used, with focus group discussions, key informant interviews, institutional interviews, and satellite image interpretation. The results established strong links between enhancements in land relations and food security outcomes and contributes to discourses on responsible land management aimed at designing appropriate interventions into the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Responsible and Smart Land Management Interventions
Subtitle of host publication	An African Context
Editors	Walter Timo de Vries, John Tiah Bugri, Fatima Mandhu
Place of Publication	Boca Raton
Publisher	CRC Press
Chapter	5
Pages	49-62
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003021636
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003021636-7
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2020
Event	LANDac Annual International Conference 2019 - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 4 Jul 2019 → 5 Jul 2019 https://www.landgovernance.org/annual-international-conference-2/landac-conference-2019/

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Conference	LANDac Annual International Conference 2019
Country	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Period	4/07/19 → 5/07/19
Internet address	https://www.landgovernance.org/annual-international-conference-2/landac-conference-2019/

Keywords

Customary land rights
Food security
Responsible land management interventions
Land tenure security

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Nara, BB, Lengoiboni, M & Zevenbergen, JA 2020, Influences of community land rights and tenure security intervention processes on food security in northwest Ghana. in WT de Vries, JT Bugri & F Mandhu (eds), Responsible and Smart Land Management Interventions: An African Context. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 49-62, LANDac Annual International Conference 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands, 4/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003021636-7

Influences of community land rights and tenure security intervention processes on food security in northwest Ghana. / Nara, B.B.; Lengoiboni, M.; Zevenbergen, J.A.

Responsible and Smart Land Management Interventions: An African Context. ed. / Walter Timo de Vries; John Tiah Bugri; Fatima Mandhu. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020. p. 49-62.

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