Systems approach to pro-poor land reforms: A concept paper

Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana

“…However, it agrees with Goodwin (2013) and Berry (2013) who revealed a positive relationship between customary land ownership and communities' development. The result is suggestive that customary land ownership in the study area triggers positive economic benefits; as such, the imposition of other land tenure systems on these areas – as done in other parts of the country via land reforms – might not augur well for land tenure security and the desired economic benefits ( Anaafo, 2013 ). Accordingly, as Anaafo (2013) suggested, the discussion on land use should move from which land tenure system was superior to being guided by differences in tenure system within various areas and the benefits they espoused.…”

“…The result is suggestive that customary land ownership in the study area triggers positive economic benefits; as such, the imposition of other land tenure systems on these areas – as done in other parts of the country via land reforms – might not augur well for land tenure security and the desired economic benefits ( Anaafo, 2013 ). Accordingly, as Anaafo (2013) suggested, the discussion on land use should move from which land tenure system was superior to being guided by differences in tenure system within various areas and the benefits they espoused. Consequently, generic land reform for the whole country to enhance agribusinesses may be important but not necessary.…”

“…The use right can be primary or secondary. For instance, in the Nkoransa South of Ghana, Anaafo (2013) and Anaafo and Guba (2017) argued that the primary or the use rights to land could be via sharecropping involving permanent trees such as cocoa, cashew and oil palm. In this regime, migrants are given lands to cultivate on sharecropping protocols which could be one-third or two-thirds to the farmer and the rest to the owner.…”

“…The latter is possible due to land reforms that began in colonial times and subsequently in Ghana by approving the National Land Policy (NLP) in 1999 ( Anaafo, 2013 ; Anaafo and Guba, 2017 ). Afterwards, the Land Administration Project (LAP) was implemented in 2004 to give meaning to the NLP.…”

Pro-poor land administration: Towards practical, coordinated, and scalable recording systems for all

“…The PEA framework consists of three stages: 1) Reflection (problem identification and questions formulation); 2) Analysis and diagnosis (2.a structural diagnosis of contexts and institutions; 2.b agency diagnosis of power, incentives and behaviour); and 3) Prescription (what can be done) (Harris, 2013). In alignment with these notions, land administration literature often stresses the relevance of assessment of national and community conditions and building upon community land tenure practices (Anaafo, 2013;Lengoiboni et al, 2010;Simbizi et al, 2014;Van Asperen and Zevenbergen, 2012). Moreover, several authors expose potential inadequacies in existing approaches relating to the limited conversion of land laws and policies sympathetic to local conditions and tenure practices.…”