Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana

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dc.creatorQuisumbing, Agnes R.
dc.creatorPayongayong, Ellen
dc.creatorAidoo, J. B.
dc.creatorOtsuka, Keijiro
dc.date2003
dc.date2024-10-24T12:50:29Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:50:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:32:26Z
dc.descriptionThis 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).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/157521
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/107276
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceQuisumbing, Agnes R.; Payongayong, Ellen; Aidoo, J. B.; Otsuka, Keijiro. 2003. Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 24. Pp. 169-178. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157521
dc.subjectproperty
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjecteconomic theories
dc.subjecthousehold budget
dc.subjecthousehold consumption
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectlegal system
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectagricultural growth
dc.subjectchild care
dc.subjectproperty rights
dc.subjectnatural resources management
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjecttechnology transfer
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectchildren
dc.titleWomen's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana
dc.typeBook Chapter

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