Open AccessModern Trends in Ownership and Acquisition of Large-scale Lands in Teshie and Kasoa, Ghana
Author(s) -
Appau Williams Miller,
Oliver Tannor,
Peres Ofori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ghana journal of development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0855-6768
DOI - 10.4314/gjds.v17i2.5
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , land tenure , urbanization , land management , commission , business , land use , service (business) , state ownership , economic growth , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , finance , geography , economics , agriculture , marketing , emerging markets , civil engineering , cartography , archaeology , engineering
With the rising urbanisation of some parts of Ghana, the demand for land for various purposes is inevitable. The article assesses current trend of large-scale land acquisition in Teshie and Kasoa. The study used semi-structured interviews to solicit primary data from key informants such as chiefs at Nyanyano-Kasoa and Tsie-We family head at Teshie, land guards, and investors who acquire large scale lands in these areas to identify the trends in such acquisitions between 2014 to 2019.The study uncovered that though there are variations in the nature of land ownership in Teshie and Kasoa, multiple sale of lands, poor land management practices, litigation and land guarding are common practices in both areas. The study found that there is an institutional gap as both the state and traditional institutions have not really done much to deal with the challenges confronting LSLAs in these areas. It is recommended that land owning groups be engaged and educated by the Lands Commission in collaboration with Customary Lands Secretariat on proper ways to manage and sell their lands to avoid multiple sales and the conflicts that it brings. The Ghana police service should crackdown on land guarding which is an illegal activity.
Keywords: Large-scale, Land Acquisition, Land Ownership, Customary Land Secretariat, Traditional Authorities