scholarly journals Effects of Large-Scale Land Acquisition on the Livelihood Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers in the Pru District of Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Charles Quansah ◽  
Dr. Nicholas Oppong Mensah ◽  
Dr. Agyemang Frimpong ◽  
Ronald Osei Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Large Scale Land

scholarly journals Processes of Acquiring Large Scale Land by Investors in the Pru District of Ghana: A Critical Inquest

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Large Scale Land ◽  
Farming Households

The study examines the process of acquiring large-scale land for investment in the Pru district. Ghana has become one of the destinations for large-scale land deals in Africa, attracting high foreign investments in the agricultural sector. Over the past ten years, the Government of Ghana have leased out large tracts of land for investors, mainly foreign investors. The Pru district in the Bono East Region have large-scale land acquisition by investors. This study aims to examine the process through which large scale land are acquired in the district. The study employed a mixed method approach, where smallholder farmers were interviewed. Focus group discussions were conducted to achieve the objective of the study as well as computing statistical analysis for the socio-demography for the respondents. Both primary and secondary data were employed in the study and the qualitative data was analysed thematically whiles inferential and descriptive statistics with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 20). The study found out that process of acquiring large tract of land for investment purposes include identification of vacant lands, deciding to lease the vacant lands, advertising the vacant lands, assessment of the land by prospective investors, negotiating terms of leasehold and documentation and transfer of ownership. The findings revealed that occupants of farmlands do not participate in decisions leading to the acquisition of those lands by investors, which has a significant influence on the effects of large-scale land acquisition on the livelihood of smallholder farming households. The study recommended that households should be given the opportunity to negotiate for better terms of compensation from investors and the government especially for farming households losing their farmlands.

Transformation from Subsistence to Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
pp. 409-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abiodun E. Obayelu
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Commercial Agriculture ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Large Scale Land ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Policies And Programs

Agriculture is in critical state in Nigeria with domestic food production being less than the growing population. The chapter analyzes the ongoing transformation of subsistence agriculture to commercial in Nigeria and the attendant effects of large-scale land acquisition on small-scale farmers. It uses both theoretical and empirical research designs with direct interviews of relevant stakeholders and case studies. It reviews past and present policies and programs aimed at transforming agriculture from subsistence to commercial in Nigeria. The results reveal that large-scale land acquisition and farming is not new in Nigeria. Acquisitions of land by foreigners has always been with the help and consent of government, unlike the case when it involves indigenous investors. Acquisitions have in most cases been characterized by conflicts between the landowners or tillers and investors. To transition successfully from subsistence to commercial agriculture, there is a need for strong collective actions between the depraved land owners, government, and investors.

scholarly journals Land Grabbing and the Axis of Political Conflicts: Insights from Southwest Cameroon

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frankline A. Ndi ◽  
Simon Batterbury
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agrarian Change ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Land Grabbing ◽  
Inclusive Process ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Political Conflicts ◽  
Large Scale Land ◽  
Land Use Practices

Large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) by foreign interests is a major driver of agrarian change in the productive regions of Africa. Rural communities across Southwest Cameroon are experiencing a range of political conflicts resulting from LSLA, in which commercial interests are threatening local land-use practices and access to land. This paper shows that the struggle to maintain or redefine livelihoods generates tension between inward competition for and outward contestation of claims to land. In Nguti Subdivision, the scene of protests against a particular agribusiness company, there is continued debate over ideas about, interests in, and perceptions of land and tenure. The authors show how top-down land acquisition marginalises land users, leading to conflicts within communities and with the companies involved, and conclude that for an agro-project to succeed and avoid major conflicts, dominance by elite interests must give way to a more inclusive process.

scholarly journals The Problematic of Small-Scale Land Acquisition (Less than 5 Hectares) for Public Interest Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Donna Okhtalia Setiabudhi
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Interest Development ◽  
Large Scale Land ◽  
Legal Substances ◽  
The Impact

Land acquisition for public interest development is stipulated in Act No. 2 of 2012 concerning Land Acquisition for Development of Public Interest. One arrangement of land acquisition in legal substances that have been formed are small-scale land acquisition (less than 5 hectares), but it is still governed by very vague and thus susceptible to the multi-interpretation and raises doubts in its implementation. This paper discusses the problematic that arise due to unclear regulations concerning small-scale land acquisition and to provide solutions to these problems. Based on the discussion the authors concluded first, the problematic of small-scale land acquisition is the arrangement of land acquisition that is so vague that there is no clarity regarding the procedures for determining of location, the phase of land acquisition, which excludes public consultation, there is no regulation regarding preventive measures against the impact for the community around location of land acquisition. Second, the solution could be found to this problem is a regulation of small-scale land acquisition should ideally be regulated more comprehensively considering that small-scale land acquisition allows the emergence of adverse effects for the community around location of land acquisition so that the stages of planning and preparation that is set for the large-scale land acquisition is similarly applied for small-scale.

Large‐scale land acquisition as a potential driver of slope instability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Danilo Chiarelli ◽  
Paolo D'Odorico ◽  
Kyle Frankel Davis ◽  
Renzo Rosso ◽  
Maria Cristina Rulli
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Slope Instability ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Large Scale Land
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