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Gendered rights and challenges of women ownership, access, and investment in land and shea trees in selected peri-urban communities of Ghana

Gendered rights and challenges of women ownership, access, and investment in land and shea trees... This study examined the gendered rights and challenges of ownership, access, and investments in land and shea trees in Ghana. It mainstreams women into policies regarding land and shea tenures. A qualitative approach through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders was used. From the study, women do not own land or shea trees, but they can exploit them. The loss of farmlands and shea trees through urbanisation worsens women's welfare, incomes, and bargaining power. To ensure the effective management of shea parklands, collaborative governance of land and shea trees between the landowners and local government is proposed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Geographical Review Taylor & Francis

Gendered rights and challenges of women ownership, access, and investment in land and shea trees in selected peri-urban communities of Ghana

African Geographical Review , Volume OnlineFirst: 18 – May 27, 2023
18 pages

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Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2023 The African Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers
ISSN
2163-2642
eISSN
1937-6812
DOI
10.1080/19376812.2023.2217806
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Abstract

This study examined the gendered rights and challenges of ownership, access, and investments in land and shea trees in Ghana. It mainstreams women into policies regarding land and shea tenures. A qualitative approach through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders was used. From the study, women do not own land or shea trees, but they can exploit them. The loss of farmlands and shea trees through urbanisation worsens women's welfare, incomes, and bargaining power. To ensure the effective management of shea parklands, collaborative governance of land and shea trees between the landowners and local government is proposed.

Journal

African Geographical ReviewTaylor & Francis

Published: May 27, 2023

Keywords: Land; shea trees; peri-urban; poverty reduction

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