Customary land administrator in Ghana : challenges and prospects
Fiadzigbey, Matilda Esi
The different types of land tenure and the land administration prevailing in Ghana today evolved over-time from the interplay of socio-political organisation of various ethnic groups, clans and families through trade, wars and incorporation. As a result customary and state laws play an important role in the management and administration of customary lands in Ghana. In all the indigenous social administrations land is communally held in trust for the ethnic group or clan or family and administered by chiefs, tendambas or heads of these sociopolitical entities. Managers of customary lands are expected to be transparent and accountable in their land transactions and also ensure that benefits accruing from the use of customary lands are utilized for the benefits of the larger communities.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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