Ghana's millennium challenge account and the land component : a holistic approach
Karikari, Isaac
Ghana is about to access a $500million grant for an agricultural transformation programme under the US-supported Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). This is to ensure increased agricultural production and productivity of high-value cash and food crops in three designated areas of Ghana (Northern Agricultural Belt, Southern Horticultural Area and the Afram Basin), with a view to enhancing competitiveness of such crops on the local and international markets. In Ghana, customary rights in land are prevalent and are offered strong legal protections. At the same time, the government of Ghana has acquired the authority to manage large tracts of land on behalf of communities or for public goods purposes. The indigenous land tenure and management system provides land for many people and purposes, with access being based primarily on membership of a landholding community. Investors and local farmers, who seek to acquire land use rights, can do so under long-term lease arrangements, other tenancy arrangements, and in some cases, through purchase. In this context, expanding secure access to land for commercial activity while maintaining secure tenure for local communities is possible. This possibility will be demonstrated through a series of activities in the rural areas where the MCA land project will operate. The approaches used will be consistent with the nationallevel Land Administration Programme (LAP) which is being supported by several donors.
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