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

Autor: Blemayi Honya, K, Kuusaana, E.D, Yendaw, E
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Zdroj: African Geographical Review; Oct2024, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p699-716, 18p
Abstrakt: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index