scholarly journals Toward Smart Land Management: Land Acquisition and the Associated Challenges in Ghana. A Look into a Blockchain Digital Land Registry for Prospects

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Prince Donkor Ameyaw ◽  
Walter Timo de Vries
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Land Management System ◽  
Land Administration Systems

Land acquisition in Ghana is fraught with challenges of multiple sales, numerous unofficial charges, unnecessary bureaucracies, intrusion of unqualified middlemen, and lack of transparency among others. Studies have suggested digitization as a way forward to improve Ghana’s land management system and to address these acquisition challenges. However, none of these studies have specifically provided a clear conceptual digital framework for land acquisition. Most contemporary land literature globally appraise blockchain technology as a potential solution to these challenges in Ghana’s land acquisition process. This article applies an integrative review, mixed with strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, and deductive lessons from a digital land registry concept to develop a blockchain-based smart land acquisition framework solution in view of Ghana’s land acquisition challenges. However, it is identified that threats of sabotage of this framework exist among some customary land owners, land officials, and private blockchain-based land experts for various reasons. Among others, a legal basis for a public–private partnership is recommended particularly to discourage sabotage from private blockchain-based land experts. We recommend future research works to delve into establishing a framework that can be used as a guide to assess the readiness of land management and land administration systems for blockchain consideration in sub-Sahara Africa, particularly Ghana.

scholarly journals Legal Standing of Customary Land in Indonesia: A Comparative Study of Land Administration Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Mustafa Bola
Keyword(s):  
Government Regulation ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Land Law ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Land Registration ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Develop Land ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Land Administration Systems

Prove of land ownership by customary land is generally unwritten, just a confession of the surrounding communities with nature sign boundaries. If land ownership cannot be supported by strong evidence, the land may be registered by someone else who has getting physically for 20 years or more in consecutively and qualified on Government Regulation No. 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration. Proof of old rights derived from the customary land law is rationally difficult to prove because there are no written documents. Customary land law does not know written ownership, only physical possession continually so it is very prone to conflict or dispute. In order to develop land administration in Indonesia, the values of customary land law contained in its principles is expected to be reflected in the land administration so it can reduce land conflict in the community. The role of customary land law has a large portion of the national land law. The role of government or ruling is very important to create a conducive condition in the land sector. A land is not allowed for personal or group interests, its use must be adjusted with the condition and the characteristic of their rights so useful, both for the prosperity and helpful to community and state.

Skin lands in Ghana and application of blockchain technology for acquisition and title registration

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwabena Mintah ◽  
Kingsley Tetteh Baako ◽  
Godwin Kavaarpuo ◽  
Gideon Kwame Otchere
Keyword(s):  
Current System ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Title Registration ◽  
The Government ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Ownership Of Land ◽  
Land Transactions

Purpose The land sector in Ghana, particularly skin lands acquisition and title registration are fraught with several issues including unreliable record-keeping systems and land encroachments. The paper explores the potential of blockchain application in skin lands acquisition and title registration in Ghana with the aim of developing a blockchain-enabled framework for land acquisition. The purpose of this paper is to use the framework as a tool towards solving some of the loopholes in the process that leads to numerous issues bedeviling the current system. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a systematic literature review approach fused with informal discussions with key informants and leverages on the researchers’ own experiences to conceptualize blockchain application in skin lands acquisition in Ghana. Findings Problems bedeviling skin lands acquisition and title registration emanated from the issuance of allocation notes, payment of kola money and use of a physical ledger to document land transactions. As a result, the developed framework was designed to respond to these issues and deal with the problems. As the proposed blockchain framework would be a public register, it was argued that information on all transactions on a specific parcel of land could be available to the public in real-time. This enhances transparency and possibly resolves the issue of encroachments and indeterminate land boundaries because stakeholders can determine rightful owners of land parcels before initiating transactions. Practical implications Practically, blockchain technology has the potential to deal with the numerous issues affecting the smooth operation of skin lands acquisition and title registration in Ghana. Once the enumerated issues are resolved, there will be certainty of title to and ownership of land and property to drive investments because lenders could more easily ascertain owners of land parcels that could be used as collateral for securing loans. Similarly, property developers and land purchasers could easily identify rightful owners for land transactions. The government would be able to identify owners for land and property taxation. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature on blockchain and application to land acquisition and title registration with a focus on a specific customary land ownership system.

scholarly journals From conflicting to complementing: The formalisation of customary land management systems governing swidden cultivation in Myanmar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jim David Ennion
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The State ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Swidden Cultivation ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Land Management System ◽  
Land Use Rights

<p>Swiddening is a traditional and widespread agricultural system in mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. It is prevalent in Myanmar’s hilly border region. However, economic, political, demographic, social and technological drivers in this region are causing this form of land use to undergo significant transition. This transition is affecting the customary land use rights of swidden farmers.  Throughout Myanmar’s tumultuous history, customary land management systems and the state land management system have been poorly integrated. This has led to customary land use rights receiving little formal recognition and left customary right-holders vulnerable to exploitation.  Recent political and economic developments within Myanmar have prompted changes to the state land management system. The Myanmar government introduced the Farmland Law 2012 and the Vacant Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law 2012 which significantly altered how agricultural land is managed. However, these laws also contain minimal interaction with customary land management systems. In relation to swidden cultivation, the legislation is unclear how land under customary tenure is identified, how communally-held land is recognised and what swidden practices are legally permitted.  The draft National Land Use Policy released in late 2014 reveals progress in addressing these issues. However, greater clarity is needed with regard to how the policy is implemented. Many lessons may also be derived from the experiences of surrounding Southeast Asian countries, such as the Philippines and Cambodia, in the way customary land use rights are incorporated into state legislation.  The goal of this thesis is to propose how customary land management systems may be integrated into the state land management system in order for customary land use rights over swidden land to be recognised as comprehensively as possible by the state. The legislative framework should also allow sufficient flexibility for local farmers to adapt to changing circumstances. The identification of swidden land will be considered in the context of producing maps of customary land use, the management of swidden land under collective land-holding structures will be discussed with regard to pressures to individualise land-holding and the use of swidden cultivation practices will be considered in light of proposed development projects.  The current political and economic climate in Myanmar indicates some willingness to acknowledge and address these issues. There is hope that customary land management systems and the state land management system will begin to complement, instead of conflict with, each other in order to enable swidden farmers to access their customarily held land into the future.</p>

scholarly journals IMPROVEMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE NOVOSIBIRSK REGION

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Elena D. Solovyeva ◽  
Tatyana A. Tkachuk ◽  
Darya A. Kem
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Management System ◽  
The State ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Novosibirsk Region ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Land Management System ◽  
Rule Making

The article presents the composition and characteristics of the use of land resources of the Novosibirsk region. Land administration by the state is carried out by the executive bodies of state power at the level of the Russian Federation and its subjects, the legislative body in the field of rule-making, and also by local authorities. A review of the state and use of land by categories and forms of ownership was made with the result, which received positive as well as negative aspects in the management of land resources of the Novosibirsk region. As a result of the analysis of the activities of state structures managing land resources, tendencies to duplication of tasks and powers were discovered.

Tenure Security: Wishful Policy Thinking or Reality? A Case from Peri-Urban Ghana

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine M Ubink
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Tenure Security ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractMany areas in Africa facing land shortage and competition witness increasingly restricted and insecure access to land for the poor majority. Mounting evidence of reduced tenure security shows that customary systems are often unable to evolve equitably. In contrast with this crisis in customary land administration, current international land policy is witnessing renewed interest in customary tenure systems. Ghana's current land policy resonates with this international trend. This article focuses on peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana, to acquire an insight into struggles and negotiations over customary land tenure in a rapidly urbanizing area. It then tries to explain why policymakers, in Ghana and in general, do not yet seem to have reflected the crisis in customary land management in their policies. The article concludes with some recommendations as to how policymakers could respond.

Institutional Paradox and Tenure Insecurity in Ethiopian Pastoral Land Administration

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-131
Author(s):  
Mulugeta Getu Sisay ◽  
Ashenafi Negash Zeleke ◽  
Habtamu Hailemeskel Gulte
Keyword(s):  
Administration System ◽  
Crop Fields ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
Federal Land ◽  
Communal Lands ◽  
Federal Laws ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Land Administration Systems ◽  
Regional Land

Laws governing pastoral communal lands are barely developed in Ethiopia. The Federal Constitution firmly recognizes uninterrupted land use right of pastoralists including for grazing. Federal land laws, however, mention pastoralists’ issues incidentally and are far from being comprehensive frameworks. This research is the review of pillars of federal and regional land laws, examination of their implementation, synergy between state and customary land administration system, and the implication of gaps in accessing land for different programmes in Ethiopian Afar and Somali regional states. The findings revealed that in the absence of any federal laws that effectively regulate communal lands uses, regional laws were found to be precarious, feeble and far from being comprehensive. Ironically, the regional laws offered more protection to crop fields than communal (pastoral) land. It is also shown that customary and state land administration systems that operate simultaneously in the areas lack synergy and created stalemate.

WORLD EXPERIENCE OF LAND MANAGEMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Yelena Garazha
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
The World ◽  
Land Administration Systems

The questions of land management were considered, the world experience and features were taking into account. Common trends in the construction of land administration systems around the world were identified. Character of the land resources use, forms of land ownership, land lease institutions were argumented. Based on the evaluation of the effectiveness of land resources management the prospects of international experience introduction in land policy of Ukraine were identified.

scholarly journals Croatian LADM Profile Extension for State-Owned Agricultural Land Management

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Josip Lisjak ◽  
Miodrag Roić ◽  
Hrvoje Tomić ◽  
Siniša Mastelić Ivić
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Unified Modeling Language ◽  
Domain Model ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Unified Modeling ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Land Management System ◽  
Agricultural Land Management

The paper presents a conceptual model for the disposition of state agricultural land. The model is made as an extension of the Croatian Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) country profile. The LADM 19152:2012 is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard which provides a formal language to describe the basic information-related components of land administration. The aim of this research is to assess the possibility of using the LADM extension to efficiently manage state-owned agricultural land. Since more than half of state-owned agricultural land in Croatia is not activated, the priority is to increase usage and activate uncultivated agricultural land by users through disposition process. The disposition process is highly regulated and complex in procedures, and it poses difficulties for organizations in the implementation of disposition, so a model of successful management is necessary. The disposition process and the necessary steps are shown—mainly defined by legal regulations—and divided into two phases: the first phase is the development of the Program of Disposition of State-Owned Agricultural Land where the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for land potential analysis is crucial; the second phase is the realization of the disposition. In line with the disposition process, a Unified Modeling Language (UML) model for this LADM extension on the conceptual level was developed and is presented herein. Finally, the improvement of the agricultural land management system and the related processes are reviewed.

scholarly journals Farmer-herder conflicts, tenure insecurity and farmer’s investment decisions in Agogo, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selorm Kobla Kugbega ◽  
Prince Young Aboagye
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Agricultural Investment ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Traditional Authorities ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
Traditional Area ◽  
Land Administration Systems

AbstractOwing to climate change, population growth and tenurial changes, the past decade has witnessed high interest among migrant and settler pastoralist groups in the vegetal-rich customary lands of the Agogo Traditional Area. This has resulted in lease grants of large land areas to pastoralists by traditional authorities and usufruct families, for reasons of ensuring optimum use and gaining the highest returns from lands. This paper examines the implications of consequent competing interests over land resources between farmers and herders on indigenous farmer’s agricultural investment decisions. The study uses qualitative methods and empirical evidence is given by primary data from semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions in the case study area. Results indicated that land owners exploit lapses in customary land administration systems to allocate lands in exchange for money, to pastoralists while neglecting indigenous farmers’ land use rights. Thus, indigenous farmers report land tenure insecurity and a sense of deprivation from their customary lands. Despite tenure insecurity concerns, farmer’s agricultural investment decisions remain unchanged because such changes in investment decisions may reduce incomes and compromise their livelihoods. The findings herein contradict theoretical expectations and provide new perspectives for understanding the relationship between tenure (in)security and investment decisions.

scholarly journals Land Ownership and Land Management System in Chars: A Study in Sariakandi Upazila under Bogura District of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
A. K. M. Zakaria ◽  
Rebeka Sultana ◽  
Md. Al Mamun ◽  
Md. Menhajul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Seed Technology ◽  
Land System ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Land Information System ◽  
Land Management System ◽  
Livestock Rearing

Bangladesh is an agricultural country. Her Per capita land in comparison to the number of people is very insignificant and hence the management of land system holds a vital role in the economic and social aspects of the country. Scarce land and  the  rapid  increase  of population  of  the  country are creating high pressure over land-man ratio. The present land management system undergone a long process and is not fully computerized.  A research was conducted in four villages namely Nayapara, Karamjapara, Dighapara and Karnibari of Hatsherpur union of Sariakandi upazila under Bogura district to know the land ownership of the residents of the chars and to review the existing land management system in chars. It was found that most of the peoples (98%) in chars live in leased land areas who take lease from land owner. Half of the respondents of the study are fully satisfied with the service of the Surveyor. The inhabitants of the char, lacking resources and capital to generate new income take loans from local money lenders in high interest. More than two-third people (71%) opined that there is no land related conflict. Women in the char areas are becoming empowered by increasing their income by involving in agricultural activities. Farmers expect training on different aspects of agriculture like seed technology, livestock rearing etc. Land Information  System (LIS) may be the  most  accountable  and  feasible  systematic approach  for developing  an  up-to-date  land  administration  and  management.

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