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3 Agosto 2017
Accra, Aug 2, GNA – A two-day workshop has ended in Accra with a call on Queen Mothers to serve as champions in women’s quest to access and control land in their communities.
The workshop, organised by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the National chapter of Transparency was to forge a…
3 Agosto 2017
The President of Ghana Institutions of Surveyors (GhIS), Mr. Edwin Addo-Tawiah has said, it is time surveyors take strategic decisions for the development of the country, considering the United Nations Development Goal (UNDG) which has been estimated that, 60% of Africans would be living in the…
27 Julio 2017
Date : 23 juillet 2017
Source : Farmlandgrab
Le gouvernement chinois a fournit un ensemble de soutien aux initiatives d'agro-transformation à petite échelle dans le nord du Ghana.
A travers ses subventions pour le développement agricole dans le pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, le gouvernement chinois…
20 Julio 2017
Date: 19 juillet 2017
Source: Commodafrica.com
La toute première réunion des commissaires africains en charge du foncier a débuté lundi à Accra avecpour thème "Garantir les droits fonciers des communautés", souligne la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique dans un communiqué. Y…
26 Mayo 2017
Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa, promising modernisation and jobs – but often dispossessing people and exploiting workers. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African governments are once again promoting large plantations and estates.…
4 Abril 2017
Ghana has over the years witnessed huge forest loss, mainly as a result of the movements of the timber sector as well as expansion of the cocoa industry, which largely promotes zero shade cocoa production systems. This gradually has led to the shattering of the country’s forest landscapes, loss…
21 Marzo 2017
Ghana has made a strong case at the United Nations for the economic empowerment of women in the cocoa industry.
At an event on the sidelines of the on-going 61st Session of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW) at the UN Headquarters in New York, it became clear that gender inequalities limit…
9 Marzo 2017
The issue of women’s land rights is one of the human rights issues that is not given enough attention; however, about 50% to 60% of rural women in Ghana constitutes the labour force within the agricultural sector, yet only 10% earn income and only 8% own land.
The limited land ownership and…
8 Marzo 2017
The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources is advocating the prioritisation of gender and land rights for equitable development.
In a speech read on his behalf at the opening of a two-day orientation workshop for gender officers involved in land administration and representatives of civil society…
3 Marzo 2017
By: Samira Larbie
Date: 3 March 2017
Source: GBN
Senye Wuo II, Adumadum Awisahene of Akyem Awisa, has asked government to show more commitment to land right issues to enable rural women farmers to have access, own and control land.
She said this was important as the impact of women related issues…
20 Febrero 2017
Date: 19 February 2017
Source:News Ghana
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu has reiterated government’s commitment to address holistically the menace of illegal mining.
Speaking during a courtesy call on him by members of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr Amewu called for…
The Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights and our partner Resource Equity are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for our Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program.
Through this program we seek to cultivate a network of qualified professionals from the…