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Annex 1: 10<br />

• Squatting. Farmers may also gain access to l<strong>and</strong> by squatting on l<strong>and</strong> which has been alienated by government<br />

services. This includes government projects <strong>and</strong> agricultural agencies which have collapsed (such as State Farms<br />

<strong>and</strong> Ghana National Reconstruction Corpse), but also illegal occupation <strong>of</strong> forest reserves. This tends to suggest<br />

some form <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> scarcity, or l<strong>and</strong> scarcity <strong>of</strong> prime l<strong>and</strong> (such as stumped <strong>and</strong> ploughed state farm l<strong>and</strong>), since the<br />

rights to this l<strong>and</strong> are insecure <strong>and</strong> subject to possible eviction or prosecution (as in forest reserves).<br />

Weila<br />

Mansie<br />

Subinso<br />

Nsawkaw-Tanoso-Njau<br />

Kokoago<br />

Buoku<br />

total<br />

forest reserve<br />

encroachment<br />

weeding contract<br />

taungya<br />

sharecrop<br />

from chief<br />

use arrangement<br />

hired<br />

community l<strong>and</strong><br />

affine/spouse<br />

family l<strong>and</strong><br />

0<br />

20<br />

40<br />

60<br />

80<br />

100<br />

120<br />

140<br />

percentage <strong>of</strong> farmers<br />

Figure 1.1 Tenure arrangements in the Brong Ahafo transition zone

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