« Highlights
• Ability to benefit from charcoal in the forest savanna transitional zone of Ghana is more dependent on property.
• Customary authorities mediate direct access to trees used for producing charcoal in Ghana.
• Statutory institutions mediate access to transport and trade in charcoal in Ghana.
• Authority of chiefs has been strengthened in charcoal-producing communities relative to statutory agencies because the former is involved in authorizing and enforcing claims, while the latter is not.
• Realization of economic benefits of charcoal has led to contestation in rights. »
Source : Land Use Policy, 15/10/20, The dynamics of property and other mechanisms of access : The case of charcoal production and trade in Ghana
Veille : Vincent Basserie - Support technique : Hub Rural