Arable and forest land user rent in a peri-urban district, Ghana

摘要: Land-use policies meant to mitigate deforestation activities in Ghana will have consider the heterogeneity of drivers arable and forest land degradation. This would help avoid one-size fits all approach solving this problem. The urgency for realisation is premised on recent increasing monetary incentive convert other uses peri-urban Ghana. study hypothesised that there no significant relationship between rent conversion probability from such as commercial, industrial residential Bosomtwe, a district Ashanti region Four-hundred one usufruct or land-owning households individual landowners participated through three-stage sampling procedure. results indicated higher uses. Specifically, receiving above GH¢400 (OR = 1.979) predicted outcome variable three models. Moreover, being female (OR = 0.612), ageing: 56 65 (OR = 2.158) 76 (OR = 11.781), traders/food vendors (OR = 0.423) widows (OR = 2.050) had some odds predicting variable. recommends reformation government use decisions collaboration with landowners, include parameters which assess effect benefits biodiversity before leasing out rights.