CARITAS Ghana launches report on land grabbing 

CARITAS Ghana of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference has held a National Policy Dialogue on a report on land grabbing in Ghana. 

Land grabbing is the acquisition of large tracts of land in developing countries by international firms, governments or individuals for economic and other purposes. 

The CARITAS report generates discussions on critical issues affecting the livelihood of more than 53 percent of Ghanaians engaged in the Agricultural sector. 

The report titled “Unmasking land grabbing in Ghana; restoring livelihoods; paving way for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, enumerates how land grabbing is wreaking havoc in the country especially rural livelihoods and threatening food security in the long run.

It went further to reveal that inadequate land management and utilization policy coupled with previous economic development programmes, largely influenced by external forces, has created an environment for land grabbing in Ghana and it is dangerous for the future development of the country.

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