EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Land tenure issues remain firmly on the development agenda of the country because of the importance of land and tenure security for the achievement of sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction. The National Land Policy of 1999 and the Land Administration Project (LAP) are important developments in the history of Ghana.

The long-term goal of the Government’s land policy is to stimulate economic development, reduce poverty and promote social stability by improving security of land tenure, simplifying the process for accessing land and making it fair, transparent and efficient, developing the land market and fostering prudent land management. One of the strategies used by LAP is the establishment of pilot Customary Land Secretariats (CLS).

This study’s aim is to delineate the land rights and vulnerabilities in the Krachi Customary Land Secretariat area. The study seeks to provide background information of land tenure in the area and an evaluation of the concept which will have benefits for refining policy instruments and administrative practices needed to make the LAP a success.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Ghana Land Administration Project (LAP) engaged the services of a consultant to undertake a beneficiary assessment of the established deed registration offices under the project being implemented by the Land Administration Project Unit (LAPU) of the Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines (MLF&M). The objective of the Ghana Land Administration Project (LAP) is to lay the foundation for a sustainable and well functioning land administration system that is fair, efficient, cost effective, decentralised and that enhances land tenure security.

The Ghana Land Administration Project (LAP) seeks to: harmonise land policies and the legislative framework with customary law for sustainable land administration; undertake institutional reform and capacity building for comprehensive improvement in the land administration system; establish an efficient, fair and transparent system of land titling, registration, valuation; and issue and register land titles in selected urban and rural areas as a pilot to test the above, and innovation methodologies, including community level land dispute resolution mechanisms.

The specific objectives of the study were to:

a) Determine total cost and time of doing business at the deeds offices (including transportation, accommodation, meals and other incidental costs such as agent’s fees) as well as processes at the Lands Commission and Land Valuation Board that lead to registration
b) Determine the quantum of deeds registered by each registry, disaggregated by gender
c) Ascertain whether registration of land has led to securing access to loans/mortgages from financial institutions
d) Assess the revenue generated through the land registration services
e) Assess beneficiary satisfaction with the land registration service delivery

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