Ghana Begins Review of 1999 Land Policy to Shape Modern Land Governance

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Lands Commission and Office of the Administrator of Stoolands (OASL), has commenced a comprehensive review of the 1999 National Land Policy. The review aims to develop a new policy framework to address the country's changing land administration and development needs. A two-day inception workshop was addressed by Deputy Minister Hon. Yusif Sulemana, who noted that the 1999 policy emerged from extensive consultations and has provided a foundation for land administration reforms. He cited the enactment of the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) as a major achievement.

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