Abstract

Oladele O. I., Kolawole A. and T. Wakatsuki

This paper explores the linkages among land tenure, investment and adoption of Sawah rice production technology in Nigeria and Ghana. Focus group discussion was held with farmers adopting Sawah technology; in all the villages where Sawah rice technology had been introduced. The study found that in Nigeria, land tenure system was predominantly through inheritance, while those on hired land had an average period of about 3 years as the tenancy period, while in Ghana land tenure system was based on lease and sharecropping. Farmers reported that the use of secured renting is a coping strategy with the land tenure problem in order to ensure the sustainability of Sawah technology. The farmers were also of the opinion that, investment in Sawah technology is worthy and with higher returns on the long run. The study recommends that issues of land tenure rights must be properly ascertained by farmers, in order to enhance continuous adoption and sustained profit from Sawah technology.