Figure 1:
Map indicating the location of the NGGL at Ahafo operational areas. Source: (NGGL 2009).
Table 1:
Study participants and communities.
| Company | Community and others | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| NGGL | Ola and Ntotroso Resettlement Communities | 20 |
| Crop compensated farmers | 30 | |
| Deprivation of land use compensated farmers | 20 | |
| Structures and immovable property compensated | 30 | |
| Representatives from stakeholder committee on resettlement and immovable property negotiation | 3 | |
| Representatives from stakeholder committee on crop compensation negotiation | 3 | |
| Chief farmers in the area | 2 | |
| Local government representatives and relevant NGOs | 4 | |
| Representatives of Land Valuation Division of the Lands Commission and Practicing Valuers | 2 | |
| Representatives from NGGL | 6 | |
| Total sample size | 120 |
Table 2:
The socio-demographic characteristics of respondents.
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of respondents | ||
| Male | 75 | 62.5 |
| Female | 45 | 37.5 |
| Total | 120 | 100.0 |
| Age of respondents | ||
| 21–60 years | 89 | 74.2 |
| 60+ years | 31 | 25.8 |
| Total | 120 | 100.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 37 | 30.8 |
| Married | 83 | 69.2 |
| Total | 120 | 100.0 |
| Educational level | ||
| No formal education | 51 | 45.5 |
| Basic education | 37 | 33.0 |
| Secondary education | 21 | 18.8 |
| Tertiary education | 3 | 2.7 |
| Total | 112 | 100.0 |
| Indigenous status | ||
| Indigenous | 48 | 40.0 |
| Non-indigenous | 72 | 60.0 |
| Total | 120 | 100.0 |
Table 3:
Level of respondents awareness on compensation legislation.
| Awareness on land expropriation and compensation legislation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | The relevant legal provisions on compensation (%) | General idea of legal documents on compensation (%) | Right to compensation (%) |
| PIPs with moderate level of awareness (% of 112 respondents) | 33.9 | 61.6 | 74.1 |
| PIPs without awareness or of limited awareness (% of 112 respondents) | 55.4 | 35.7 | 25.9 |
| Company respondents’ awareness (% of 6 respondents) | 83 | 100 | 100 |
| Company respondents without awareness (% of 6 respondents) | 17 | 0.00 | 0.00 |