Ghana's exploration of blockchain technology for land registration has gained significant attention in recent years, offering a promising solution for the numerous challenges facing the country's land administration system. The current system has been plagued by issues such as:

- opacity and weak coordination

- high costs and alleged bribe payments

- manipulation and tampering with title documents

- land records not reflecting reality

- unavailability of land for development due to ownership challenges

- numerous land-related court cases

- violence and hiring of armed gangs for land protection

To address these problems, experts have designed a framework that integrates blockchain technology into land transactions, making the process more transparent and efficient. Here's how it works:

- Potential buyers or sellers initiate transactions on an online blockchain-enabled platform.

- Automatic notifications are sent to all interested parties, preventing unilateral sales and allowing for dispute resolution.

- If approved, a purchase or sale document is issued, enabling the buyer to begin the deed or title registration process.

The benefits of a blockchain-enabled land acquisition system include:

- Prevention of unilateral sale of co-owned land

- Prevention of multiple sales or purchases of the same land

- Public accessibility for verifying land status

- Tamper-proof records

Ghana's efforts to digitize land records have laid the groundwork for implementing blockchain technology. By layering blockchain onto the existing digitization process, a blockchain-enabled land register can be created, containing information such as:

- Land locations, coordinates, and boundaries

- Caretaker chiefs or queen mothers' names

- Allocation notes or title holders' details

- Legal interests attached to specific lands

This system offers a secure, efficient, and transparent solution for land acquisition and registration in Ghana, eliminating the need for land certificates or titles. Stakeholders can access the blockchain-enabled platform to verify land ownership, transfer history, and transaction terms, ensuring land tenure security without the need for physical documents.