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Reports & Research
January, 2014
Norway
Land Economics/Use,
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2014Australia, Belgium, Canada, India, British Indian Ocean Territory, United States of America
The paper highlights that land degradation in India has been approaching a crisis level in spite of repeated emphasis on wasteland development and existence of apex level organisations for that purpose. One reason has been the policy emphasis on ownership and control rather than appropriate management of the land. It is set in the context of i) the 1988 Forest Policy, and ii) the recent amends to the Forest Conservation Act.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2014Norway, Tajikistan
This report analyzes the influence of agrarian transformations on the feminization of agricultural production in rural Tajikistan. It explores women’s multiple labor relations for meeting basic needs of the household. The evidence shows that households have to depend on more types of agricultural work to secure day-to-day as well as long-term livelihood security. Overall, feminization appears in different types and groupings. The implication is that women in agriculture might not be adequately targeted in policies or integrated within intervention programs.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2014Australia, China, Russia, United States of America
China, a country developing at unprecedented levels, has experienced drastic changes throughout its recent economic history. Of primary interest is the continuing development and improvement of the rural agricultural sector, with even the slightest changes in this sector having dramatic ripple effects on rural economies. Estimates of rural households involved in agricultural production range from 65 to 70 percent (de Brauw & Rozelle, 2008; Rozelle, Taylor, & de Brauw, 1999).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2014Norway
This paper has the following main objectives: to review the actual or potential impact of land titling and cadastre programs on indigenous populations; to recommend actions that would minimize risk and ensure that land projects are tailored to the aspirations and needs of indigenous peoples; to outline a typology of indigenous landholding systems and to identify any areas requiring further research.
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Reports & ResearchFebruary, 2014UkraineAs the largest country wholly within Europe, possessing an abundance of fertile soil, land governance in Ukraine holds great importance to future economic development and prosperity. Already the government has privatized urban housing units and three-quarters of its agricultural land, with provisions for citizens to apply for private land rights to certain categories of remaining public lands. However, key challenges in land administration remain, notably in the establishment of conditions for the lifting of the moratorium on agricultural land transactions.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2014Netherlands
Factsheet
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2014Latvia, Kazakhstan
This article deals with the theoretical issues of land resources evaluation, land fund structure, problems and directions of rational use of land resources in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Authors:
Dzhulamanov, T., Kazakh National Agrarian Univ., Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Pentaev, T., Kazakh National Agrarian Univ., Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Igembaeva, A., Kazakh National Agrarian Univ., Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Abaeva, K., Kazakh National Agrarian Univ., Almaty (Kazakhstan)
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