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  1. Library Resource
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    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2017
    Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Brazil

    This article presents a comparison for the impact from lack of land governance in Brazil between livestock and agricultural production. It begins with a brief description of the land regulatory system and its development in Mato Grosso do Sul State and Brazil. The methodology was based on focus groups research, conducted by CEPEA/USP (Center for advanced Studies on Applied Economics/University of São Paulo) on local production sites in Mato Grosso do Sul state, where a regional modal farm was established.

  2. Library Resource
    Multimedia
    December, 2016
    Poland, Latvia

    The changes in the ownership structure were to be implemented by the Agricultural Property Agency of the State Treasury, which, under the Act of Law of 11 April 2003 on the structuring of agrarian system (i.e. The Journal of Laws of 2012, item 803, as amended), on 16 July 2003 became the Agricultural Property Agency with eleven local branch offices.

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2015
    Poland, Latvia

    Since 2004, we have witnessed an increased demand in the acquisition of agricultural property, both by individual farmers and entities not previously associated with agriculture. A significant increase in the transaction prices of agricultural real estate in recent years has been caused by the impact of limited agricultural land supply and external factors related to the functioning of Polish agriculture in the economy of the European Community. The value of agricultural real estate is affected by many factors that are taken into account when determining the value of real estate.

  4. Library Resource
    November, 2015

    Almost a decade after large land-based
    investment for agriculture increased sharply, opinions on
    its impact continue to diverge, partly because (positive or
    negative) spillovers on neighboring smallholders have never
    been rigorously assessed. Applying methods from the urban
    literature on Mozambican data suggests that changes in the
    number and area of large farms within 25 or 50 kilometers of
    these investments raised use of improved practices, animal

  5. Library Resource
    July, 2015
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    While scholars agree on the importance
    of land rental markets for structural transformation in
    rural areas, evidence on the extent and nature of their
    operation, including potential obstacles to their improved
    functioning, remains limited. This study uses
    household-level data from six countries to start filling
    this gap and derive substantive as well as methodological
    lessons. The paper finds that rental markets transfer land

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2013
    Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia
  7. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2014
    Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa

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