Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2005Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Kenya
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evolution of land tenure institutions in Western Ghana and Sumatra
Policy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2001Western Africa, South-Eastern Asia, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, GhanaThis research report examines three questions that are central to IFPRI research: How do property-rights institutions affect efficiency and equity? How are resources allocated within households? Why does this matter from a policy perspective? As part of a larger multicountry study on property rights to land and trees, this study focuses on the evolution from customary land tenure with communal ownership toward individualized rights, and how this shift affects women and men differently.This study’s key contribution is its multilevel econometric analysis of efficiency and equity issues.
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