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The Role of Changing Housing Policies in Housing Affordability and Accessibility in Developing Countries: The Case of Kenya.

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2020
Kenya
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
community land rights
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land investments
land management
land ownership
land policies
land productivity
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land-use planning
tenure security
Rapid urbanization has led to the influx of people into urban areas as people seek better life opportunities This migration has however largely not been planned resulting in population explosions in the cities Relying on existing research on the topic and government reports this study finds that many middle and lowincome families in Kenya have ended up living in informal settlements in urban areas due to housing unaffordability The study further determines that the problem of housing is more pronounced in developing countries Studies related to this issue establish that the housing crisis c
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Land Access in the Development of Horticultural Crops in East Africa. A Case Study of Passion Fruit in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land & Investments
land access
Rapid population growth in fertile agricultural lands of East Africa creates land scarcity, which has become a major hindrance to land access for the introduction of new horticultural crops. But their introduction in these areas is increasing, because of their high market price, which improves farmers’ income. As such, this research evaluated land access dynamics (availability, acquisition, and use changes) on the introduction of passion fruits in East Africa.
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How Effective is the Promotion of Women’s Customary Land Rights in Improving Women’s Land Tenure Security in Sierra Leone?

January, 2020
Sierra Leone
Land & Gender
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
land tenure
women
land
management rights
development
This case study reviews available literature on the land tenure situation of women in Sierra Leone and analyses the impact of an FAO project in two rural villages in ensuring that women are better able to claim their customary rights to land.
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Secure and equal access to land for all: Lessons on land governance and climate resilience from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2020
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land administration
land governance
poverty
land policies
land management
climate change
land access
land tenure
land tenure systems
local communities
Secure land and property rights are essential for improving the livelihoods of the poor and ending poverty. Effective and equitable land governance can also contribute to economic development, domestic resource mobilisation and climate change resilience. Promoting fair and transparent land tenure systems should therefore be a priority for national governments.
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Securing land rights in Cameroon: what hasn’t worked and what should be done

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2020
Cameroon
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land reform
customary law
climate change
land use
migration
land access
land conflicts
land tenure
land tenure systems
tenure security
Land in Cameroon is under growing pressure for many reasons — powerful commercial interests, changing climate conditions and shifting demographic flows including mass migration and increasing population density. The rights of rural communities and indigenous people to access and use land for farming and grazing have been eroded — primarily due to failure to recognise customary land tenure rights, land use conflicts and lack of effective local governance. The country’s land legislation is indeed outdated and not compatible with customary law and local realities.
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Gender Equality in Ownership of Agricultural Land in Rural Tanzania: Does Matrilineal Tenure System Matter?

Vol 3, No 3: September 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2020
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land access
land tenure
land ownership
land tenure systems
Gender gap in ownership of agricultural land is still wide in many developing countries, mainly in favour of men. In some of these countries, both patrilineal and matrilineal systems are practised and recognized by governments. Tanzania is one of the countries in which both systems are practised. This paper explores the extent of gender equality in ownership of agricultural land in Kisarawe and Mkuranga districts which are typical rural agricultural settings and mainly matrilineal societies in Tanzania. It also attempts to examine women’s benefits from agricultural activities.
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Constructing the Herder–Farmer Conflict as (in)Security in Nigeria

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2020
Nigeria
Land Conflicts
natural resources management
land access
land dispute
tenure security
farmers
The recent spate of violence mostly in north-central and southern Nigeria, typically credited to conflicts between herders and farmers, and the reactions, narratives, and representations that have attended them, calls for an examination of core security questions: who or what is to be secured, from what threat and by what means. In fact, it could be further contextualized as: how is the conflict between farmers and herders constructed, framed, and represented as (in)security within the Nigerian context?
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South African land news #March 2020

A rapid scan of news stories curated on knowledgebase.land

Reports & Research
April, 2020
South Africa
Land & Corruption
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
land access
urban areas
land delivery
land reform
informal settlements
Every day since Pres Ramaphosa was elected into office we have searched out South African land-related news which is curated on our website knowledgebase.land. This publication provides a brief summary of land news across a range of categories for March 2020
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The RELAPU Land Rights Awareness Raising Approach

Training Resources & Tools
January, 2020
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa, Uganda
Land Conflicts
capacity development
customary land rights
land access
land tenure systems
With the current population of 40 million and 213 inhabitants per km², Uganda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. Yet land is a fixed asset. Of all the land in Uganda, approximately 80% of the land area is administered under customary tenure system and approximately 5% only is titled under Mailo, leasehold and freehold tenure. There is a high amount of tenure insecurity in major parts of the population, as the land legislation is not well−known among the rural smallholder farmers.
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Reducing concession size, adjusting business plans and developing more inclusive business models

Lessons from responsible land investment pilots in sub-Saharan Africa, Case Study 3

Reports & Research
March, 2020
Malawi, Mozambique, Western Africa, Ghana, Sierra Leone
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
community land rights
farmers
food security
land access
land conflicts
land investments
land ownership
land tenure
land use
local communities
scale
This paper is one of three thematic case studies resulting from a set of pilot projects undertaken jointly by civil society and private business partners from 2016–2019 in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These pilots sought to test how private companies could collaborate with civil society organisations and other stakeholders to implement responsible agribusiness investments that recognise and respect community land rights, and to develop innovative tools and approaches that could be adopted and implemented at greater scale.