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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2012
    Kenya

    This study conducts an academic and practical surgery of the problem of land rights
    administration in the pre-colonial, colonial, independent and modern Kenya. At the core of the
    statement of the problem of the study lie issues of land tenure and sanctity of land titles in
    Kenya. Amazingly, the issues that form the nuclei of the “Land Question” in Kenya are closely
    intertwined with the socio-economic and political climate prevailing in the country. Hence, the
    study confronts the problem from the policy, legal-constitutional and institutional dimensions.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    June, 2012
    Uganda, Liberia, Mozambique, Africa

    A community land titling initiative designed to protect community lands from land grabbing. Supported communities in Liberia, Mozambique and Uganda to follow their countries’ community land registration laws. Sought to understand what type and level of support was most effective. Concludes that community land documentation may be a more efficient method of land protection that individual and family titling, and should be prioritized in the short term.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2012
    Ethiopia, Africa

    Includes current trends � levels of activity, crops and markets, sources of investment, contract transparency, geographical distribution; focus of existing discourse; land and security; weaving land into conflict narratives; risks; conclusion. Argues that access to accurate information about the extent and nature of large-scale foreign investment in Ethiopian and Sudanese land is extremely limited, so broader narratives of ‘land grabbing’ are a potentially misleading oversimplification.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia, Africa

    Examines the impact of rural land policy on rural transformation and food self-sufficiency in Ethiopia and the relation this has with recent trends in large-scale rural land transactions. Concludes that there is very little institutional and technical capacity at regional level to conduct monitoring and oversight and enforce project obligations effectively.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2012
    Uganda, Africa

    Examines the literature on Uganda’s tenure systems, including the legal and administrative frameworks and their implementation at the local level, analyses the relations between these elements and tenure security and discusses ways in which land may relate to economic activities. Implementation of reforms has been slow and partial. The literature shows that the division of labour between land administration institutions at the different administrative levels is not clearly spelled out and that they are often inaccessible at the local level.

  6. Library Resource

    Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Land Tenure and Administration Study A Consultancy Report

    Reports & Research
    September, 2012
    Ethiopia

    1 Background The Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Land Tenure and Administration Study (PALTAS) was launched because of the compelling need to identify and recommend policy that clarify and strengthen the land rights of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists and put in place appropriate administrative mechanisms to enforce their rights. It was designed to assess the land tenure problems in the pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Oromia, SNNP, Gambella, Afar, and Somali regional states.

  7. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2012
    Malawi, Southern Africa

    The objective of this project is to examine adaptation strategies of smallholders in the Chingale district of Malawi to climate change impact, as well as to the implications of introducing the Integration of Aquaculture into Diversified Food production Systems (IADFS). The central approach of this research is combining an agent-based model (ABM) representing farmers with various types of production systems with a water resources model (WRM).

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2012
    Mozambique

    A terra volta a ser tema de debate em Moçambique, cinco anos após a aprovação de uma lei de terras na sequência de uma ampla consulta, naquele que foi um dos processos mais democráticos vividos no país nos anos 1990. A lei grangeou elogios por proteger os direitos dos camponeses e por criar, ao mesmo tempo, espaço para o investimento estrangeiro. O novo debate gira em redor de duas questões:

  9. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2012
    Mozambique

    This report presents experiences discussed at a workshop on the use of collaborative business models in agricultural investments, which aimed to facilitate the exchange of experiences and lesson and to generate lessons from local initiatives to be fed into international processes. The focus was on agriculture defined broadly to include agri-food, biofuels, timber plantations and other agricultural commodities. Experience from other sectors, such as tourism, was included to the extent that they provided insights for agricultural investments.

  10. Library Resource
    Actionaid

    Improving land governance to stop land grabs

    Reports & Research
    October, 2012
    Africa, Zambia

    Large-scale land acquisitions by investors, which are often called ‘land grabs’ (see next section for definition), can deprive rural women and communities of their livelihoods and land, increasing their food insecurity. This report argues that the current rise in land grabbing needs to be urgently addressed, and focuses on the actions that developing countries can take to mitigate land grabs through strengthening national land governance so that it is transparent, is accountable and protects communities’ rights.

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