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Pesquisa sobre parcerias entre comunidades locais e investidores do sector privado

Reports & Research
June, 2008
Mozambique
community land rights
customary law
land conflicts
A Lei de Terras de Moçambique foi aprovada em Outubro de 1997 e é amplamente reconhecida como um passo político e legislativo inovador no contexto do continente africano. A lei tem como base a Política Nacional de Terras de 1995, que na sua declaração central, ou „mission statement’, oferece o esboço de uma estratégia de desenvolvimento rural onde a questão chave é como compartilhar os direitos sobre a terra entre ´o povo´ de um lado, e ´o investidor´, de outro:
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Land rights and enclosures: implementing the Mozambican land law in practice

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2005
Mozambique
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
advocacy
community land rights
customary land rights
customary law
land
Post-war Mozambique confronted the challenge of reforming land policy and legislation
with an innovative land law that protects customary rights while promoting investment
and development. Most rural households have customarily acquired land rights, now
legally equivalent to an official State land use right. When necessary, they can be proven
by analysing local land management and production systems, resulting in large areas
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The Gender and Equity Implications of Land-Related Investments on Land access, Labour and Income-Generating Opportunities

A Case Study of Selected Agricultural Investments in Zambia

Reports & Research
December, 2013
Africa, Zambia
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
land deals
women
In recent years, Zambia has witnessed increased interest from private investors in acquiring land for

agriculture. As elsewhere, large-scale land acquisitions are often accompanied with promises of capital

investments to build infrastructure, bring new technologies and know-how, create employment, and

improve market access, among other benefits. But agricultural investments create risks as well as

opportunities, for instance in relation to loss of land for family farmers. While much debate on ‘land
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Review of Food and Agricultural Policies in the United Republic of Tanzania

Country Report

Reports & Research
July, 2013
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
agriculture
This report presents findings from the first agricultural policy review conducted by the Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) project in the United Republic of Tanzania. The report reviews key economic issues and the main policy decisions affecting the agricultural sector. In particular, it focuses on price incentives and disincentives faced by farmers and consumers of nine agricultural commodities which make up a significant part of agricultural production, imports, exports and diet.
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Report on FAO Activities in the Region; 2000-2001

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Niger, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Uruguay, Zambia, Senegal, Togo
natural resources management
rural development
Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 2
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SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY: THE ROLE OF MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ethiopia, Niger, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudan, Africa
natural resources management
land use
Meeting Name: Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) (22nd Session)
Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 INF/7
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Africa’s changing landscape

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Angola, Qatar, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Mali, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Africa
land policies
land
Access to arable productive land in African has been in decline due to the pressure of growing population trends and worsening land degradation as a result of climate change. Recent high profile land purchases covering thousand of hectares of prime agricultural land have raised concerns over equitable land access. Major expansions in regional land markets have increased investor interest in land acquisitions. Perceptions of land availability and competitive land prices have driven demand for prime agriculture land.