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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Tanzania
The Tanzania Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey (TARBES) was implemented during February-April 2014 as part of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Africa RISING. The Africa RISING program aims to create—through action research and development partnerships—opportunities for smallholder farmers in Africa south of the Sahara to sustainably intensify their farming systems and to improve their food, nutrition, and income security.
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EXPERIENCES OF JOINT VILLAGE LAND USE AGREEMENTS AND PLANNING
Policy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2016TanzaniaNo.7 issue of the Rangelands Series goes through experiences of joint village land use agreements and planning.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2016Ethiopia
This issue paper No. 6 of the Rangelands Series consolidates a set of case studies which document how pastoralists plan land and resource use in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsNovember, 2016Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Communal Land Associations claim compensations for investments in their territory
Policy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2016UgandaSince Karamoja is richly endowed with gold, marble, iron ore, tungsten, limestone, oil and gas, it has attracted many investors, in particular since the protracted armed conflicts in northern Uganda started fading away. Approximately 1 7,000 km2 or 62% of the total land area of Karamoja has been licensed for mineral exploration and exploitation (Kabiswa, 2014).
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2016Africa, Uganda
The nature and significance of China's engagements with African agriculture continues to be hotly debated in the media, academia and policy circles around the world. Although China has been engaged in Uganda’s agriculture for more than 40 years, the recent jostle for agricultural land by private Chinese investors is dystifying and justifies the need to conduct a scientific study to provide clear evidence before the issue gets bundled into the messy anecdotal media inquiry.
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Land Registration in Mozambique 2007- 2016
Policy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016MozambiqueIn April 2006, six international donor agencies established a program to help Mozambique’s government register community land rights and improve tenure security for rural residents. Under Mozambique’s constitution, the state owned all land. A 1997 law, adopted after a 15-year civil war, sought to recognize rural communities’ customary tenure rights while encouraging commercial investment through the issuance of 50-year leaseholds.
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A Study of Communities Affected by Conservation in Kibaale District; Oil Development and Road Infrastructure in Hoima District; and Hydro Electric Power Development in Buikwe District of Uganda
Policy Papers & BriefsJune, 2016UgandaLand acquisition for development projects by government, private investors and land speculators is a critical source of tensions and conflicts in many parts of Uganda. Following the discovery of commercially viable oil reserves in 2006, Uganda turned attention to extractives and oil development as a matter of national priority. Evidence of this assertion can be found in the recent 2016-17 national budget allocations, where the portion for oil development is substantial.
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