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Bulletin d’information bimestriel de l’Observatoire Régional du Foncier rural en Afrique de l’Ouest (ORFAO) Numéro 01 | Octobre 2021

Reports & Research
October, 2021
Western Sahara, Western Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Urban Tenure
land governance
land law
land policies
land reform
agrarian reform
communal territory
land acquisitions
land investments
land rights
rights of clearance
land tenure
community land rights
pastoral land rights
families
pastoralists
Le foncier est une question à la fois stratégique et centrale dans les processus de développement, et pour cause : la terre avec ses immenses ressources qu’elle englobe, est le premier intrant de la production. A ce titre, elle permet de répondre aux enjeux multiples qui ont pour noms : sécurité alimentaire, emploi agricole surtout pour les jeunes, exportation, etc.

C’est pourquoi la Commission de l’UEMOA s’est très tôt intéressée au foncier dans tous ses aspects, car étant une des questions au cœur du processus d’intégration communautaire.
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L’accaparement des terres dans la province du Sud-Kivu : expériences paysannes

Reports & Research
August, 2021
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land use mapping
land governance
agricultural and rural legislation
land policies
agrarian reform
land grabbing
land conflicts
Cette étude est le troisième volet d’une série consacrée à l’accès à la terre, thématique centrale du programme 2017-2021 d’Entraide et Fraternité. Les deux premiers volets ont été consacrés en 2018, à Madagascar et en 2019, aux Philippines.
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Land reform

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
food security
land administration
land grabbing
land reform
land rights
property rights
This chapter uses both classic and contemporary literature to trace how land policies, and particularly land reform, have gained, lost, and regained prominence in development strategies and debates since the Second World War. It introduces contemporary issues and debates on gender and generational issues in land policy and land grabbing involving sometimes spectacularly large corporate land deals, and concluding with reflections on new ideas of food and land sovereignty that drive today’s agrarian movements.
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National Conference on Emerging Land Issues in Kenyan Agriculture and their Implications for Food Policy and Institutional Reforms

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
agrarian reform
compensation
conflicts
customary tenure
displacement
encroachment
eviction
expropriation
food security
land access
land governance
land grabbing
land management
land policies
land reform
land titling
land use
For a long time sub-Saharan Africa has been considered to have abundant and underutilized land than any other continent. On the contrary, recent studies show that many rural Africans live in increasingly densely populated areas where all arable land is allocated or under cultivation. This has led to a long-term decline in farm size and reduced fallows.
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The Situation of Commercial Farm Workers after Land Reform in Zimbabwe

Reports & Research
May, 2003
Zimbabwe, Africa
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
food security
compensation
land
informal settlements
land reform
agrarian reform
An executive summary and recommendations are followed by 5 chapters: on the land question, reform and farm workers; the scope and process of fast track reform; the impact of land reform on farm workers’ livelihoods; food security, vulnerable groups, HIV-AIDS and coping strategies; and after the ‘promised land’ – towards the future. Study reveals that by early 2003, only about 100,000 of the original c.320,000 farm workers were still employed on the farms, the others are jobless and landless and have lost their entitlement to housing, basic social services and subsidised food.
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Discussion document on the preservation and development of agricultural land

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2015
South Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agricultural land management
sustainable development
food security
agriculture
rural areas
rural development
poverty
environment
land reform
forestry
fisheries
natural resources management
agrarian reform
land access
land acquisitions
The preservation, development and sustainable use of agricultural land are of vital importance to ensure longterm food security in South Africa. These principles of food security as well as an integrated, inclusive rural economy underpin the core focus areas of the National Development Plan, Vision 2030 (NDP).
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Linking land governance and food security in Africa

Outcomes from Uganda, Ghana & Ethiopia

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2016
Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural land management
food security
land
land acquisitions
Equitable access to land is vital for inclusive economic growth, sustainable development and food security. Although much is known about the topics of land governance and food security, it is not always clear how the two relate to each other, especially in specific country contexts. This reflection paper, based on literature, LANDac country factsheets and three learning trajectories initiated by LANDac in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia, brings together findings and outcomes to provide policy recommendations for improved land governance and food security in Africa.
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Land Redistribution in South Africa

A Critical Review

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2012
South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agriculture
farmers
farmland
food security
land administration
land management
land ownership
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land transfers
land use
landowners
leases
property rights
rural areas
rural development
tenant farmers
tenants
urbanization
This paper provides an overview of land reform in South Africa from 1994 to 2011, with the focus on the land redistribution. The government policies and associated implementation since 1994 have not generated expected social and economic results for a number of reasons. Even where land has been transferred, it appears to have had minimal impact on the livelihoods of beneficiaries, largely because of inappropriate project design, a lack of necessary support services and shortages of working capital, leading to widespread underutilization of land.
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Socio-Economic Effects of Chinese Agricultural Investments on the Environment and Local Livelihoods in Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2016
Africa, Uganda
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
agriculture
agroforestry systems
capital value (land)
collateral (land)
community land rights
farmland
forest land
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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Take anything, leave our land

Two land acquisitions cases offer a glimpse into Karamoja's complicated development problem and the growing storm over its land resources

Reports & Research
February, 2015
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
adjudication
advocacy
agrarian reform
collective ownership
customary land rights
The Karamoja region in Northeastern Uganda, covering an area of 27,200 square kilometers, is inhabited by around 1.2 million people who live in seven districts; Moroto, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Amudat, Abim, Kotido and Kaabong. Its residents are mainly Ngakarimojong speaking peoples, but the area is also home to the Ethur, Labwor, Pokot, and indigenous minorities such as the Tepes and the Ik.