Global land acquisition and lease investments in developing countries by foreign companies have elicited a lot of controversy and interest in recent literature. Well-structured foreign land leases and investments might offer development benefits to the host countries including opportunities for employment, provision of capital for improvement of infrastructure and stabilization of food prices. However, most foreign land lease deals in Africa are often characterized by secret negotiations and lack of local stakeholder consultations.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2019Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksNovember, 1997Cameroon
One of the environmental consequences of slash-and-burn farming is the loss of forest system carbon which in turn contributes to atmospheric change and impacts upon global climates. International attention has become focused upon the development of alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture to alleviate poverty, protect biodiversity and reduce climate change. Before alternative land use systems can be evaluated in terms of carbon sequestration, baseline measurements of carbon dynamics resulting from current practices are required.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2006Africa
Presumption of a direct causal link between formalisation of property rights
and economic productivity is back on the international development agenda.
Belief in such a direct causal relationship had been abandoned in the early
1990s, following four decades of land tenure reform experiments that failed to
produce the anticipated efficiency results. The work of Hernando de Soto has
provided the springboard for this revival. De Soto argues that formal property
rights hold the key to poverty reduction by unlocking the capital potential of -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1981Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1996Kenya
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 1994Kenya
A study was conducted of about 8000 ha around Timau area
in Meru District to evaluate its land suitability for
agriculture. A semi detailed soil survey was carried out to
classify and map the different soil units. Based on the
relevant land qualities of each Soil Unit and physiography
they were seperated in 15 Soil Mapping Units for the various
Land Utilization Types with land use recommendations given.
The following land qualities were rated and used to assess the
suitability of each Soil Mapping Unit: soil water retention, -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2006Kenya
Presumption of a direct causal link between formalisation of property rights
and economic productivity is back on the international development agenda.
Belief in such a direct causal relationship had been abandoned in the early
1990s, following four decades of land tenure reform experiments that failed to
produce the anticipated efficiency results. The work of Hernando de Soto has
provided the springboard for this revival. De Soto argues that formal property
rights hold the key to poverty reduction by unlocking the capital potential of
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