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  1. Library Resource
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    Reports & Research
    June, 2015
    Philippines

    The Philippines is basically an agricultural country with about 30 per cent of the total land area of the country cultivated by almost 5 million farmers. However farm area devoted to agriculture has been decreasing due to land conversion. The basic problem is that Filipino farmers do not have the ability to buy their own lands. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program was implemented to address this problem of landlessness thru redistribution of land.

  2. Library Resource
    An Introduction to the Property Law of Afghanistan
    Manuals & Guidelines
    December, 2015
    Afghanistan

    ABSTRACTED FROM INTRODUCTION: 

    At the beginning of this textbook, the authors would like to make two suggestions about how to approach the study of property law.

  3. Library Resource
    Land Transfer and the Pursuit of Agricultural Modernization in China
    Peer-reviewed publication
    July, 2015
    China

    Agriculture, countryside and peasantry have been priority concerns of the Chinese govern- ment, with land and agriculture being the most crucial. With a growing population, less arable land and often relatively low-quality land, Chinese peasant agriculture has been undergoing a form of modernization.While peasants enjoy land-contract rights as a result of the Household Responsibility System (HRS), the state has been promoting transfer of land-use rights in order to promote modern agriculture.

  4. Library Resource
    July, 2015
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    While scholars agree on the importance
    of land rental markets for structural transformation in
    rural areas, evidence on the extent and nature of their
    operation, including potential obstacles to their improved
    functioning, remains limited. This study uses
    household-level data from six countries to start filling
    this gap and derive substantive as well as methodological
    lessons. The paper finds that rental markets transfer land

  5. Library Resource
    August, 2015
    Rwanda

    Land markets play a limited role in
    subsistence economies with low skill-intensity of
    agricultural cultivation, equally distributed land
    endowments and little movement out of agriculture to join
    the non-farm economy. But, as the economy starts to
    diversify, the scope for efficiency-enhancing land transfers
    beyond immediate kin and for longer than just one season
    assumes significantly greater importance. Lease markets can

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