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Food Security and Land Governance Factsheet Kenya

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2015
Kenya
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
communal ownership
community land rights
food security
forest land
forest law
formal tenure
gender equity in access to land
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous peoples' lands
indigenous people's tenure
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land allocation
land governance
land tenure
land tenure systems
private ownership
public ownership
tenure regularization
water management
water rights
youth
In Kenya, insecure land tenure and inequitable access to land, forest and water resources have contributed to conflict and violence, which has in turn exacerbated food insecurity. To address these interlinked problems, a new set of laws and policies on food security and land governance are currently being introduced or designed by the Government of Kenya. The new Food Security Bill explicitly recognizes the link between food security and land access, and the 2012 land laws target the corrupt system of land administration that made much of Kenya’s land grabbing possible.
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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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FOOD SECURITY AND LAND GOVERNANCE FACTSHEET

Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2016
Uganda
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
food security
land administration
land governance
Food security in Uganda relies mainly on access to land and security of tenure. Land governance is marked by the contradiction between relatively progressive legislation and only partial implementation. Institutions that have to deal with land administration and land disputes, such as customary authority systems, local government, and special courts for land justice, have weakened in the last years. Women’s position with respect to land and inheritance also remains weak, both legally and in practice, undermining their livelihoods and status in society.
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Food Security and Governance Factsheet: Afghanistan

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Afghanistan
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
title deeds
food security
land policies
land reform
rural areas
urban areas
conflicts
land rights
land dispute
customary tenure
religious tenure regimes
water rights
property rights
extractive industries
In Afghanistan, insecurity over land and water rights hampers investments in food production and irrigation. In rural areas, customary tenure systems, partly based on religious law, are the most relevant but suffer from weak recognition and offer little protection to rights holders. The land policy reform is on-going but remains slow. Moreover, land administration capacity is weak and improvements mostly take place in urban areas. In this context, land disputes are common and often violent.
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Linking land governance and food security in Africa

Outcomes from Uganda, Ghana & Ethiopia

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda
Land & Food Security
food security
land access
land governance
tenure security
sustainable development
As part of a F&BKP knowledge agenda on land governance and food security, LANDac organisedthree country-specific learning trajectories on land governance and food security in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia. This reflection paper brings together the main findings and outcomes to provide policy recommendations for improved land governance and food security in Africa.
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Flowers for food? Scoping study on Dutch flower farms, land governance and local food security in Eastern Africa

Reports & Research
January, 2016
Africa
Land & Food Security
land governance
food security
land use
land
Studies the complex linkages between land governance and how they relate directly and indirectly to local food security in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia. Found that floriculture investments have both negative and positive impacts through land use changes and land acquisition processes, job creation and employment conditions and technology and knowledge transfers.
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Learning Platforms for land-based investments in Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda

Reports & Research
July, 2018
Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Africa
Land & Food Security
food security
land
research
The Netherlands Land Academy (LANDac), the Food & Business Knowledge Platform, CIFOR and Shared Value Foundation (SVF) jointly set out in 2017 to design and implement 3 multi-stakeholder Learning Platforms around investment hubs in Mozambique (the Beira Corridor), Tanzania (Kilombero Valley) and Uganda (the Jinja-Kampala Corridor). Land-based investments have shown that deals often lead to conflicts between investors and local populations, which negatively effects local livelihoods and food security.
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LandAc Bangladesh Factsheet – 2016

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2016
Bangladesh
Land & Food Security
food security
land governance
land policies
research
These factsheets present the relevant policy and institutional contexts with respect to land governance and food security. They have been updated in July 2012 and 2015/2016.