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Voices of women s aspirations over land and land matters: the case of Kibaale District, Uganda

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Uganda
women
land rights
advocacy
gender equity in access to land
This study documents women’s aspirations in relation to land in Kibaale district, Uganda. The study was designed to identify the gaps between those aspirations and the current reality, the actions required for their achievement, and the implications of those actions. Based on qualitative methods of data collection and analysis, information was gathered from 60 women belonging to the two villages, Nyanacumu and Kanywamiyaga, in the sub-county of Muhorro in Kibaale district. Researchers used appreciative inquiry, participant observation, narratives, focus groups, photos and video recording.
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Update 2010: Rural women’s access to land and property in selected countries

Progress towards achieving the aims of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Reports & Research
January, 2010
Kenya
women
land rights
advocacy
gender equity in access to land
In 2004, FAO, IFAD, and the International Land Coalition (ILC) jointly published a report on progress towards the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), with respect to the status of rural women. This report provided an historical background to CEDAW and its Optional Protocol (OP 1999) as well as an overview on land issues as reflected in the reports submitted by States Parties.
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Making Land Investment Work for Tanzania

Scoping Assessment for Multi‐stakeholder Dialogue Initiative

Reports & Research
March, 2012
Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
customary tenure
indigenous peoples' land rights
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land investments
land-use planning
The purpose of this assignment was to establish whether there is appetite to hold a public debate on how to realise better land‐based investments in Tanzania. It also aimed at identifying what would be the discussion issues and most appropriate mechanism to allow different actors from different levels to articulate their perspectives on land‐based investments in Tanzania. This has been triggered by the sensitivity surrounding the topic.
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Contextualizing International Voluntary Guidelines into Country Specific Land Investment Governance Systems: Experience from Tanzania

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2017
Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
land administration
land investments
legal empowerment
legal pluralism
research
This preliminary study involved consultation of responsible district government officials and relevant Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on various issues related to land and investments. Among other areas, the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) was selected as a study site and study used the Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) to obtain information. Questionnaire designed reflected land investment governance process thematic areas.
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The State of the then NAFCO, NARCO and Absentee Landlords' Farms/Ranches in Tanzania

Reports & Research
February, 2009
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
common lands
concession (land)
customary land rights
customary law
displacement
eminent domain
grazing land rights
land grabbing
land reform
The study sought to determine the state of farms that belonged to the then National Agricultural Corporation (NAFCO), ranches that belong to the National Ranching Company (NAFCO) and land belonging to absentee landlords. Since any state is dynamic, this research report, then, is a socio-historical account of what has been happening within/out more than 543,604 hectares of ranch/farmland in the wake of the fall of nationalization and rise of privatization.
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The Agrofuel Industry in Tanzania: A Critical Inquiry into Challenges and Opportunities

Reports & Research
March, 2008
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
eminent domain
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land investments
Biofuel development in Tanzania places at stake 4 highly strategic national resources: land, water, forests and labour, and for generations to come. This alone is sufficient reason for the Tanzanian general public and rural communities in particular, to wrestle back the initiative and seek direct engagement in determining the best way forward for the nation.
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Kilimo Kwanza and Small-Scale Producers: An Opportunity or a Curse?

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
community land rights
concession (land)
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land grabbing
land investments
This study sought to follow up the implementation of the Kilimo Kwanza initiative with the view to establish reliable facts on its significance to small-scale producers, mainly peasants and pastoralists. To achieve this, the study began by examining the perception of small-scale producers about Kilimo Kwanza and it assessed their participation in the implementation process. Moreover, the study scrutinized the proposed amendment of the Village Land Act and its implication to small-scale produces if carried out.
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Investigative Report on Biofuel Investments

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
community land rights
compulsory acquisitions
displacement
land acquisitions
land investments
Increasing investments in biofuel production follow a shift of energy demand,in developed nations from fossil fuel to bio energyto run machines. Consequently, there has is an accelerated influx of investors from the Europe, Asia and Americain quest for productive and fertile lands.

Proponents of the biofuel investments say the investment will improve among other things, agricultural production, add value to local products and markets and improve social services such as roads infrastructure, health facilities, clean water supply and education.
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Critical Analysis of the Land Laws- A study

Reports & Research
September, 2004
Tanzania
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
land investments
land law
land markets
land ownership
land policies
land reform
legal pluralism
women
The task at hand entails the critical review of the Land Laws of Tanzania, chiefly Act No.4 and Act No.5, 1999 and their subsequent revisions. This could not be done out of context, or by confining oneself solely to the statutes. It was pertinent to review the factors and processes that informed the legislation. Towards this end, an extensive literature review on various aspects related to land reforms in Tanzania was done.
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Biofuels in Tanzania: Small-Scale Producers and Sustainable Environmental Management

Reports & Research
February, 2013
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
community land rights
displacement
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land investments
The purpose of this study was to assess the bio-energy sector in Tanzania and to critically inquire the threats, benefits and opportunities to smallscale producers and sustainable environment management. Based on the terms of references this study focused on areas where land is earmarked or already in use for production of biofuels in Tanzania for both large and small-scale firms. The development of policy of liquid biofuels and other policies in general were examined.