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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970
    Botswana, Mozambique

    Given the recent trend of granting vast areas of African land to foreign investors, the urgency of placing real ownership in the hands of the people living and making their livelihood upon lands held according to custom cannot be overstated. This study provides guidance on how best to recognize and protect the land rights of the rural poor.

  2. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    January, 1970
    Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Germany

    FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure.

  3. Library Resource
    January, 1970
    Botswana

    The prosperity of Botswana largely depends on its natural resources. As to the agricultural sector, poor utilization of land resources has until now resulted in low crop yields, poor livestock offtake rates, low rural household incomes and widespread degradation of soils and rangeland. Acknowledging these problems, the Botswana Government has recently adopted a series of policies to ensure that land resources are used in a sustainable manner.

  4. Library Resource
    January, 1970
    Botswana

    The Crop Yield Simulation and Land Assessment Model for Botswana (CYSLAMB) has been developed to serve thd needs of land evaluation in a semi-arid environment. By modelling the interaction of environmental variables, physiological responses, inputs and management, CYSLAMB predicts the yield of a particular crop production system on a specified land unit. The use of actual rainfall data for individual years enables evaluation of interannual yield variability and quantification of risk in the specification of land suitability.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    January, 1955
    Botswana

    An Act to make provision authorizing the acquisition of property for public and other purposes, and for settling the amount of any compensation to be paid, or any matter in difference.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    January, 1970
    Botswana

    An Act to provide for the establishment of tribal land boards; to vest tribal land in such boards; to define the powers and duties of such boards; and to provide for matters incidental thereto

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Niger, Nepal, Japan, South Africa, Vietnam, Somalia, Tanzania, Botswana, India, Armenia, Kenya

    The guide is an important resource for development professionals and researchers working with households and communities. The objective of the gender and climate training guide is to address the lack of information on how men and women adapt to, and mitigate climate change. The Participatory Action Research methods and activities of the guide help ensure that gender is reflected in research activities and outcomes. The guide will help promote gender-sensitive adaptation and mitigation activities in projects for agriculture and food security.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1995
    Angola, Burkina Faso, United States of America, Mozambique, Burundi, France, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Niger, Rwanda, Liberia, Togo, Botswana, India, Senegal, Gabon, Kenya
  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2000
    Angola, France, Mauritius, Kenya, Mali, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Malawi, Niger, Seychelles, Rwanda, Lesotho, Madagascar, Togo, Botswana, Comoros, Gabon, Africa

    Proceedings of the meeting including a summary of the resulting recommendations and the text of papers presented

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1974
    Pakistan, United States of America, Philippines, Sweden, Italy, Botswana, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Thailand

    An international journal of forestry and forest industries

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