Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 207.

Library Resource

"When we import goods, we export jobs"

An in-depth analysis of the laws and practices related to land expropriation for the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos, Nigeria

Conference Papers & Reports
September, 2017
Africa, Nigeria
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
VGGT
expropriation
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
land investments
land valuation
dispossession
community land rights
This article was submitted for the UN Economic Commission for Africa “2017 Conference on Land Policy in Africa” Nov. 14-17 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This article sheds light on a series of events that triggered escalating tensions over land and resources in the coastal communities of Lagos, Nigeria. This article provides an in-depth analysis of Nigeria’s laws on expropriation and the processes of acquiring land and compensating landholders in the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) case. Specifically, the analysis addresses the following research questions:
Library Resource

A Critical Analysis of the Extent to Which the National Land Commission Addresses the Land Question in Kenya.

Reports & Research
December, 2017
Kenya
land
research
The land question in Kenya has never been solved. Land is a pertinent source of livelihood, the problem has persisted and in a number of years caused chaos as people grow impatient. Over time, there have been complaints from various communities and recently, the past governments have sought to listen to the ailing communities. The National Land Policy and the National Land Commission characterize efforts to remedy the continued situation bedeviling the African communities.
Library Resource

A National Urban Policy for Liberia

Reports & Research
February, 2017
Liberia
Urban Tenure
sustainable development
land policies
urban planning
urban land
The Feasibility Discussion Paper is a key output of the feasibility phase of the NUP process in Liberia. It explains the context in which the policy will operate. The paper is the result of a wide range of research and consultations on the demographic, socioeconomic, and physical environment aspects of the country. It also provides preliminary policy recommendations for further analysis in the subsequent NUP development processes.
Library Resource

A new land administration system for Zimbabwe

Reports & Research
July, 2017
Zimbabwe, Africa
land
land administration
Vital that the new Land Commission looks at the range of land issues in the round. Need comprehensive district by district approach, attuned to local circumstances and flexible. Enormous challenge to recreate a land administration system. Outlines vital elements and how they must work together.
Library Resource

Access: Links to Tshintsha Amakhaya's activity reports

Reports & Research
Conference Papers & Reports
Training Resources & Tools
January, 2017
South Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agrarian reform
Since its formation, Tshintsha Amkhaya held a number of gatherings, either workshops or indabas with resolute and progressive outcomes - from activities igniting the spirit of activism, a quest to call for accountability and planning of broad actions to be taken by a collective to challenge the status quo.

Amongst others, reports of these gatherings can be found by clicking on the following links:
Library Resource

Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation

Reports & Research
December, 2017
Ghana
land use
farmland
Library Resource

Adoption of CA technologies among followers of lead farmers : how strong is the influence from lead farmers?

Reports & Research
December, 2017
Malawi
farmers
This study investigates how the Farmer-to-Farmer-Extension (F2FE) system with lead farmers and follower farmers influences adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies in Malawi. Using data from 180 lead farmers and their 455 followers in central and southern Malawi, we assess the level of influence lead farmers have on their followers’ familiarity with and adoption of CA.
Library Resource

Africa’s farmland in changing hands

A review of literature and case studies from sub-Saharan Africa

Reports & Research
March, 2017
Mozambique, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmland
land
land acquisitions
land law
land ownership
Access to land is at the heart of rural livelihoods. In sub-Saharan Africa, the pace and scale at which land is changing hands are increasing fast. Understanding these changes in land access is crucial if the systems of land governance, the practices of companies and organisations, and the initiatives seeking to influence rural development, are to adapt and have a positive impact.
Library Resource

Agri-Parks and Agri-Villages: What is government thinking?

Reports & Research
May, 2017
Global, Africa, South Africa
Land & Food Security
land
land reform
research
tenure security
This research report presents an assessment of local awareness in the Amajuba District of government's proposed Agri-Park and Agri-Village programmes. It also considers secondary data on international examples of Agri-Parks and Agri-Villages.
Library Resource

Agricultural Risk Management and Land Tenure

Reports & Research
February, 2017
Central African Republic
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land
land tenure
Farmers under a sharecropping contract have been shown to exert less effort than farmers renting land due to lower incentives. They do not only choose their effort level, however, but also make investment decisions between projects of different risk-return profiles. We develop a small theoretical model that integrates the effort effect of sharecropping as well as the risk-reducing aspect of sharecropping which allows analyzing the implications for production, risk-management and risk-coping.