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Analysis of the Effect of Land Tenure on Technical Efficiency in Smallholder Crop Production in Kenya

Reports & Research
October, 2007
Kenya
land tenure
Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy contributing 26% to GDP and 70% to
employment. Majority of the farmers in Kenya are smallholder farmers possessing less than 3
acres of land. The agricultural sector in Kenya has been facing several challenges among them
declining yields. While the decline in yields could be associated with several other factors, it
could also be as a result of the effect of insecure land tenure systems which are little understood.
This study examines the technical efficiency of alternative land tenure systems among
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Annual Report, Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA): 2006-2007

Reports & Research
December, 2007
Kenya, Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
land use
land management
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Beyond group ranch subdivision

January, 2007
Kenya
rangelands
This paper leverages datasets and results from two separate studies carried out across eight Kajiado group ranches and offers a unique opportunity to look at emergent pre- and postsubdivision trends from an interdisciplinary framework that combines ecological, political, and human-ecological research perspectives. It provides insights into the following issues: the loss of flexibility and mobility for Maasai herders’ dues to subdivision, the nature of collective activities that individuals pursue after subdivision, and the emergence of pasture sharing arrangements.
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Beyond Group Ranch Subdivision: Collective Action, Livestock Mobility, Ecological Viability and Livelihoods

CAPRi Working Paper No. 66

Reports & Research
January, 2007
Kenya
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
land rights
common property
land governance
natural resources management
This paper leverages datasets and results from two separate studies carried out across eight Kajiado group ranches and offers a unique opportunity to look at emergent pre- and postsubdivision trends from an interdisciplinary framework that combines ecological, political, and human-ecological research perspectives. It provides insights into the following issues: the loss of flexibility and mobility for Maasai herders’ dues to subdivision, the nature of collective activities that individuals pursue after subdivision, and the emergence of pasture sharing arrangements.
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Building Informal Justice in Northern Kenya

January, 2008
Kenya
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Investments
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
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Children's Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV and AIDS

Reports & Research
December, 2007
Angola, Rwanda, Zambia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Eswatini, Congo, Malawi, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, Eritrea, Tanzania, Botswana, Norway, Kenya, Africa
private ownership
land governance
property rights
land ownership
land tenure
The present paper – the third in the HIV/AIDS Programme Working Paper Series – is based on field research conducted by two grassroots organizations – CINDI-Kitwe in Zambia and GROOTS Kenya in Kenya to map out and document cases of property grabbing from children, in particular those who became orphans due to AIDS. It is intended to explore methods which grassroots organizations use or can use to document their work.
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Civil Society Position on The Draft National Land Policy

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2007
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
customary tenure
equal rights
gender equity in access to land
land
land access
land allocation
land contracts
land governance
land law
land policies
land reform
land use
natural resources
women
The Civil Society commends the Ministry of Lands for spearheading the important process of developing the Draft National Policy, and affirms that land is central to the livelihoods of most Kenyans and as such its access, use, ownership, administration and distribution are of key national concern. Thus, having critically examined the Draft Policy we do hereby make our position on the way forward on the salient policy proposals of the Draft National Land Policy document.
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Community Land Tenure and the Management of Community Land in Kenya

Reports & Research
March, 2007
Kenya, Africa
land
land tenure
Includes key policy concerns and recommendations.
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Community Land Tenure and the Management of Community Land in Kenya

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2007
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
common rights
communal territory
community land rights
customary tenure
land
land access
land administration
land deals
land policies
land use
natural resources management
A majority of the Kenyan population live in rural areas accessing land and natural resources through customary systems and institutions that operate largely outside the mainstream legal framework of land administration. Although there are clear provisions in the Constitution and the Trust Land Act on management of trust land there appears to be an unwritten policy on the part of government that sees community land as land that is not owned but rather is available for County Councils and government to appropriate through the setting apart procedure
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Contour Hedgerows and Grass Strips in Erosion and Runoff Control on Sloping Land in Semi-Arid Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Kenya
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land degradation
Most early alley cropping studies in semi-arid Kenya were on fairly flat land while there is an increase in cultivated sloping land. The effectiveness of aging contour hedgerows and grass strips for erosion control on an about 15% slope of an Alfisol was compared. The five treatments were Senna siamea hedgerows with tree prunings applied as mulch to crops (H + M), hedgerows with crops with prunings removed (H), mulch only applied to crops (M), crops with Panicum maximum grass strips (G), and a sole crop control of a rotation of maize (Zea mays) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).