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Adaptation strategies used by low-income residents affected by land use changes in Hanoi, Vietnam

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2019
Vietnam
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Urban Tenure
food security
women
urban areas
Since Vietnam shifted to a market-economy in the 1980s, Hanoi has seen rapid urban expansion similar to that of other South East Asian cities - involving megaprojects, luxury developments, rural-to-urban migration, informal housing construction, and escalating speculation. Researchers have considered how unemployment and the disruption of community life followed the urbanization of rural areas. However, little has been said about how people adjusted their everyday life to cope with the changes.
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Agribusiness Indicators

Zambia

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2012
Zambia, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agriculture
environment
farmers
food security
rural areas
urban areas
Agriculture and agribusiness play an important role in the Zambian economy, contributing around 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years and about 12 percent of national export earnings. Agriculture employs nearly 70 percent of the labor force and remains the main source of income and employment for most of the people living in rural areas. The objective of the Zambia agribusiness indicators (ABI) country report is to examine factors that have affected agricultural productivity, market access, and the policy environment for agriculture in Zambia.
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Agribusiness Indicators

Tanzania

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
November, 2012
Tanzania, Africa
Land & Food Security
agriculture
capacity development
contract farming
farmers
food security
urban areas
Agriculture in Tanzania accounts for 28 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs 80 percent of its labor force. The sector is also an important source of export revenues. The data and findings presented in this report provide a summary of the performance of the agriculture sector in Tanzania using a set of indicators covering six areas.
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Agricultural land conversion and its effects on farmers in contemporary Vietnam

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Vietnam
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
agriculture
agricultural land management
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
farmers
farming systems
food security
land distribution
land reform
land investments
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land policies
land law
urban areas
Đổi Mới, the name given to the economic reforms initiated in 1986 in Vietnam, has renewed the party-state’s ambitious scheme of industrialization and has intensified the process of urbanization in Vietnam. A large area of land has been converted for these purposes, with various effects on both the state and society. This article sheds light on how land conversion has resulted in farmers’ resistance and in what way and to what extent it has transformed their livelihoods in the transitional context of contemporary Vietnam.
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Assessing the Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in the Context of Instability and Informal Economies

The Cases of the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2011
South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agriculture
boundaries
food security
forestry
land tenure
property rights
rural areas
transaction costs
urban areas
The implementation of effective Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programmes in countries emerging from violent conflict are essential for building and maintaining peace and security. In many instances the disarmament and demobilisation of former combatants was achieved, but reintegration remained a challenge, due to the long-term focus and the substantial resources that are required for such a process to be successful.
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Assessment and planning of the Toronto City Region Food System - Synthesis report

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Nepal, United States of America, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
land-use planning
urban planning
food security
assessment
urban areas
More than 80 percent Canadians live in cities with almost one-quarter of country’s total population living in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) area. The GGH stretches in a curve around the western side of Lake Ontario with the City of Toronto occupying the northern side of the horseshoe. The GGH is an area of high potential food production as well as rapid population growth creating a mix of difficult to reconcile, opposing demands. For example, the need for housing and residential infrastructure conflicts directly with the need to preserve prime agricultural lands.
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Bushmeat in the tri-frontier region of Brazil, Peru and Colombia: Demise or persistence?

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Peru, Colombia, Brazil, South America
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
land management
rural areas
forest land
food security
urban areas
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Conversion of Land Use in Vietnam through a Political Economy Lens

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Vietnam
Land & Food Security
Urban Tenure
development agencies
food security
land policies
land law
urban areas
Land tenure in Vietnam is becoming increasingly contested in the context of rapid economic development and growing inequality. Agricultural land in and around cities is targeted by developers for conversion to commercial uses. In rural areas, farmers' access to productive land is restricted by the prevalence of state-owned farms and forest enterprises. As a result, the number of complaints filed over land issues has increased dramatically in the last decade, and the revision of the Land Law in 2013 led to an unprecedented level of public participation in land policy formation.
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Costing Adaptations through Local Institutions

Village Survey Results - Yemen

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
February, 2011
Yemen, Western Asia, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
climate change
desertification
food security
land degradation
land use
natural disasters
rural areas
urban areas
water management
The objectives of the Costing Adaptation through Local Institutions (CALI) study were (a) to identify the costs of adaptation through local institutions, and (b) to investigate which institutions help households adapt to climate variability, which efforts and costs are needed to realize the adaptation options, and how they facilitate adaptation to climate variability. The study was carried out in Ethiopia, Mali, and Yemen. This report discusses the results for Yemen.
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Decreto Supremo Nº 1.809 - Implementa mecanismos de resguardo de las áreas productivas a fin de garantizar la seguridad alimentaria con soberanía.

Regulations
Bolivia, Americas, South America
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
food security
peri-urban agriculture
urban areas
farmland
El presente Decreto Supremo tiene por objeto implementar mecanismos de resguardo de las áreas productivas a fin de garantizar la seguridad alimentaria con soberanía. En este marco se definen las siguientes categorías de áreas: a) áreas productivas agropecuarias urbanas, que son espacios de uso agropecuario, piscícola o agroforestal de extensiones influenciables o colindantes con urbanizaciones; b) áreas rurales de vocación productiva, cuyas características, tengan continuidad superficial y preponderancia para la seguridad alimentaria.