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Women and Land in Zambia

A Case Study of Small-Scale Farmers in Chenena Village, Chibombo District, Central Zambia

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2002
Zambia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
community land rights
customary land rights
land rights
The paper shows that most women in Zambia and especially in the study area suffer from insecurity in land since they do not have secure title to land under customary tenure. The results from the research which was carried out using semi structured interviews with 34 female farmers show that the majority of women farmers (62%) were not allocated land directly by headmen but got land through a male contact.
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Land Tenure, Title Deeds, and Farm Productivity in the Southern Province of Zambia

Preliminary Research Findings

Reports & Research
September, 2001
Zambia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
agriculture
This study relates to an on-going debate as to whether customary African land tenure must be reformed or converted to a statutory, individualised land tenure system (often referred to as a ‘titled’ system) as a pre-requisite to agricultural development. Past arguments in favour of titling claim that traditional tenure is insecure for the small farmer and thus creates disincentives for land improvements; that it prevents land from being used as collateral for credit; and that it prevents the transfer of land from inefficient users to efficient ones.
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Land Administration Review: Armenia

Reports & Research
October, 2001
Armenia
land administration
land information systems
cadastres
land register
land registration
land use mapping
rural development
land-use planning
land consolidation
land markets
land valuation
government
At its sixty-first session in September 2000, the ECE Committee on Human Settlements accepted the proposal of the Bureau of the Working Party on Land Administration to provide expert assistance to Armenia on land administration issues (ECE/HBP/119, annex I, programme element “Land registration and land markets”). Security of tenure is one of the most important factors in fighting poverty and stabilizing communities by improving housing conditions through housing investments, reducing social exclusion, improving access to urban services, environment and safety in urban areas.
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Agricultural Sector Development Strategy

National Policies
October, 2001
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
agriculture
This strategy is an integral component of the ongoing macroeconomic adjustment and structural reforms that are supported by Tanzania's development partners.
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Género y tenencia de la tierra en el ejido mexicano: ¿la costumbre o la ley del Estado?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Mexico
Land & Gender
¿Qué derechos tienen las mujeres rurales al recurso tierra? Estos derechos, ¿son definidos por el Estado o por los usos y costumbres de la comunidad? ¿Qué papel ha jugado la legislación agraria para garantizar el derecho de las mujeres a la tierra? ¿Cuáles son los factores más determinantes (legales o de otro tipo) en el acceso de las mujeres a este recurso?
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Género, propiedad y empoderamiento: tierra, Estado y mercado en América Latina. Reseña

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Ecuador
Land & Gender
land ownership
A través del análisis de estos dos procesos, las autoras discuten una diversidad de temas que alimentan el debate en varios campos: los estudios agrarios, los estudios sobre género y desarrollo y los desafíos del feminismo en América Latina.
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¿De quién es la tierra? Género y programas de titulación de tierras en América Latina

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Venezuela
Land & Gender
land access
land tenure
En los años noventa la intervención estatal en la agricultura latinoamericana se concentró en los programas de titulación de predios (TIERRA), diseñados para promover la seguridad de tenencia y fortalecer los mercados de tierras. Un examen de siete de estos programas sugiere que con frecuencia se diseñaron sin prestar atención suficiente a los códigos civiles y los regímenes matrimoniales que protegen los derechos de propiedad de las mujeres. Muchas veces ignoraron que en un hogar la tierra puede formar parte de tres tipos de propiedad: la de la esposa, del esposo y el patrimonio común.
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A national park increases the pressure

Multimedia
December, 2001
natural resources management
When a national park is created, the people who are forced to leave the area can increase the pressure on the surrounding communities. How can governments balance both the need for foreign exchange and environmental conservation, with the livelihood needs of the local people?
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A natural birthright

Multimedia
December, 2001
Malawi, Southern Africa, Africa
natural resources management
Dan Chirwa explaining to Patrick Mphaka how the water of Lake Malawi is a natural birthright for all Malawians.
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Accounting for changes in water use and the need for institutional adaptation

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2001
Nepal, China
Land Conflicts
land conflicts