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Agricultural Investments: A Primer for Host Government Lawyers and Local Lawyers in Private Practice

Training Resources & Tools
October, 2019
Global
Land & Investments
agriculture
land acquisitions
land investments
land rights
land tenure
This primer provides an introduction to some of the key issues that arise in the negotiation of contracts linked to investments in agriculture, and practical guidance for how to approach common issues. First, it outlines the typical goals of three important stakeholders – the government, companies, and communities who live on or near land on which a project will take place – along with the risks that each type of stakeholder faces. Then, it discusses the role of contracts and lawyers, provides tips for negotiations, and includes resources for further reading.
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Guidance Note 5 Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2012
Global
Land & Investments
agriculture
land acquisitions
land investments
land rights
land use
local community
This Guidance Note provides guidance for investors and companies on the requirements contained in the IFC Performance Standards for issues linked to involuntary resettlement as part of project-related land acquisition. It offers guidance to minimise adverse impacts on displaced persons and host communities, and to improve the livelihoods of those affected by resettlement.
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Land investments, accountability and the law: Lessons from Senegal

Reports & Research
January, 2016
Senegal
Land & Investments
agriculture
farmers
land access
land acquisitions
land governance
land policies
land use
In Senegal, concern about large-scale land acquisitions has been growing since 2000. Senegalese agriculture has long relied on small-scale family holdings and extensive agriculture. But the current population growth rate, combined with rapid urban development and natural resources degradation, have inevitably changed the game.
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Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2015
farmland
natural resources management
land investments
land tenure
land acquisitions
water rights
property rights
food security
land rights
agriculture
Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land. The drivers of this investment are varied and include growing food, water and energy insecurity as well as social and economic interests of investors and recipient countries. The shape of these investments and their eventual outcomes are equally influenced by the existing land and water governance systems in the host countries.
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Handbook on Land Laws

Legislation & Policies
Legislation
National Policies
March, 2015
Kenya
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
Urban Tenure
adjudication
advocacy
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
agriculture
alienation (land)
assignment (land)
cadastral administration
cadastral register
cadastres
capital value (land)
collateral (land)
common lands
community land rights
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
continuum in land rights
customary land rights
customary tenure
deed registration
eminent domain
extensive land use
forest conservation
formal tenure
gender equity in access to land
geographical information systems
government purchases
indigenous land rights
indigenous tenure
inheritance tax
land
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land allocation
land conflicts
land development (urbanization)
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land economics
land environment
land governance
land information systems
land inheritance rights
land investments
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land registration
land rent
land rights
land subdivision
land tax
land tenants
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
land use mapping
land use planning
land valuation
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
regularization of illegal occupation
regularization of ownership
security of tenure (land)
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
town and country planning
urban areas
urban planning
The Land Act, 2012

The Land Registration Act, 2012

The National Land Commission Act, 2012

The Environment & Land Court Act, 2011

The Urban Areas & Cities Act, 2011
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Assessing Impact of Biofuel Investments on Local Livelihoods in Tanzania

A case of Kisarawe, Bagamoyo and Kilwa Districts

Reports & Research
May, 2014
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agriculture
concession (land)
displacement
dispossession
land acquisitions
land allocation
land investments
The main objective of this study was to assess the impacts of biofuel investments in local livelihood systems and local economy in Tanzania.
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Agro-Business Large Scale Land Acquisition in Myanmar: Current situation and ways forward

Reports & Research
February, 2017
Myanmar
Land & Investments
agriculture
concession (land)
land acquisitions
land deals
land investments
research
This presentation summarizes an on-going research in Myanmar, carried out by renowned agricultural specialist U San Thein and a team of experts, with the support of MRLG. This research is based on a thorough analysis of records on vacant, fallow and virgin land allotted for mainly agri-business projects between 1992 and 2016, and also an analysis of the reports of the Parliamentary Investigation Commission on land confiscation and the return of land. The study also included interview responses from key government staff in all concerned line ministries.
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"Land grabs" in Africa: Pathways, trends and the role of legal contracts

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2010
Africa
Land & Investments
land deals
land acquisitions
food security
agriculture
land investments
land grabs
Large land acquisitions can have a deep, lasting e? ect on livelihoods, food security and the future of agriculture, so there is a need for strategic thinking, vigorous public debate and government responsiveness to public concerns, especially in recipient countries
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The Global Land Rush Revisited

A brief analysis based on data from the Land Matrix in current dynamic and complex climate & land governance discourse

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Global
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
climate change
environment
farmers
farming systems
food security
land acquisitions
land deals
land development (urbanization)
land governance
land law
land policies
Based on data from the Land Matrix database, this paper briefly analyses large-scale land acquisitions in the context of current complex and dynamic land and climate governance discourse. The paper tries to explain the inter linkages between land and climate governance, within the water-food-energy nexus, and the increasing and important role for science, technology and innovation in agriculture in order to become more resilient to current and future challenges in climate and land governance.