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Mokoro is pleased to host the ’Land Rights in Africa’ site as a contribution to the land rights dialogue and related debates. This website was created in January 2000 by Robin Palmer, and was originally housed by Oxfam GB, where Robin worked as a Land Rights Adviser. A library of resources on land rights in Africa – with a particular focus on women’s land rights and on the impact of land grabbing in Africa – the portal has been well received by practitioners, researchers and policy makers, and has grown considerably over the years. Since 2012, Mokoro has been hosting and maintaining the site.
The views expressed on the Land Rights in Africa site as well as the publications hosted there, are those of the authors and do not represent those of Mokoro. Wherever possible, we link to the source website of publications.
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Displaying 991 - 995 of 1120Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation: Lesotho’s Experiences during the last two Decades
Includes abstract, introduction, the Land Act 1979, land ownership, grant of title to land, need for land policy, current land reform proposals, draft White Paper proposals, and strategic options – access to land, land markets, participation.
Land Law and Agricultural Development in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique and in Swaziland
Comparative study of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, and Swaziland. Includes why land?, land ownership, its use for economic benefit/survival, the Fogao Africano/Emaseko as an analysis tool, land tenure in law and practice, land use and management, conclusions and recommendations.
May Farming make a Contribution to Poverty Alleviation in a ‘Deep Rural’ Area in South Africa? – Lessons from Oxfam GB’s Sustainable Livelihood Programme at Nkandla, KwaZulu-Nata
Executive summary, background to Nkandla, livelihoods under threat, potential for agriculture, Oxfam GB’s findings – a role for agriculture?, impact of HIV/AIDS, what options for livelihoods?, conclusions.
Report on a Regional Consultation on Land Reform
Report on a Southern African consultation of donors and civil society organisations held in Benoni on 3 May 2001. Its purpose was to review progress with land reform and what donors might do in its absence. Traces current developments in the region. Argues that donors should not walk away when things turn sour, that land reform is a long-term iterative process, needing the involvement of many stakeholders. Unequal ownership of land is an increasing threat to political stability. Strengthening civil society during periods of government inaction is of value for what follows.
Tenure Security, Livelihoods and Sustainable Land Use in Southern Africa
Includes the sustainable livelihoods framework, critical tenure-related livelihood questions, tenure insecurity in Amhara Region of Ethiopia and in Southern Africa, a country-by-country assessment, and discussion of what can be learned to illuminate post-transition land tenure reform.