Tag: land tenure

• Ghana : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Ghana, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 6 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• From international land deals to local informal agreements : regulations of and local reactions to agricultural investments in Madagascar : draft conference paper

  Abstract: This article analyses the dynamics of local politics within the framework of large-scale farmland acquisition projects in Madagascar, using the case of the 1.3 million ha land acquisition by Daewoo for export of palm oil and maize to South Korea. Author(s): Perrine, Burnod Source(s): , 16 p. draft Published: 2011 Erasmus university Rotterdam (EUR).…

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  foreign investments, land acquisition, land tenure, Local Government, madagascar, political ethics, political participation, public services

• Ethiopia : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Ethiopia, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 6 p., ill., tab Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• Global land grabbing : update from the International conference on global land grabbing

  Abstract: This paper summarizes the highlights of the Conference on Global Land Grabbing, which was held in 2011. Original estimates suggest that national governments and private investors purchased over 40 million hectares of land in just one year from 2008 to 2009, up from 4 million ha/year previously. Author(s): Borras, Jun Source(s): , 6 p.…

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  accountability, corrupt practices, foreign investments, human rights, land acquisition, land tenure, poverty, private sector, world bank

• Burundi : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Burundi, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 7 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• Natural resource management & land tenure : [dossier]

  Abstract: One of the aims of rural decentralization and local governance is to improve land governance, land use, and decision-making in the management of natural resources in order to support sustainable social and economic development. This online dossier is part of KIT´s Decentralization Portal. Author(s): KIT Source(s): , Published: 2011 Royal tropical institute (KIT), Amsterdam…

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• Benin : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Benin, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , [5] p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• The green rush : the global race for farmland and the rights of land users

  Abstract: This article questions the claimed advantages of land grab. It is likely that the poorest farmers will be priced out from these emerging markets for land rights, and that the interests of those depending on the commons will be ignored. Security of tenure for the rural poor must be protected. Author(s): De Schutter, Olivier…

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  agricultural land, land legislation, land rights, land tenure, legal aspects, rural poverty

• Afghanistan : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Afghanistan, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 8 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• Land information management in Uganda : current status

  Abstract: This paper presents the current status of land information management system in Uganda, the different problems faced with the system and the practical solutions to the problems. Currently, there are 112 districts, each of which mandated to have its own land office. Author(s): Wabineno, L.M.; Musinguzi, M.; Ekbäck, P. Source(s): , p. 211-223, ill.,…

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