Tag: land tenure
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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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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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Land governance : Governance assessment portal (GAP)
Abstract: Major inter-governmental institutions collaborate to produce a harmonized set of land indicators. These involve measures of governance and administration, distribution and access, functioning markets and investments, and tenure security indicators in rural and urban areas. Author(s): UNDP Source(s): , Published: 2011 United nations development programme (UNDP), [New York, NY] (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.gaportal.org/areas-of-governance/land-governance
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The contribution of local governments
Abstract: In a world with a growing demand for land, improving local tenure security on a massive scale, and not just for a few, requires the engagement of local institutional actors and more especially the support of the local authorities. Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. Source(s): Farming matters; 27(2011)4, p. 24-26, ill., photogr Farming matters 27(2011)4…
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Environmental and gender impacts of land tenure regularization in Africa : pilot evidence from Rwanda
Abstract: Decentralized, low-cost land tenure regularization in Rwanda improved land access for legally married women, stimulated investment and maintenance of soil conservation measures, and had no negative effect in terms of distress sales and consecutive landlessness. Author(s): Ali, Daniel Ayalew; Deininger, Klaus; Goldstein, Markus Source(s): , Policy research working paper; WPS 5765 29 p., ill.,…
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Bangladesh : food security and land governance factsheet
Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Bangladesh, 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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The rural hub : supporting rural development in western and central Africa = Le hub rural : appui au développement rural en Afrique de l’ouest et du centre
Abstract: Some of the topics dealt with in The Rural Hub are : local development, decentralization, and land tenure. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2011 Immeuble Ousseynou Thiam Guéye, [Dakar (English; French ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.hubrural.org/spip.php?page=documentation&var_mode=recalcul&id_rubrique=2&opt=result&pages=1
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Kenya : food security and land governance factsheet
Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Kenya, 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…