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  Making agriculture work for the poor

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2007

  This paper looks at the links between poverty, agriculture and land, reporting on panel data analysis in five countries – Vietnam, Uganda, India, Nicaragua and Ethiopia. It suggests that three ‘pillars’ can help to make agriculture work for the rural poor – infrastructure, education and information. Policy conclusions are:
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  The right to land and a livelihood: the dynamics of land tenure systems in Conda, Amboim and Sumbe municipalities

  Landrightswatch.net, 2005

  What are the dynamics of land tenure in the CAS (Conda, Ambuim, and Sumbe) area in Angola? What are its opportunities and risks? This paper reveals a denial of land access rights to communal farmers, whose livelihoods are centred on land.
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  Has land reform changed land ownership concentration?

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007

  Possession of vast lands is a major representation of wealth in the Philippines - a privilege enjoyed largely by the ruling class since the colonial era. This ownership of huge tracts of land has resulted in numerous political, social, and economic inequalities. This edition of Development Research News addresses these disparities.
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  Landlessness within the vicious cycle of poverty in Ugandan rural farm households: why and how it is born?

  Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda, 2007

  Rising poverty in rural Uganda is linked to increasing landlessness, as the latter drives land degradation and reduces agricultural productivity. This paper examines the complex relationship between owning land and poverty. It identifies effective strategies and land policy guidance to address this concern. Findings from a comparison of recent panel data indicate that:
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  ‘It is our land’: human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007

  Secure access to resources is now recognised in human rights discourse as a universal condition of human well-being. This paper aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of land tenure as a human rights issue, by analysing recent land tenure policy in South Africa.
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  Livelihood diversification in Borana pastoral communities of Ethiopia - prospects and challenges

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007

  This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies for protecting and promoting sustainable livelihoods in the region.
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  Land in Africa: market asset or secure livelihood?

  Human Settlements Programme, 2004

  This document summarises the proceedings from a conference organised by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , Natural Resource insitute (NRI) and the Royal African Society in November 2004.The conference brought together a wide range of interest groups including, African policy makers, academics and civil society representatives, as well as representatives of the private
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  The law, legal institutions and the protection of land rights in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: developing a more effective and equitable system

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007

  This paper provides an analysis of the effectiveness and equitability of West African judicial, legal and administrative institutions for:providing accessible dispute resolutionprotecting the security of the urban and rural poor to hold and use land.The authors compare legislation of customary and non-state regulatory institutions in Ghana, with the greater Pluralism of Côte d’
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  Will pastoral legislation disempower pastoralists in the Sahel?

  International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 2006

  Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, and Burkina Faso have all passed specific legislation in support of pastoralism.
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  Forest dependence and participation in forest co-management in Malawi

  International Association for the Study of Common Property, 2006

  Using data from Chimaliro and Liwonde forest reserves in Malawi, this paper investigates how forest dependence influences households' decision to participate in forest co-management programme. The key question of this paper is: What makes people participate in the forest comanagement (FCM) programme in Malawi?

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