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Youth Agribusiness Strategy 2017-2021.

National Policies
Marzo, 2017
Kenya

The Youth Agribusiness Strategy is a sectoral national strategy of Kenya for the period of 2017-2021. Its main objective is to address challenges that hinder youth from participating effectively in the sector.The Strategy also seeks to make agriculture more productive and sustainable.

Restoration of Land Rights of People Affected by Land Appropriations and Tenure Insecurity

Reports & Research
Marzo, 2017
Sri Lanka

This study is prepared using the data analysis of a field study conducted in January 2017 in the Districts of Monaragala, Ampara, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu and Jaffna in Sri Lanka focusing on the land rights violations that took place in the recent past due to the appropriation of land from the ordinary citizens by the security forces and individuals backed by powerful people and, the tenure security problems faced by the landless rural communities in Monaragala and Ampara districts and the sugar cane farmers living in the settlements of Pelwatta Sugar Company, which is now owned by the gover

Africa’s farmland in changing hands: A review of literature and case studies from sub-Saharan Africa

Reports & Research
Marzo, 2017
África

In sub-Saharan Africa the pace and scale at which land is changing hands are increasing fast. Summarises findings from a research project – including case studies in Ghana, Senegal, Mozambique, and Uganda – to improve understanding of these changes by addressing 3 main questions: How is land access changing in rural Africa, and what are the major drivers of change? How are these changes affecting rural livelihoods? What are the implications of these changes for development policy and practice?

Abandoned property status of 'Absentee Landlords' in depopulated areas in JapanFrom the internet survey of property owners

Journal Articles & Books
Marzo, 2017
Japan

This study aims to understand the effective management of abandoned properties such as forest, farmlands, houses in depopulated areas in Japan. Specifically, this study focuses on 'absentee landlords' who own their property away from their current residence. Descriptive analyses of the Internet survey on absentee landlords who own properties in depopulated areas in Japan shows that the absentee landlords who cannot manage their forests properly also cannot manage paddy fields and houses properly.

Loi n° 2017-348 du 20 mars 2017 relative à la lutte contre l'accaparement des terres agricoles et au développement du biocontrôle.

Legislation
Marzo, 2017
Francia

La présente loi est compose de douze (12) articles repartis en trois (3) titres, notamment la préservation des terres agricoles; le développement du bio-contrôle; et les dispositions diverses.Le titre premier vise à la préservation des terres agricoles, notamment l'obligation, pour les sociétés qui font l'acquisition de terres de constituer des structures dédiées dont l'objet principal est la propriété agricole; la possibilité pour les sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (SAFER) d'acquérir, à l'amiable, les parts de groupements fonciers agricoles ou ruraux au-delà de la

Decree No. 53.466 creating Land Regularization Programme for Rural Land in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Legislation
Marzo, 2017
Brasil

This Decree, consisting of 10 articles, creates the Land Regularization Programme for Rural Land in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. This Land Regularization Programme aims at legitimizing land tenure and granting the right to use vacant rural lands, such as: those lands not included in the Union; those belonging to the domain of the State, are not used by the Public Power or intended for specific administrative purposes, and those that, not belonging to the domain of the Union, and are not in the private domain by any legitimate title.

Resolución Nº 170/2017 - Reglamento de Procedimientos Administrativos Agrarios.

Regulations
Marzo, 2017
Cuba

El presente Reglamento tiene como objetivo regular los procedimientos administrativos agrarios a cargo del Ministerio de la Agricultura, con exclusión de los relacionados con el otorgamiento y extinción de los contratos de usufructo para la entrega de tierras estatales y de la trasmisión de las tierras de los agricultores pequeños que emigren del territorio nacional, asuntos que cuentan con una legislación especial, así como la función registral sobre tierras y tractores que dadas sus características no debe tratarse como procedimiento o trámite agrario en el presente Reglamento.Los procedi

Política Institucional de Igualdad y No Discriminación del Instituto Salvadoreño de Transformación Agraria (ISTA) y su Plan de Acción 2016-2020.

National Policies
Marzo, 2017
El Salvador

El presente documento contiene la Política Institucional de Igualdad y No Discriminación del Instituto Salvadoreño de Transformación Agraria (ISTA) y su Plan de Acción para el período 2016-2020.

Regional Law No. 5-OZ amending Regional Law No. 110-OZ “On classification of agricultural land as particularly precious agricultural areas”.

Legislation
Marzo, 2017
Rusia

Article 2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The list of particularly precious agricultural land areas prohibited for other uses except for agricultural production, specifying land area and location thereof shall be validated by the Regional Government”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 110-OZ “On classification of agricultural land as particularly precious agricultural areas”. (2010-03-11)

Africa’s farmland in changing hands

Reports & Research
Febrero, 2017
Mozambique
Uganda
Ghana
Senegal

Access to land is at the heart of rural livelihoods. In sub-Saharan Africa, the pace and scale at which land is changing hands are increasing fast. Understanding these changes in land access is crucial if the systems of land governance, the practices of companies and organisations, and the initiatives seeking to influence rural development, are to adapt and have a positive impact.


Republic of Uzbekistan: Country strategic opportunities programme

Reports & Research
Febrero, 2017
Uzbekistan

This is the first results-based country strategic opportunities programme (RB-COSOP) for the country, and covers the period 2017-2021.

The COSOP draws on national strategies and guidelines for agricultural and rural development, an analysis of three years of country programme experience, and the 2016 Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures study.