This paper estimates the poverty reducing impact of land access in rural Uganda. The paper firstly states that land acquired through markets or otherwise may play an important role for rural household welfare. Conversely, there are concerns that poverty reduction effect of access to land through…

These Guidelines are of guidance to institutions for yearly planning in water resources management. They set out the overall policy objectives of the Government for water resources management, (domestic) water supply and sanitation and water for production, the government policies and the legal…

Agriculture is vital to the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa: two-thirds of the region’s people depend on it for their livelihoods. Nevertheless, agricultural productivity in most of the region is stagnant or declining, in large part because of land degradation. Soil erosion and soil nutrient…

Forest sector governance reform is frequently promoted as a policy tool for achieving favorable livelihood outcomes in the low income tropics. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence to support this claim, particularly at the household level. Drawing on the case of a major forest sector…

The study aimed to provide insight on status of infrastructure, information services and ICM capacity of institutions involved in agriculture and rural development, information and capacity building needs in the area of ICM identified for key institutions and potential CTA partners involved in…

Includes gender equality – a liberation struggle or a colonial imposition?; gender equality vs. traditional culture; women’s land rights in traditional culture; what are the practical solutions?; can the paradigm help improve women’s land rights?