The participation of women and children in Latin American and Caribbean agriculture
This paper reviews the literature on the participation of women and children in agricultural activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The review focuses on participation through labor in agriculture overall and in certain agricultural activities in particular. Also reviewed are the rural family`s access to and capacity for decision-making on resources.
Caso Cabricán, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Compendium on cadastral regulations and land tenure policies in Africa : first instalment
This paper focuses on compendium on cadastral regulations and land tenure policies in Africa. This compendium on cadastral regulations and land tenure policies m Africa covering both English and French speaking countries is prepared under the terms of reference of U.N. Economic Commission for Africa.
Statutory Land Control and the Small holder Land System in Kenya: A study of land control in the Nyanza Sugar belt.
It is generally acknowledged that
insecure and incomplete property rights have large effects on
the use and management of watershed resources.
The standard policy response to this problem is
to privatize farm land, declare riverine areas
to be public property, and establish a set of
restrictions on the use of both private and pub
Gaining ground
Urban land conflicts and the administration of justice in Ziguinchor
The National Land Act of 1964, designed to unify legislation concerning land, formally abolished the various local systems of land law in Senegal.
The development of aquaculture and culture based fisheries in Ghana: the social and cultural contexts
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are important sectors of Ghana's economy and improvement in the performance of these sectors is central to the country's current economic recovery programme.1 The severe economic decline which the country went through between the early 1970's and the early 1980's affected poorer socio-economic groups in particular 2 through depressed wage levels and increased u
Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Act, 1991
To provide for the upgrading and conversion into ownership of certain rights granted in respect land; for the transfer of tribal land in full ownership to tribes; and for matters connected therewith.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 27 June 1991.)
Sustainable rural livelihoods: practical concepts for the 21st century
Working on the premise that in the 21st century there may be two or three times the human population than at the time of writing, this paper explores the concept of sustainable livelihoods.
The Reform of Rural Land Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean: Research, Theory, and Policy Implications
Summarizes recent research (to 1991) on rural land markets in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and on the relationship between this research and broader land tenure issues.
Effects of agricultural commercialization on land tenure, household resource allocation, and nutrition in the Philippines
Research report