This policy brief sets out how LIFT has developed of an individual SLLC-linked loan product that uses the produce of the land as a form of guarantee and its importance for smallholder farmers.This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For…

This policy brief outlines LIFTs activities that aim to improve farmers access to improved agri-inputs and technologies that are climate smart.This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: <a href=…

This study examines what impact;if any;the SLLC process implemented by LIFT has on individuals;households or groups who use communal lands..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: <a href="…

This study examines the challenges orphan children face in securing their land rights and provides a strategy to ensure long-term access to their land use rights..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please…

This study examines the reasons why landholders choose to formally or informally transact land use rights and provides recommendations on how to increase the number of households formally registering transactions..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation…

Le projet Action contre la désertification (ACD) appuie huit pays (le Burkina Faso, l’Éthiopie, Fidji, la Gambie, Haïti, le Niger, le Nigéria et le Sénégal) du Groupe des États d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP) dans la gestion durable et la restauration de leurs terres dégradées. Des…

Drought is one of the main causes of food insecurity. In 2011, the horn of Africa has faced the worst drought in 60 years. An estimated 12.4 million people suffered from a massive food shortage. To mitigate the impact of agricultural drought, it is of high importance to dispose of timely and…

Given the scarcity of land and water resources, global strategies to increase food production should focus efforts on increasing production per unit resources, i.e. the combined increase of production per unit land surface (yield expressed in kg/ha1) and the increase of production per unit water…

Land, fisheries, forests and other natural resources provide a basis for livelihoods and social, cultural and religious practices. However, most people in rural areas in developing countries do not have any form of documentation to protect their land and natural resources rights, which puts…

Forests, particularly in the tropics, are suffering from deforestation and forest degradations. The estimation of forest area and canopy cover is an essential part of the establishment of a measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that is needed for monitoring carbon stocks and the…

This paper argues and provides empirical evidence that trade-offs and/or complementarities are
inherent in technological options that shape the adoption of and land-use decisions in production
systems involving multiple crops in Ethiopia. By applying a fractional response model to a…