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The land question and land reform in Southern Africa

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 1999
Zimbabwe

This paper discusses the nature of the land problem in the region and tries to situate the general land reform process in Zimbabwe within a regional context.It examines the four key land problems facing the region the discriminatory and insecure forms of land tenure that are found among variouslandownership regimes the increasingly imbalanced landownership structures and factors underlying itthe contradictory tendencies towards irrational land-use patterns through both the over utilisation and underutilisation of land the devotion of most prime lands and resources to production for externa

Civil society and the struggle for land rights for marginalised groups: the contribution of the Uganda Land Alliance to the Land Act 1998

December, 1999
Uganda

The 1998 Land Act represents one of the most important pieces of legislation in Uganda, which is predominantly an agricultural country. The role of a consortium of NGOs, The Uganda Land Alliance (ULA), is analysed in this paper, with regard to the enactment of the Act.

Landbouw, milieu en markt

Reports & Research
December, 1999
Netherlands

Aan de hand van berekeningen met een geregionaliseerd sectormodel (DRAM) zijn verkenningen gedaan naar de effecten van evenwichtsbemesting en beleidsveranderingen voor de landbouwsector. De tijdshorizon in het rapport is 2015. Er wordt inzicht gegeven in de mogelijke omvang van de veestapel per regio, het grondgebruik per regio en de saldi per regio en per sector, gegeven de verwachte externe omgeving van de landbouw in 2015.

Future of our land: Facing the challenge

Journal Articles & Books
November, 1999
Global

Continuing land degradation and increasing numbers of people living in poverty are among the symptoms of the current pressure on land resources. To date, the world’s response to the two challenges of satisfying human needs and maintaining the integrity of global ecosystems has been less than successful.