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Synopsis: The Sustainable Land Management Program in the Ethiopian highlands: An evaluation of its impact on crop production

Policy Papers & Briefs
December 2017
Eastern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land management
land degradation
agriculture
rural development
water management

Agricultural productivity in Ethiopia’s highlands, the country’s breadbasket, is threatened by severe land degradation. To mitigate ongoing soil erosion and soil nutrient loss, the government of Ethiopia initiated the Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP).

Impact of large scale investments on the livelihoods of smallholder farming communities : the cases of green fuels and Tongaat Hullett Zimbabwe

Journal Articles & Books
December 2017
Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
displacement
land rights
resettlement
smallholders

The impacts of large-scale agricultural investments on rural communities’ land ownership, food security, productivity, income, and access to education and health differ within and between communities depending on business and government influence.

Legal, policy and institutional frameworks for community land rights in the wake of developmental projects in Zimbabwe : challenges and way forward

Reports & Research
December 2017
Kenya
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
land rights
mining
property rights

This research reviews legislation and policies in Zimbabwe that have a direct or indirect bearing on the relocation of communities. The current model for large-scale investments has changed from previous models, where the majority of investment projects were undertaken by international companies with limited governmental intervention.

Why wait for the state? : using the CFS Tenure Guidelines to recalibrate the political-legal terrain in struggles for human rights and democratic control of land, fisheries and forests

Journal Articles & Books
December 2017
Mali
Nigeria
Uganda
South Africa
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
food security
land rights
land tenure

Grassroots organizations do not need to wait for the state to implement Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Tenure Guidelines or TGs). Rural communities can take governance into their own hands and use TGs as a tool for investigation, reflection and action.

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