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This issue of Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives contains an interesting and
wide-ranging set of contributions providing insights into land related issues ranging from
Italy to the Central Andes, and from the historical development of sustainable tenure
practices to aspects of agriculture sector planning.
The eight articles featured open with that of Lavigne Delville, which addresses issues
relating to insecurity of tenure in West Africa, and identifies what the paths of change
currently appear to be. The second article, by Pica-Ciamarra, Otte and Chilonda, assesses
the important issue of how livestock policies relate to land and rural conflicts in the
context of sub-Saharan Africa. In their article, Teyssier, Raharison and Ravelomanantsoa
look at local competence in land reform in Madagascar. Ravera examines the organization
of participation for territorial development, focusing on the example of the central Andes
in Peru. Abdoul Karim, Bretel and Chabbert analyse the processes of development and
implementation of the Code Rural in the Niger. Herrera Garibay reviews and analyses
FAO’s experience in decentralization and land reform. Finally, Cacciarru provides an
interesting historical perspective on resource access and land tenure, looking at its
relevance today in the context of Sardinia, Italy.
