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    Vol 1, No 2: September 2018, Special Issue on Youth and Land Governance

    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2018
    Zimbabwe

    The political dysfunction that had come to characterize an imploding Zimbabwean economy is beyond dispute. This paper explores how a government that had become weakened in the face of a formidable opposition in urban areas turned to use land as a reward for supporters and as a means of luring new members to join the ruling party. It argues that land patronage has been used as a means for legitimating fledgling state rule while undermining the tenure security of the poor.

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    Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

    Peer-reviewed publication
    November, 2020
    Zimbabwe

    The study reviews the land policy in Zimbabwe and investigates the extent to which the policy provides incentives for investment and technology adoption to increase labour productivity in the agricultural sector. The research is based on a desk study of relevant literature and land policies implemented by the Zimbabwe government since 1980. This is complemented by empirical data drawn from various organisations that have been tracking the progress of the land reform programme.

  3. Library Resource

    Vol 1, No 3: December 2018

    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2018
    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe has been experiencing a rapid rate of urbanization amidst a failure by conventional approaches of urban land management to cope with the demand for housing. In view of these challenges, this paper investigates the feasibility and nature of land readjustment for urban land management in Zimbabwe. Using case study research methodology and a desk review of evidence from developed and developing countries the potential use of land readjustment in Zimbabwe is examined.

  4. Library Resource

    Vol 1, No 2: September 2018, Special Issue on Youth and Land Governance

    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2018
    Kenya

    Kenya’s development context is greatly influenced by land use and ownership. Consequently land holds immense cultural, spiritual and socio-political significance for nearly all communities. However, proper utilization of land has been besmirched by numerous challenges. Vulnerable and marginalized groups such as women, children and youth have borne the brunt of land challenges. The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 in appreciation of these complex dynamics has sought to provide a blue print for the realization of land reforms.

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    Vol 2, No 1: March 2019, Special Issue on Women&Land

    Peer-reviewed publication
    March, 2019
    Western Africa

    This article discusses different issues pertaining gender and land governance with focus to access and control of land by rural women and how this affects their resilience in G5-Sahel region- Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Mauritania. Findings show that land remains the property of men, customary chiefs, male members of the family who have the full control of land use; women continue to serve as servants of their husbands in the farming activities.

  6. Library Resource

    Vol 3, No 1: January 2020, Special Issue 1 on Land Policy in Africa

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2020
    Mali

     The goal of this research was to understand the driving forces and agents that prevent the effective application of land-use policies through plan implementation, in the fastest growing city in Africa, Bamako District.The current results yield from the field work done in November and December of  2017. The survey was done at three levels, including interviews with official actors, and questionnaires sent to with citizens and the neighborhood leaders and neighborhood development Committees (Comité de Développement de Quartier: CDQ).

  7. Library Resource

    Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

    Peer-reviewed publication
    November, 2020
    Tanzania

    This paper explores the impact of large-scale agricultural investment on household livelihood outcomes among smallholder farmers in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. The study used qualitative and quantitative data from a sample of 376 households. Quantitative data analysis employed independent samples t-test and multiple linear regressions. There were associations in livelihood outcomes and household headship (p < 0.05).

  8. Library Resource

    Vol 2, No 3: September 2019

    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2019
    Africa

    FONCIER EN MAURITANIE : SITUATION, DÉFIS ET QUÊTE D’ADAPTATION(Article scientifique)Par Dr Ousmane WAGUE, coordinateur du master « Migrations, gouvernance foncière et territoriale »Université de Nouakchott Al Asria      SommaireLE FONCIER EN MAURITANIE : SITUATION, DÉFIS ET QUÊTE D’ADAPTATION.. 1RÉSUMÉ DE L’ARTICLE.. 3INTRODUCTION.. 41.    Rappel et situation des données. 4a.     Aperçu sur la situation du foncier en Mauritanie. 4b. Le défi de la fiabilité des données. 52.    Le foncier rural 63. Le foncier urbain. 94.Les grands défis de la gouvernance foncière. 124.1. Quelques constats.

  9. Library Resource

    Vol 1, No 3: December 2018

    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2018
    Ghana

    Denial of women in land entitlements especially in patriarchal societies has been a major development concern in Ghana, resulting in promulgation of legal establishments that seek to enhance equality in access to land. This paper examines the underlying factors for gender inequality in land access and usage despite laws established to bridge the gap. Interviews with land custodians and households in North-Western Ghana revealed the desire to preserve cultural heritage as the primary reason for non-inclusion of women in access rights.

  10. Library Resource

    Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

    Peer-reviewed publication
    November, 2020
    French Southern and Antarctic Lands

    Both land expropriation and eviction constitute a threat to the properties and life of local communities. In Southern Cameroon, the phenomenon has increased with the implementation of structural projects to ensure the emergence of Cameroon by 2035 and the resumption of the control of urban space by the State. The aim of this article is to show how structural projects and the regulation of urbanization in big towns affect local communities.

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