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Mokoro is pleased to host the ’Land Rights in Africa’ site as a contribution to the land rights dialogue and related debates. This website was created in January 2000 by Robin Palmer, and was originally housed by Oxfam GB, where Robin worked as a Land Rights Adviser. A library of resources on land rights in Africa – with a particular focus on women’s land rights and on the impact of land grabbing in Africa – the portal has been well received by practitioners, researchers and policy makers, and has grown considerably over the years. Since 2012, Mokoro has been hosting and maintaining the site.
The views expressed on the Land Rights in Africa site as well as the publications hosted there, are those of the authors and do not represent those of Mokoro. Wherever possible, we link to the source website of publications.
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Displaying 746 - 750 of 1120Gender and law – Women’s rights in agriculture
Includes the sources of women’s legal status; women’s rights to land and other natural resources; the rights of women agricultural workers; the rights of self-employed rural women; toward the realisation of women’s rights: legal reform and implementation.
Does customary tenure have a role in modern economic development?
Reveals some of the common myths held in Uganda about customary tenure and its ’backwardness’. Argues that customary tenure offers opportunities for economic development that remains untapped by policy makers.
Women, Land and Property Rights and the Land Reforms in Kenya
Includes key policy concerns and recommendations, the Draft National Land Policy of 2006.
State, Market or the Worst of both? Experimenting with Market-based Land Reform in South Africa
Paper reviews the South African experience with land reform, and land redistribution in particular, up to the end of 2005. Looks at various aspects of market-based land reform – landowner veto on participation in land reform; payment of ‘market prices’ for land; self-selection of beneficiaries; focus on ‘commercial’ forms of production; prominent role for the private sector in provision of credit, extension, and other services.
The SADC Land and Agrarian Reform Initiative: The case of Namibia
Looks at the institutional framework, at current key land policy and agrarian issues, and at the impact of land and agrarian reform. Makes a series of recommendations. Argues that the resettlement programme has failed with not a single project sustainable after 5 years. Argues the need for clear criteria for expropriation of commercial farmland and for farm workers to be a priority target in land reform projects.