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Displaying 146 - 150 of 228Securing Customary Land Tenure in Africa: Alternative Approaches to the Local Recording and Registration of Land Rights: Report of a workshop held at IIED
Introduction and background, by Julian Quan (DFID); Piloting local administration of records in Ekuthuleni, KwaZulu-Natal, by Donna Hornby (AFRA, South Africa); Ivory Coast’s Plan Foncier Rural: lessons from a pilot project to register customary rights, by Camilla Toulmin (IIED); Customary land identification and recording in Mozambique, by Chris Tanner; Supporting local rights: will the centre let go?
Land Resettlement in Zimbabwe
A Background Briefing covering the issue, the UK’s help for resettlement, Zimbabwe Government policies, UK land resettlement policy from 1997, DFID support for land resettlement – the way forward, other DFID support for poor people in rural areas. Says the UK believes that Zimbabwe needs land reform to reduce poverty, that the principles agreed at the 1998 Land Conference should be observed, and that the UK is willing to fund schemes which are focused on helping the poor and are transparent.
The Poverty Impacts of Land Titling in Kenya
Examines evolution of land tenure reform in Kenya since Swynnerton Plan of 1954 with particular emphasis on the poverty impacts of titling. Concludes that land titling risks a negative impact on the poor.
Land Tenure Networking in sub-Saharan Africa
Outlines purpose of the workshop, DFID’s wider goal, background, anticipated outcomes, assumptions, workshop process, DFID’s criteria for financial and technical support to network activities, checklist for regional discussion groups.
Agri-Enterprise in Sunflower, Soya bean, SIm sim and Sorgham for Small Scale Far
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This project works to enable communities in Northern Uganda to establish small scale sustainable commercial farming operations generating incomes for families supporting orphans. The project will establish 3 new Farmer Co-operatives, supported by agricultural, business, financial & land-rights awareness training. It also work with whole communities to empower women to achieve equal rights and voice through training ‘Community Land Advocacy agents’ who improve understanding and respect for land rights, with a focus on wider gender and community relations. Previous projects have demonstrated this approach to be successful.