Global changes in climate today present hostile weather conditions which pose considerable threats to the rich and poor alike. The capacity for developing countries to cope with these impacts is weak and a development concern. The post-conflict West African nation of Sierra Leone is no exception…
This is a Memorandum of Understanding posted on <a href="https://www.openlandcontracts.org:443/">OpenLandContracts.org</a>. It lists Biofuels,Sugar as the primary resource(s…
This is a Concession Agreement,Memorandum of Understanding posted on <a href="https://www.openlandcontracts.org:443/">OpenLandContracts.org</a>. It lists Poultry,Cattle as…
The second meeting of Biodiversity, Habitat and Water Quality, subject of this report, was organized in Banjul (The Gambia) from 12 to 14 March 2013. All representatives of the countries (except from Morocco) as well as the RCU URC and the project partners were able to participate. The meeting…
La manière dont les entreprises agro-industrielles et industrielles investissent les espaces agricoles des pays en développement attire l’attention sur une nouvelle forme d’espace géographique : l’interstice. Relevant d’un cadre mondialisé pour ce qui est de leurs activités et de leur structure…
To ensure a food-secure future, farming must become climate resilient. Around the world, governments and communities are adopting innovations that are improving the lives of millions while reducing agriculture’s climate footprint. These successful examples show the many ways climate-smart…
This is a Sub-lease posted on <a href="https://www.openlandcontracts.org:443/">OpenLandContracts.org</a>. It lists Other crops as the primary resource(s)
In sub-Saharan Africa, commercial bioenergy production has been hailed as a new form of ‘green capitalism’ that will deliver ‘win-win’ outcomes and ‘pro poor’ development. Yet in an era of global economic recession and soaring food prices, biofuel ‘sustainability’ has been at the centre of…
This is a Memorandum of Understanding posted on <a href="https://www.openlandcontracts.org:443/">OpenLandContracts.org</a>. It lists Land as the primary resource(s)
This paper is a desk-based study of land rights and conflict in Sierra Leone. It reviews post-2002 academic and grey literature. It addresses land ownership and rights within Sierra Leone, as well as exploring the concept of land ownership as a source or driver of conflict. It also reviews…
This paper examined the gender analysis of land use for urban agriculture and sustainability of Livelihoods in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This is predicated on the fact that despite the stated contribution of urban agriculture (UA) to household food security, employment generation and poverty…