Because of changes in some underlying factors, land is increasingly becoming a source of conflicts in Africa. We estimate the determinants of land conflicts and their impacts on input application in Kenya by using a recent survey of 899 rural households. We find that widows are about 13 percent more likely to experience pending land conflicts when their parcels are registered under the names of their deceased husbands than when titles are registered under their names. We also find that pending conflicts reduce the organic fertilizer application, which can be considered as short-term investments in soil structure.
Autores e editores
Takashi Yamano
and Klaus Deininger
World Bank Group (WB)
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Provedor de dados
Land Development and Governance Institute
MISSION: To contribute to improved livelihoods through offering a bridge between communities, stakeholders and policy makers in the promotion of equitable access and sustainable management of land and natural resources.