The paper reviews the state of charcoal production in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 65% of the
world's charcoal is produced. Charcoal production is dominated by smallholders who use …

The recent wave of large scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low-income countries has
engendered intense debate partly because of its impact on livelihoods and ecology, with …

The study examines how large-scale agricultural land investments (LIs) affect household
food security in Nigeria. It is one of the few studies in Nigeria that offers new empirical …

Recent studies have called for investment in empirical research to give context-specific
meanings to geospatial reports that land grabbing is rising. The response has been swift …

Land is a deeply political and personal resource, one that inspires ferce responses from
communities when access is deprived. As we have seen in recent years, large-scale land …

Housing provides and protects some of our most fundamental needs. It shields us from the
elements and provides refuge from external physical threats. It gives us a base from which to …

This study examines how large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) affect employment
outcomes of female households in Nigeria. It focuses on wage income and labour …

Land relations and contestation over land control in Uganda are deeply embedded in socio-
historical struggles for legitimacy, identity, and belonging. While contemporary processes of …

This dissertation explores peasant political action in response to state-driven land
expropriation in the Acholi-Madi border region of northern Uganda. Based on a two-year …

Aging as a woman within the context of agricultural transformation where production and
consumption values shape everyday life raises concerns of later life precarity. Gender …