Theoretically, both land fragmentation and consolidation (defragmentation) approaches are
considered as tools of land management. However, although a large literature about the …

Farmland fragmentation and farmland consolidation are two sides of the same coin
paradoxically viewed as farmland management tools. While there is a vast body of literature …

The spatial transformation of cultivated land is an important element in the study of land use
transformation. Analyzing the characteristics and direction of the global spatial …

Land consolidation activities have generally failed in the Sub-Saharan African region for
various reasons. However, there has been a new wave of land consolidation activities in the …

Once again, agricultural mechanization is top on the policy, research, and development
agendas in sub-Saharan Africa. However, whether labor is limiting in this region—and …

Land information is one of the basic requirements for land management activities such as
land consolidation. However, the dearth of land information on customary lands limits the …

The modernization and intensification of agricultural production in Africa has long been a
policy goal, for increased productivity and food security. In 2008, the Rwandan government …

The conceptualization of farmland fragmentation varies across different scientific disciplines
and units of analysis. Although a large body of literature on this phenomenon exist, yet there …

Land reallocation is an important step of land consolidation where farmland parcels are
reorganised and redistributed. Most current land reallocation approaches focus on the …

In this paper, we develop a framework for an approach that assigns values to customary
rural farmland parcels based on the local people's view of land value to support land …