Agriculture, through its economic, social and ecological functions, presents potentials for
meeting some of the targets of the 11 th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The targets …

Climate change increasingly affects agricultural systems, making it necessary for farmers to
adapt to changing climatic conditions. An important element shaping farmers' adaptation …

This paper examines the convergence and divergence of results from economic studies of
the relationships between land tenure security and agricultural productivity in Africa and how …

Contemporary discourse on land in Africa is polarized between advocates of tenure reform
through state registration of individual titles to land and others who claim that customary or …

Formalisation of property relations through the registration of land and the issuance of titles
is but the latest in a long history of optimistic policy prescriptions imposed on the poor …

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, land is a fundamental issue for economic development,
food security and poverty reduction1. Land is of crucial importance to the economies and …

This paper discusses the interface of anthropological research on land with policy positions
across formative periods—from the colonial period through to the present as land tenure …

Carbon sequestration through forestry and agroforestry can help mitigate global warming.
For Africa, carbon sequestration also represents an opportunity to fund sustainable …

This paper reviews the scholarly literature discussing the effect (s) of land registration on the
relations between land tenure security and agricultural productivity. Using 85 studies, the …

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