Africa is experiencing high annual population growth in its major river basins. This growth
has resulted in significant land use change and pollution pressures on the freshwater …

Many tropical forestlands are experiencing changes in land-tenure regimes, but how these
changes may affect deforestation rates remains ambiguous. Here, we use Brazil's land …

This article develops a theoretical framework to examine the relationship between land
tenure arrangements and households' investment in soil-improving and conservation …

The existing literature on the relationship between property rights in land and agricultural
investment in Africa has given results that are often confusing and contradictory. I make two …

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 …

The causal relationship between land tenure security and agricultural investment plays a
crucial role in the process of rural development. Land property rights are key determinants …

This paper examines the effect of changes in tenure security on residential investment in
urban squatter neighborhoods. To address the endogeneity of property rights, I make use of …

Legume species are uniquely suited to enhance soil productivity and provide nutrient-
enriched grains and vegetables for limited-resource farmers. Yet substantial barriers to …

Agriculture is the greatest resource that supports life on earth. The rapidly growing human
population has globally escalated the demand for agricultural products including; food …

Security of property rights, or tenure, is central to the economics of development and is
recognized as important for the adoption and implementation of sustainable forest …