Reforming land rights in Africa

Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial markets; and (2) land markets constitute the most e...

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Main Author: Ngaido, Tidiane
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156641
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description Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial markets; and (2) land markets constitute the most efficient mechanism for allocating resources and improving access to productive resources by the poor, especially women and other marginalized groups... Research must focus on understanding the dynamics of land values in the different markets for land rights and devise ways to improve the marketability of customary rights through simple processes that also increase the demand for agricultural land and effectively contribute to the reform of land rights. -- from Text
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spelling CGSpace1566412025-01-10T06:35:25Z Reforming land rights in Africa Ngaido, Tidiane land rights land markets land tenure resource allocation women poverty land valuation agricultural policies Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial markets; and (2) land markets constitute the most efficient mechanism for allocating resources and improving access to productive resources by the poor, especially women and other marginalized groups... Research must focus on understanding the dynamics of land values in the different markets for land rights and devise ways to improve the marketability of customary rights through simple processes that also increase the demand for agricultural land and effectively contribute to the reform of land rights. -- from Text 2004 2024-10-24T12:44:55Z 2024-10-24T12:44:55Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156641 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ngaido, Tidiane. 2004. Reforming land rights in Africa. 2020 Africa Conference Brief; Issue Brief. 31. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156641
spellingShingle land rights
land markets
land tenure
resource allocation
women
poverty
land valuation
agricultural policies
Ngaido, Tidiane
Reforming land rights in Africa
title Reforming land rights in Africa
title_full Reforming land rights in Africa
title_fullStr Reforming land rights in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Reforming land rights in Africa
title_short Reforming land rights in Africa
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topic land rights
land markets
land tenure
resource allocation
women
poverty
land valuation
agricultural policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156641
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