Land, property rights, women and food security

The 2008 world food crisis brought a lot of anguish to many people in the world. The poor in Cameroon weren‟t spared the hit. Reactions from various communities to this crisis varied from one community to another. In the main cities of the country, there were riots and demonstrations. The riots and...

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Autor principal: Kewong, Isaac Ntani
Formato: Second cycle, A2E
Lenguaje:sueco
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Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2172/
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description The 2008 world food crisis brought a lot of anguish to many people in the world. The poor in Cameroon weren‟t spared the hit. Reactions from various communities to this crisis varied from one community to another. In the main cities of the country, there were riots and demonstrations. The riots and the demonstrations were fueled by the rise in food prices. Many lost their lives and many lost property also and the security they have built for sundry years. Governments also reacted differently to the food crisis in an effort to satisfy the longings of their people. Some countries considered the buying of land and the cultivation of food needed to feed their countries as the best alternative solution. While rich countries could afford to buy or lease land, poor countries were not in the position to do so. Ultimately, poor countries were seen selling or leasing their available land to the rich countries. Little is known about the conditions or terms under which the so called "free land" was sold or leased. Another point at stake would be the rights of ownership of land, who owned the title to sell or lease the "free land"? This thesis analyses the land and property rights status in Cameroon and the impact it bears on women‟s ability to have food security.
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spelling RepoSLU21722012-04-20T14:17:22Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2172/ Land, property rights, women and food security Kewong, Isaac Ntani Agricultural economics and policies Land economics and policies Human nutrition - General aspects The 2008 world food crisis brought a lot of anguish to many people in the world. The poor in Cameroon weren‟t spared the hit. Reactions from various communities to this crisis varied from one community to another. In the main cities of the country, there were riots and demonstrations. The riots and the demonstrations were fueled by the rise in food prices. Many lost their lives and many lost property also and the security they have built for sundry years. Governments also reacted differently to the food crisis in an effort to satisfy the longings of their people. Some countries considered the buying of land and the cultivation of food needed to feed their countries as the best alternative solution. While rich countries could afford to buy or lease land, poor countries were not in the position to do so. Ultimately, poor countries were seen selling or leasing their available land to the rich countries. Little is known about the conditions or terms under which the so called "free land" was sold or leased. Another point at stake would be the rights of ownership of land, who owned the title to sell or lease the "free land"? This thesis analyses the land and property rights status in Cameroon and the impact it bears on women‟s ability to have food security. 2011-01-18 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2172/1/isaac_ntani_k_110119.pdf Kewong, Isaac Ntani, 2010. Land, property rights, women and food security : a case from Cameroon. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-595.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-8-936 eng
spellingShingle Agricultural economics and policies
Land economics and policies
Human nutrition - General aspects
Kewong, Isaac Ntani
Land, property rights, women and food security
title Land, property rights, women and food security
title_full Land, property rights, women and food security
title_fullStr Land, property rights, women and food security
title_full_unstemmed Land, property rights, women and food security
title_short Land, property rights, women and food security
title_sort land, property rights, women and food security
topic Agricultural economics and policies
Land economics and policies
Human nutrition - General aspects
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2172/
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2172/