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Secure land rental contracts and agricultural investment in two communal areas of KwaZulu-Natal

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This study tests the hypothesis that an efficient rental market for cropland is a significant determinant of agricultural investment in the communal areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Dengu, T., Lyne, Michael C.
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Land reform in Zimbabwe [PDF]

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There is widespread agreement on the need for land reform in Zimbabwe as a means of reducing poverty. This paper assesses the potential consequences of a land-reform scheme that draws on proposals from Zimbabwe's government in 1998 and 1999.
Robilliard, Anne-Sophie   +3 more
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Narratives on Land: State-Peasant Relations Over Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe

open access: yesAfrican Studies Quarterly, 2003
In the last few years, slogans have become more elaborate and fervent with regards to promises of delivering land to peasants in Zimbabwean communal areas.
Bevlyne Sithole   +3 more
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The Communal Land Rights Bill

open access: yes, 2003
Tenure legislation is urgently necessary. There are serious problem in the communal areas in the ex-homeland provinces. These areas are characterised by severe poverty, overcrowding and isolation from economic growth and opportunity. One of the issues
Claassens, Aninka
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Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A conceptual framework for inclusive participation in communal land development: feminism perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities
Participatory community development is considered as one of the important mechanisms of governance in ensuring inclusive and people centered development in emerging economies around the world. Remarkably, community participation has been promoted because
Hlengiwe Patronella Zulu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

COUNTRY PROFILES OF LAND TENURE: AFRICA, 1996

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These Country Profiles represent a new edition of a continent-wide set of profiles prepared and published by the Land Tenure Center in 1986. This new volume reflects a decade of intensive work on the continent by LTC and a very considerable deepening of ...
Bruce, John W.
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling and using a pattern language to inform land-use change decisions in rural Mooiplaas, Great Kei Municipality, South Africa

open access: yesTown and Regional Planning
This article uses a case study research design to explore the possibility of using a pattern language as part of a spatial planning and land-use management process. In this process, municipalities and communities make decisions to change land use, taking
Ronald Eglin , Philani Moyo
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