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Biblioteca Land reform and land fragmentation in Central and Eastern Europe

Land reform and land fragmentation in Central and Eastern Europe

Land reform and land fragmentation in Central and Eastern Europe

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Julio 2013
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It has often been stated that land fragmentation and farm structures characterized by small agricultural holdings and farms divided in a large number of parcels have been the side-effect of land reform in Central and Eastern Europe. This article reports the findings of a study of land reform in 25 countries in the region from 1989 and onwards and provides an overview of applied land reform approaches. With a basis in theory on land fragmentation, the linkage between land reform approaches and land fragmentation is explored. It is discussed in which situations land fragmentation is a barrier for the development of the agricultural and rural sector. The main finding is that land fragmentation is often hampering agricultural and rural development when both land ownership and land use is highly fragmented.

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Morten Hartvigsen

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