Food insecurity is expected to accelerate substantially in sub-Saharan Africa where available evidence suggests that environmental degradation such as soil erosion, desertification and deforestation is seriously depend for increasing their agricultural productivity.

Chapter 2 situates the scene by presenting the historical background to the research area. First, a brief outline of the research village's history is provided.

Burmese version

Covers land grabbing, land titling, land reform, indigenous tenure systems, and NGO responses.