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This paper studies the impact of land tenure on household agricultural productivity in Benin.
This research reviews legislation and policies in Zimbabwe that have a direct or indirect bearing on the relocation of communities.
The security of women’s entitlement to land and land-based resources in the East Africa region has been compromised by a combination of unfavourable laws and government policies, socio-economic change toward greater commoditization of and competition for land and land-based resources, and exclusi
The objective is to record current living customary law and ways in which it is moving in progressive directions so that this information can be used towards justice, as evidence in court cases, and in policy development and political engagement from local to national levels.
Women in many African countries have a legal right to
own land, but this often means little in areas where
“customary law” prevails. As a result, researchers in two
countries have come to believe that women’s security
of tenure depends as much on addressing social
The project report summarizes women’s lived-experiences with regard to land reform issues.
Land distribution is highly skewed in Africa, where women’s ownership of land is a small percentage of that owned by men.
This paper highlights how women are interfacing with institutions of power at a local level in Uganda in terms of land claims. According to the Land Act 1998, all land is vested in the citizens who own it.
The animosity created during land contestations makes it impossible for widows, wives and mothers to peacefully settle land claims and use their land.