Land tenure, or access and rights to land, is essential to sustain people’s livelihoods. This paper looks at how farm households perceive land tenure (in)security in relation to food (in)security, and how these perceptions evolve throughout different policy periods in Laos. The paper highlights t...
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[Linking land tenure security with food security: unpacking farm households’ perceptions and strategies in the rural uplands of Laos]
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Linking land tenure security with food security: unpacking farm households’ perceptions and strategies in the rural uplands of Laos
Toulmin, C.
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Bindraban, Prem S.
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Borras, S.
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Mwangi, E.
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Saue, S.
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[Land tenure and international investments in agriculture: A report by The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition]
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Land tenure and international investments in agriculture: A report by The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
Rapid growth of emerging economies, emerging interest in biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels and recent volatility in commodity prices have led to a marked increase in the pace and scale of foreign direct investment in land-based enterprises in the global South. Recent publications on the ...
German, L.
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Schoneveld, G.C.
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Mwangi, E.
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[Processes of large-scale land acquisition by investors: Case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Processes of large-scale land acquisition by investors: Case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa
The forest sector is more embedded in the global economy than ever. With globally significant supplies of land and raw materials and favorable terms for foreign investors, developing countries – particularly in Africa – have become increasingly attractive trade partners and destinations for inves...
German, L.
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[A framework for evaluating the impacts of expanded trade and investment on forests: Customary rights and societal stakes]
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A framework for evaluating the impacts of expanded trade and investment on forests: Customary rights and societal stakes
Nkedianye, D.K.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Gardingen, P.V.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania]
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Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania
Recent research on payments for environmental services (PES) has observed that high transaction costs (TCs) are incurred through the implementation of PES schemes and farmer participation. TCs incurred by households are considered to be an obstacle to the participation in and efficiency of PES po...
Manasboonphempool, A.
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Milan, Florence M.
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Zeller, M.
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[Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam]
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Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam
The paper tries to provide answers to questions on the status of farm/family forestry in Africa
in terms of opportunities and challenges, their contribution to economic development and
sustainable landscape management. In the paper, highlights are made on issues related to land tenu...
Tieguhong, J.C.
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Schure, J.
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[African Farm/Family Forestry and Producer Organizations for improved livelihoods and sustainable landscape management]
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African Farm/Family Forestry and Producer Organizations for improved livelihoods and sustainable landscape management
Global Water Partnership
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International Land Coalition
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International Water Management Institute
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[Proceedings of the Joint GWP-ILC-IWMI Workshop on Responding to the Global Food Security Challenge Through Coordinated Land and Water Governance, Pretoria, South Africa, 15-16 June 2015]
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Proceedings of the Joint GWP-ILC-IWMI Workshop on Responding to the Global Food Security Challenge Through Coordinated Land and Water Governance, Pretoria, South Africa, 15-16 June 2015
In this paper, we will explore the ways in which sustainable intensification interventions
often overlook fundamental social dynamics in rural landscapes. We provide evidence of
the underlying social, political and environmental contexts that affect farmers’ land-use
decisions. While there are nu...
Snyder, Katherine A.
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Cullen, Beth
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[Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives]
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Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives