Land tenure reforms, tenure security and food security in poor agrarian economies: Causal linkages and research gaps

Holden, Stein T.; Ghebru, Hosaena

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2016.07.002

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“…However, many schools of thought argue that this framework is location-specific. However, the mixed empirical analytical underpinnings of these schools of thought and the available stylised fact are not sufficient to comprehensively assess the links amongst property rights, tenure security, investment, and agricultural productivity (Besley, 1995;Roth et al, 1989;Holden and Ghebru, 2016). For instance, Feder and Onchan (1987) found that ownership of land title increased capital accumulation and investment in Indonesia.…”

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Tenure security, investment and the productivity of agricultural farms in the communal area of Kavango West Region of Namibia: Any evidence of causality

Uchezuba¹,

Amaambo²,

Mbai³

2019

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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The study determines whether there are causal influences amongst the decision to apply for leasehold land right, investment, and livestock farm productivity in the Kavango West Region of Namibia. Various econometrics models have been used to model these relationships in the literature. However, there is a growing concern that methods which do not explicitly account for the endogeneity of regressors and which are used to investigate the relationship between property rights and the economic activities on agricultural farms often produce bias estimates that are inefficient and inconsistent. This study applied an instrumental variable (IV) regression to a survey data of 510 farmers to correct for endogeneity. A test of endogeneity of tenure security, investment, and farm productivity in the various models show that tenure security is exogenous to farm investment decision and farm productivity. On the other hand, farm investment decision was found to be exogenous to farm productivity, which implies that farmers make investment decisions given a secure tenure right that enhances their productivity on the farm. Overall, there was no evidence to support reverse causality in any of the tests. These findings highlight the importance of secure property rights as being a stimulus for increased agricultural investment and productivity.

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Tenure security, investment and the productivity of agricultural farms in the communal area of Kavango West Region of Namibia: Any evidence of causality

Uchezuba¹,

Amaambo²,

Mbai³

2019

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…However, the country is still grappling with high unemployment, landlessness, unequal distribution of land, unsustainable land subdivision and conversion of arable land to built-up environment. In such cases, land reforms involving actual redistribution of land while strengthening ownership rights are necessary and have led to undeniable gains in food security in other contexts [21].…”

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“…These farmers' lands could be over-utilized and degraded, which is not uncommon, thus they might not be able to feed themselves [18]. This stresses the importance of access to markets for additional food and essential non-food needs [21]. Therefore, poor market integration strengthens the links between household food production and food security [21].…”

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“…This stresses the importance of access to markets for additional food and essential non-food needs [21]. Therefore, poor market integration strengthens the links between household food production and food security [21]. On the other hand, if large-scale export farming creates many well-paying jobs, then it can improve food security.…”

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Considerations for the shift in roles of national and county governance towards the realization of food security in Kenya

Wafula¹,

Odula²

2018

AJFAND

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The international community's view on the state's role in a country's development and by extension food security situation is currently very positive. As a means to improve governance, decentralization in its many forms is being advocated all over the world. In August of 2010, Kenya embraced a new system of governance which involved the devolution of the central government and public participation as its new and critical components. This implied a shift in the roles of national and county governance towards the achievement of food security. Since food security is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, it is affected by many factors including governance. Thus, the government among other actors, plays a critical role in the achievement of food security. The scope of this review was 'Good Food Security Governance' within the national context, specifically focusing on the two tiers of government; national and county. This study aimed to call to attention the areas under governance in need of special attention by outlining the history of Kenya's political economy that has contributed to the current state of food insecurity. It also seeks to reinforce government's role in food security and propose possible key roles the national and county governments could embrace towards the realization of food security. There is need to eradicate corruption, streamline land tenure systems through effective land reforms, strengthen institutions that were weakened during former government regimes and empower county governments. The role of governments at both county and national level in food security should be reinforced by viewing food security as a public good and on the basis of the right to food as stipulated in the constitution of Kenya. While the national government needs to focus on capacity building of county governments, spurring economic growth, aiding poor rural farmers and putting in place social safety nets, the county government's role should be the identification and implementation of context-specific integrated approaches to improve food security of their peoples. In conclusion, if these considerations are to be properly addressed then governance for food security in Kenya can be improved.

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“…Some relationships of this framework have already been extensively studied. These include (i) the influence of land ownership and tenure distributions on land use (Luning, 1984;Bruce, 2000;Fay, 2009;Spalding, 2017), (ii) the impact of land use changes on food security and food chain organization (Richani, 2012;Millar & Roots, 2012) or (iii) the relationships between tenure security and food security (Maxwell & Wiebe, 1999;Merten & Haller, 2008;Holden & Ghebru, 2016), tenure security and sustainability of the food system (Baxter, 2013) or land administration and food security (Rockson et al, 2013). These papers view food issues through the lens of food security.…”

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How can alternative farmland management styles favour local food supply? A case study in the Larzac (France)

Baysse-Lainé

Perrin

2018

Land Use Policy

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This article seeks to bridge the research gap between farmland tenure management and food provisioning issues in developed countries, by focusing on concentration of agricultural production, access to land and local food supply. We conducted a qualitative study on farmland management in the northern Larzac (France), based on twenty in-depth interviews and document analysis. We distinguish six farmland management styles, i.e. local institutional arrangements encompassing organization of access to the land for farmers and relationships between land rights holders. They emerged or consolidated at three periods: a traditional commons style during the 19 th century, three collective styles implemented by farmers' organizations in the early 1980s, and two public styles on the estate of a local authority since 2010. The objective is to show that farmland management styles can serve as tools to foster local food supply, within "space-sharing strategies" based on the creation of farmland estates. In conclusion, we propose three guidelines for public decision-makers seeking, through land policies, to endorse local food provisioning: (i) include civil society organizations dealing with food issues in farmland management committees, (ii) return control of the commons to village councils, (iii) subsidize public acquisitions of land to support local food provisioning projects.

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Land tenure reforms, tenure security and food security in poor agrarian economies: Causal linkages and research gaps

Cited by 161 publications

References 37 publications

Tenure security, investment and the productivity of agricultural farms in the communal area of Kavango West Region of Namibia: Any evidence of causality

Tenure security, investment and the productivity of agricultural farms in the communal area of Kavango West Region of Namibia: Any evidence of causality

Considerations for the shift in roles of national and county governance towards the realization of food security in Kenya

How can alternative farmland management styles favour local food supply? A case study in the Larzac (France)

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