The Gender Dimension of the Effects of Land Tenure Security on Agricultural Productivity: Some Evidence from two Districts in Kenya

Owoo, Nkechi S.; Boakye-Yiadom, Louis

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“…In most regions of SSA, women play an important role as agricultural producers and food resources managers in various households [11,71]. Women and children are however among the most vulnerable groups regarding the food security outcomes of large-scale land acquisitions [11,24,25,72].…”

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Effects of Large-Scale Acquisition on Food Insecurity in Sierra Leone

Tambang

Armah

2015

Sustainability

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Abstract:The recent phenomenon of large-scale acquisition of land for a variety of investment purposes has raised deep concerns over the food security, livelihood and socio-economic development of communities in many regions of the developing world. This study set out to investigate the food security outcomes of land acquisitions in northern Sierra Leone. Using a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research methods, the study measures the severity of food insecurity and hunger, compares the situation of food security before and after the onset of operations of a land investing company, analyzes the food security implications of producing own food versus depending on wage labour for household food needs, and evaluates initiatives put in place by the land investing company to mitigate its food insecurity footprint. Results show an increase in the severity of food insecurity and hunger. Household income from agricultural production has fallen. Employment by the land investing company is limited in terms of the number of people it employs relative to the population of communities in which it operates. Also, wages from employment by the company cannot meet the staple food needs of its employees. The programme that has been put in place by the company to mitigate its food insecurity footprint is failing because of a host of reasons that relate to organization and power relations. In conclusion, rural people are better off producing their own food than depending on the corporate structure of land investment companies. Governments should provide an enabling framework to accommodate this food security need, both in land investment operations that are ongoing and in those that are yet to operate. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 9506

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Effects of Large-Scale Acquisition on Food Insecurity in Sierra Leone

Tambang

Armah

2015

Sustainability

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“…In simple terms, land tenure describes the set of procedures that determine how access is granted for the use, control, and transfer of land in a jurisdiction. According to [50], the livelihoods of many people in less-developed countries fundamentally depend on access to land. This assertion especially holds in places such as Africa where many people engage in subsistence farming, thereby making land tenure security crucial for meeting the development needs of people [51].…”

Section: Land Tenurementioning

confidence: 99%

Highlighting the Sustainability Implications of Urbanisation: A Comparative Analysis of Two Urban Areas in Ghana

Anarfi

Hill

Shiel

2020

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Ghana is urbanising rapidly, and over half of the country’s population have lived in urban areas since 2010. Although research has proliferated to explore Ghana’s urbanisation, there is a dearth of research that holistically explores the wider sustainability implications of urbanisation, offers comparative perspectives in the context of large and smaller urban areas, and provides a perspective of local level urbanisation in the context of resource extraction (mining). This study comparatively assesses two urban areas in Ghana (Kumasi and Obuasi), by conducting a spatio-temporal analysis of land cover change through remote sensing and by analysing demographic change through a synthesis of published population data, in order to highlight the sustainability implications of urbanisation. The results show that urbanisation has been rapid, and has resulted in changes in land cover and demography in Kumasi and Obuasi. The sustainability implications of urbanisation are identified to include limited economic opportunities, socio-spatial segregation, and destruction of natural vegetation. The evidence in this study provides insights into urbanisation in Ghana, and suggests that the positive sustainability impacts of urbanisation may be eroded by how factors such as market forces and land tenure interact at the local level.

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“…Beyond land access, however, it is essential that women hold secure tenure to the plots that they increasingly access through land markets. This is given how tenure security rather than ordinary access to land is key for agricultural investment, productivity, household welfare and women's own empowerment (Fenske, 2011;Goldstein & Udry, 2008;Han et al, 2019;Owoo & Boakye-Yiadom, 2015). Bhaumik et al (2016) illustrate this point in their study of the cultivation of high value crops in the patrilineal and matrilineal societies of Malawi.…”

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What Is the Nature of Women’s Tenure Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Rural Land Markets? Some Evidence from Nigeria

Soneye

2021

Journal of Land and Rural Studies

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As parts of rural transformation and consequent evolution of land tenure in sub-Saharan Africa, land markets now provide another channel through which women access land. Little remains known about women’s experiences in the markets however, and on the nature of their tenure security in particular. This article provides one of the first empirical examinations of women’s tenure security on market-accessed plots. I do this by analysing tenure security variations across both market and non-market tenure arrangements among a group of Nigerian women farmers. From seemingly unrelated regressions, I find tenure insecurity to be more likely if a woman is cultivating rented plots, less likely if she is cultivating purchased or husband-allocated plots while irrelevant if she is cultivating family-allocated plots. These results highlight the need for greater research and policy interest in rural land markets, and in improving women’s tenancy contracts in rental markets.

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The Gender Dimension of the Effects of Land Tenure Security on Agricultural Productivity: Some Evidence from two Districts in Kenya

Cited by 19 publications

References 18 publications

Effects of Large-Scale Acquisition on Food Insecurity in Sierra Leone

Effects of Large-Scale Acquisition on Food Insecurity in Sierra Leone

Highlighting the Sustainability Implications of Urbanisation: A Comparative Analysis of Two Urban Areas in Ghana

What Is the Nature of Women’s Tenure Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Rural Land Markets? Some Evidence from Nigeria

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