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"Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa" offers case
studies that find promise in many new innovations. Farmers in
Uganda have quickly learned the management of NERICA rice (a new
upland rice variety), which is being disseminated in a limited way
in the region. Also in Uganda, farmers living in more remote areas
have improved access to markets due to the expansion of mobile
phones. In Kenya, improved milk marketing systems have increased
efficiency and led to tangible increases in the adoption of dairy
production technologies. And the adoption of intensive dairy
production systems in Kenya and Uganda are providing significant
amounts of manure and positively impacting yields of maize and
banana.
This book is the first systematic attempt to address emerging land
markets and their implications for poverty, equity, and efficiency
across a number of African countries. The high incidence of poverty
and the need for increased agricultural productivity remain acute
in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, where a lack of secure land
rights and a growing scarcity of land relative to the size of the
population are becoming increasingly critical issues. Indeed, land
issues in the region are high on the international policy agenda.
Yet our knowledge about land tenure security and other rural factor
markets (such as labor, oxen, manure, purchased inputs, and credit)
is far from adequate to formulate sensible policies. The case
studies in the book show that, while land markets and especially
informal markets have been rapidly emerging in densely populated
parts of Africa - and have generally been to the benefit of the
poor--their functions remain imperfect. This is due to
policy-induced tenure insecurity and the fragmentation of
agricultural land. Applying rigorous quantitative analyses, the
book provides a basis for taking into account the role of land
markets in national land policies. All too often, the authors
argue, land policies have been extreme, either prohibiting all land
transactions or giving unrestricted freehold rights to a small
elite at the expense of the poor. From the long experience in Asia,
it is known that such policies are detrimental to both production
efficiency and equity of land use. The authors argue that future
policies in Africa should work with the markets. Regulations should
be imposed only with careful testing that they are having the
intended effects. The Emergence of Land Markets in Africa is a
resource for teaching in developed and developing countries, as it
provides both comprehensive reviews of the literature and detailed
case studies. It is intended to facilitate the dialogue between
researchers and policymakers, as well as inspire researchers to go
further in their investigations and build an even stronger basis
for good policies. The Emergence of Land Markets in Africa is the
first publication in the new Environment for Development (EfD) book
series. EfD books focus on research and applications in
environmental and natural resource economics as they are relevant
to poverty reduction and environmental problems in developing
countries. The EfD book series is part of the EfD initiative.
(www.environmentfordevelopment.org)
Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa offers case
studies that find promise in many new innovations. Farmers in
Uganda have quickly learned the management of NERICA rice (a new
upland rice variety), which is being disseminated in a limited way
in the region. Also in Uganda, farmers living in more remote areas
have improved access to markets due to the expansion of mobile
phones. In Kenya, improved milk marketing systems have increased
efficiency and led to tangible increases in the adoption of dairy
production technologies. And the adoption of intensive dairy
production systems in Kenya and Uganda are providing significant
amounts of manure and positively impacting yields of maize and
banana.
Tree-based production systems have enormous potential to reduce
vulnerability and increase the resilience of households living in
dryland regions of sub-Saharan Africa. This paper identifies some
of the most promising investment opportunities at the level of
tree-based systems.
The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the
exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world
have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities
has received far less attention. This volume fills this gap by
looking at how land degradation and deforestation are being
addressed at the local level, where households have experienced the
reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources.
Through a comparison of Asia and Africa, "Land Tenure and Natural
Resource Management" examines the evolution of land tenure
institutions within diverse cultural, natural, and policy
environments. Specific topics include the evolution of customary
land tenure, the impacts of land tenure policies, and common
property management. The editors conclude that the best strategy
for managing land and forest resources lies in promoting the
establishment of property rights and investment in the improvement
of the natural resource base.
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