THE DYNAMICS OF LAND TENURE SYSTEMS IN THE NIGER BASIN, MALI

Africa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakary Camara
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Institutional Pluralism ◽  
Economic Liberalism ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Contractual Relationships ◽  
Office Du Niger ◽  
Land Relations ◽  
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ABSTRACTThis article examines, through different processes of changing land use and land tenure, the various types of formal and informal contractual relations existing in two areas of the Niger Basin in southern Mali that are dominated economically by two parastatal companies: Compagnie Malienne pour le Développement du Textile (CMDT) and Office du Niger (ON). The article shows how the production interventions of these two companies shape the framework of land administration in the Niger Basin and the context in which customary relations operate, and lead to the commodification of land relations. It traces the various routes, contracts and arrangements through which people gain access to agricultural land. Besides describing the various transactions in land and contractual relationships, the article also analyses land leasing, sharecropping and various other ways of gaining secondary rights through prestations and loans. Finally, it describes the various land conflicts, the actors involved in making various claims on land and claims to land administration, and the institutions and institutional pluralism that emerge in conflict resolution. The article links these to the increasing commodification of land and agriculture, and the domination of policy by economic liberalism.

Main trends and problems of spatial development of agricultural land use and land tenure in the Non-Chernozem Economic Zone of Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
G.A. Polunin ◽  
V.V. Alakoz
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Agricultural Land Use ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Land Relations ◽  
European Part Of Russia ◽  
Economic Zone

The article outlines the main trends in the spatial development of agricultural land use and land tenure in the Non-Chernozem Economic Zone of the European part of Russia, which are summarized in several groups; worldwide trends, the most significant changes in countries, production and market phenomena, changes in the forms and types of ownership and land management. An assessment of the main problems that prevent the spatial development of agricultural land use is considered in the article paying the special attention to the areas unfavorable for agricultural production. The authors describe the existing problems in the field of land relations and administration of agricultural lands.

scholarly journals Formation of conditions of rational use of agricultural lands

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
Tetiana Ivaniuk
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
The State ◽  
Agricultural Lands ◽  
Land Protection ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Land Relations

Purpose. The aim of the article is determining the conditions of rational use of agricultural land conditions and substantiation of measures to optimize the distribution and rational use of agricultural land. Methodology of research. General scientific and special methods are used to achieve this goal: the dialectical method of scientific knowledge – to consider the essence of the rational use of land and its protection; synthesis – to clarify the relationship between the subjects of land relations; analysis – to assess the constituent elements of agricultural land; graphic – for visual display of the obtained results; abstract and logical method – for the formation of conclusions and research proposals. Findings. The state and rational use of land in the region and the state are studied. The structure of agricultural lands in Ivano-Frankivsk region and Ukraine is analysed. The main ecological and economic aspects of land tenure and land use in agriculture are described, including changes in land relations. The main reasons that caused the negative trends of rational use and protection of land in agriculture are identified. Measures have been developed for the rational use of land in the economic activity of land and its protection. Originality. Approaches to the interpretation of the concept of “rational use of land” are systematized and generalized. Measures on rational use of agricultural lands in economic activity are offered, namely: creation and realization of innovative scientific and technical programs in the field of rational use of lands and their protection; improving the regulatory framework in the field of land relations; development of a mechanism for financing programs; introduction of environmentally friendly ways of agricultural production, etc. Practical value. The expediency of studying and forming the conditions of rational use of agricultural lands is proved. The results of the study can be used by agricultural enterprises in conducting business activities. Key words: agricultural lands, rational use of lands, land protection, land tenure, land use, land fund, agricultural enterprises.

scholarly journals Transforming Land Administration Practices through the Application of Fit-For-Purpose Technologies: Country Case Studies in Africa

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Danilo Antonio ◽  
Solomon Njogu ◽  
Hellen Nyamweru ◽  
John Gitau
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Domain Model ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
Inclusive Processes

Access to land for many people in Africa is insecure and continues to pose risks to poverty, hunger, forced evictions, and social conflicts. The delivery of land tenure in many cases has not been adequately addressed. Fit-for-purpose spatial frameworks need to be adapted to the context of a country based on simple, affordable, and incremental solutions toward addressing these challenges. This paper looked at three case studies on the use of the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) tool in promoting the development of a fit-for-purpose land administration spatial framework. Data gathering from primary and secondary sources was used to investigate the case studies. The empirical findings indicated that the use and application of the STDM in support of the fit-for-purpose land administration framework is quite effective and can facilitate the improvement in land tenure security. The findings also revealed that the tool, together with participatory and inclusive processes, has the potential to contribute to other frameworks of Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration (FFP LA) toward influencing changes in policy and institutional practices. Evidently, there was a remarkable improvement in the institutional arrangements and collaboration among different institutions, as well as a notable reduction in land conflicts or disputes in all three case studies.

Are Land Conflicts Documented Sufficiently in India?

2021 ◽  
pp. 097300522199759
Author(s):  
Pramod K. Singh ◽  
Abhishek Nair ◽  
Jofri Issac
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
English Language ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Land Conflict ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Territorial Conflicts ◽  
Primary Driver ◽  
Land Tenure System ◽  
The Government

Land conflicts are impediments to socio-economic development. Understanding drivers and types of land conflicts is vital for peaceful conflict resolution and enhancing the effectiveness of institutions and agencies dealing with such issues. This article tries to develop and apply a methodology for tracking and characterising drivers and the types of land conflicts in India. We have applied the methods to peer-reviewed articles and thesis in the English language on land conflicts in India. Our results shed light on the most evident drivers and types of land conflict in India while challenging and supporting common assumptions. The key finding of our study indicates land administration as being the primary driver of land conflicts in India, followed by political, socio-economic and sociocultural factors. The most important type of land conflict occurring in India involves boundary or territorial conflicts. Of late, several conflicts are reported over special economic zones, which are also related to poor land administration and erroneous planning processes by the government actors. However, the published study reporting land conflicts in India fails to identify the root cause of such conflicts. In order to ensure better land administration, there need to have reasonably accurate and up-to-date records, which studies have not been able to identify. Another primary reason of land conflicts, which the studies have failed to acknowledge, is the problems germane to the prevailing land tenure system in India.

scholarly journals The economic mechanism for the formation of land rent at agricultural enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Dmytro Shyian ◽  
Anatolii Moskalenko ◽  
Kseniia Kirichenko
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Rent ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Market Formation ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
Land Relations ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Region Grouping

The current stage of land relations in the agrarian sector is characterized by significant development of lease relations. Today, these relationships are heavily influenced by competition for land tenure, leading to increased land payments. Considering this, as well as the prospects for the agricultural land market formation, the task was to assess the dependence of agricultural land rent on the intensity and economic efficiency of wheat, corn for grain, sunflower production. The research was carried out on the example of agricultural enterprises of Kharkiv region. Grouping, a graphical method was chosen as research methods. The subject of the study was also the rent dynamics for agricultural land in Kharkiv region and Iowa, the USA. The obtained results made it possible to establish the fact that the rent value depends on the total amount of expenses, and the expenses on the articles «wages», «depreciation». It is concluded that the reasons for this may be related to the investment of these enterprises in human capital and the fixed assets that make them lease on more favorable terms for share owners. No dependence was found between the rent value on the value of the yield and the financial result on the selected crops. At the same time, there is a clear tendency that with the increase in the value of the rent, there is an increase in the ratio of its value to the value of costs and income from the crop sector. It is concluded that this can lead to a decrease in investment opportunities for the enterprises with the highest level of lease payments for agricultural land.

scholarly journals KONFLIK PENGUASAAN TANAH PERKEBUNAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-67
Author(s):  
HERAWAN SAUNI
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Land Conflict ◽  
Farm Land ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Land Holdings

Abstract There is a vivid imbalance in farm land domination. This emerge conflict in almost Indonesia territory.  Structuring the ownership or control of land has been started since the Act Numebr 5 of 1960 as the reference in the structuring of the agricultural land holdings in Indonesia. However, what is hoped and be the justification reason the act seems has not shown as demanded. Based on  Decree of Head of BPN RI Number 34 of 2007 on Technical Guidelines for Handling and Resolution of Land Issues, land conflicts arise regarding the issue of tenure, ownership, use or utilization of the plot of land. The enactment of Law No. 18 of 2004 on Plantations also open conflicts between farmers and plantation companies. Conflict occurs when the plantation is difference between one or more people or groups of people with plantation companies relating to land tenure estates. There are several factors that cause conflict, especially agricultural land tenure plantation land, namely: (1) inequality of agricultural land holdings; (2) there is a vagueness setting land rights; (3) wasteland physically; and (4) overlapping land ownership. Recalling the complexity of the conflict over land, land conflict resolution should be based not only on purely formal legal approach but also through other approaches such as economic, social and cultural.

scholarly journals SmartSkeMa: Scalable Documentation for Community and Customary Land Tenure

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 662
Author(s):  
Malumbo C. Chipofya ◽  
Sahib Jan ◽  
Angela Schwering
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Land Relations ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
Indigenous Land Rights ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
The Many ◽  
High Level ◽  
Indigenous Land

According to the online database landmarkmap, up to an estimated 50% or more of the world’s habitable land is held by indigenous peoples and communities. While legal and procedural provisions are being made for bureaucratically managing the many different types of tenure relations in this domain, there continues to be a lack of tools and expertise needed to quickly and accurately document customary and indigenous land rights. Software and hardware tools that have been designed for documenting land tenure through communities continue to assume a parcel-based model of land as well as categories of land relations (RRR) largely dimensionally similar to statutory land rights categories. The SmartSkeMa approach to land tenure documentation combines sketching by hand with aerial imagery and an ontology-based model of local rules regulating land tenure relations to produce a system specifically designed to allow accurate documentation of land tenure from a local perspective. In addition, the SmartSkeMa adaptor which is an OWL-DL based set of rules for translating local land related concepts to the LADM concepts provides a more high-level view of the data collected (i.e., what does this concept relate to within the national LADM profile?) In this paper we present the core functionalities of SmartSkeMa using examples from Kenya and Ethiopia. Based on an expert survey and focus groups held in Kenya, we also analyze how the approach fairs on the Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration tools scale. The results indicate that the approach could be beneficial in scaling up mapping of community and customary lands as well as help reduce conflict through its participatory nature.

Peculiarities of Land Reform and Introduction of the Land Market in Ukraine: Legal Security and Consequences

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-269
Author(s):  
Olha Zyhrii
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Market ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Land Relations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Legal Security ◽  
The Right ◽  
Ukrainian Society

During the years of Ukraine's independence, the issue of land reform and the opening of the market for agricultural land was on the agenda of the legislative and executive branches of government. According to the Constitution of Ukraine, land is the most valuable wealth and property of the Ukrainian people. Land reform is not the first attempt by the authorities to change land relations in Ukraine, but it was to resolve the controversial issues of Ukrainian land. The implementation of land reform provided not only the introduction of effective mechanisms of land tenure and land use, but also the development of a modern land market on the basis of a market economy. Land reform has been hampered by corruption, a moratorium on the sale of agricultural land, and the desire of some politicians to speculate on the issue. Therefore, the moratorium in Ukraine was introduced as a temporary tool to protect landowners in the underdeveloped infrastructure of the land market. The adopted Law of Ukraine in 2020 removes the moratorium and gives the right to owners of agricultural land to dispose of their land at their own discretion. In the future, the opening of the land market should be a significant change in the life of Ukrainian society. However, the villagers face a number of unresolved issues that need to be clarified. Parliament and the government are expected to adopt and implement new land laws, such as decentralization of land management, the state e-auction, and the establishment of an independent Partial Lending Fund to increase smallholder access to flexible financing.

scholarly journals CURRENT ASPECTS OF LAND RELATIONS IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (04(01)) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Olena Mykhailovska Olena Mykhailovska ◽  
Olga Kokhan Olga Kokhan ◽  
Wojciech Slomka Wojciech Slomka
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Land Relations ◽  
Environmental Measures ◽  
The Relationship

The article examines the current components of land relations in Ukraine. Land legal relations are public land relations that arise in the field of interaction of society with the environment and are governed by the rules of land and agricultural law. The importance of using the potential of sustainable development is emphasized. It is established that land management (a set of socio-economic and environmental measures) is an important tool for regulating land relations. The main factors of reducing soil fertility and their depletion are identified. The relationship between the agricultural sector, society and the environment is presented. The connection between different levels of public management on the way to sustainable development of the agricultural sector is outlined. The main directions of formation of effective land relations are characterized. It is stated that an effective system of land management is a real mechanism for resolving pressing issues and bringing agricultural land tenure and land use to an orderly state. Keywords: land relations, sustainable development, land management, potential.

scholarly journals KONFLIK PENGUASAAN TANAH PERKEBUNAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-67
Author(s):  
HERAWAN SAUNI
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Land Conflict ◽  
Farm Land ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Land Holdings

Abstract There is a vivid imbalance in farm land domination. This emerge conflict in almost Indonesia territory.  Structuring the ownership or control of land has been started since the Act Numebr 5 of 1960 as the reference in the structuring of the agricultural land holdings in Indonesia. However, what is hoped and be the justification reason the act seems has not shown as demanded. Based on  Decree of Head of BPN RI Number 34 of 2007 on Technical Guidelines for Handling and Resolution of Land Issues, land conflicts arise regarding the issue of tenure, ownership, use or utilization of the plot of land. The enactment of Law No. 18 of 2004 on Plantations also open conflicts between farmers and plantation companies. Conflict occurs when the plantation is difference between one or more people or groups of people with plantation companies relating to land tenure estates. There are several factors that cause conflict, especially agricultural land tenure plantation land, namely: (1) inequality of agricultural land holdings; (2) there is a vagueness setting land rights; (3) wasteland physically; and (4) overlapping land ownership. Recalling the complexity of the conflict over land, land conflict resolution should be based not only on purely formal legal approach but also through other approaches such as economic, social and cultural.

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