Mutual Effects of Land Distribution and Economic Development: Evidence from Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Azadi, Hossein; Vanhaute, Eric

doi:10.3390/land8060096

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“…In all nations of the world, land continues to play a crucial role, both as an important resource for the economic life of people as well as a source of political power. For many, it is a major asset (Azadi & Vanhaute, 2019) given its critical production factor to sustain livelihoods and as a means to food security (Quan et al 2004). Moreover, the way people perceive and use land is a reflection of their social and economic status, livelihood strategies, well-being, as well as, the quality of land resources (FAO.…”

Section: Land Use and Land Rightsmentioning

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An African dilemma: Pastoralists, conservationists and tourists – reconciling conflicting issues in Kenya

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Nthiga

Plimo

et al. 2020

Development Southern Africa

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Kenya is facing irreconcilable tensions by competing interests from conservationists, tourism developers and pastoralists. Concerns arising from the well-being of flora and, in particular, fauna by conservationists; tourists and commercial tourism; and the increasingly restricted use of traditional lands and herding animals by pastoralist indigenous communities, have populated the discourse of land use in Kenya. In this paper, we look into the varying perceptions of each group of stakeholders and seek to analyse the current narrative that gives priority to wildlife protection and the commercial exploitation of wildlife through high-end tourism development to the detriment of the rights and interests of pastoralism. As pastoral land becomes more appropriated, our analysis shows that the antagonistic relationship between conservationism, commercial tourism and pastoralism is likely to deteriorate. We therefore propose a more participatory model of tourism development that will allow pastoralist communities to have a voice in the process.

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Section: Land Use and Land Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An African dilemma: Pastoralists, conservationists and tourists – reconciling conflicting issues in Kenya

Kieti

Nthiga

Plimo

et al. 2020

Development Southern Africa

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“…The equity in agricultural land ownership/operation is an important indicator of socioeconomic stability, at least in the agriculturally significant developing countries [48,49]. Besides this, land ownership inequality has been traditionally taken to explain high levels of income inequality especially in the countries where the agricultural sector predominates [50].…”

Section: Equity In Ownership Of Agriculture Landholdingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Size and Equity in Ownership Dynamics of Agricultural Landholdings in India Vis-à-Vis the World

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The increasing threat to sustainable agriculture is a major concern of planners worldwide. Human population growth together with increasing food requirements and competition for land use is leading to land scarcity for agricultural purposes. Farm size influences the extent of the adoption of mechanization and modern methods of farm management practices, which in turn results in increased productivity, production efficiency and agricultural income. We studied changes in macroeconomic factors such as dependency on agriculture, growth of the sector, the pattern of landholdings and tenure rights across major agriculturally important countries, as well as the priority of agriculture for the national economy (i.e., the share of agriculture in the national income) and its relationship to changes in farm size. The data on the percentage of area under farming, population growth, size of the agricultural workforce and other social dimensions from 24 countries of different geographical sizes were analysed. We used parameters such as the extent of changes in cropland, family-owned land, the agricultural workforce and their productivity, number of holdings and their distribution, women-headed holdings and finally total and per capita agricultural income, and measured the changes over time and space. The published data from national and international sources were used to establish the relationship between farm size and farm efficiency measured through the selected parameters. The results clearly establish that the size of farm holdings had an inverse relationship with the population dependent on agriculture, share of agriculture in national income and tenure rights. Australia had the largest average agricultural landholding (3243 ha), while India and Bangladesh had the lowest (1.3 and 0.3 ha, respectively). The inequality in the distribution of farmland ownership was greater in developed countries than in developing countries. Female farmland ownership was less than 20% in most developing countries and the relationship between the number of farm households and farm outcomes was found to have weakened over time. India, a developing as well as an agriculturally important country, was subjected to detailed analysis to understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of the size, distribution and ownership patterns of agricultural landholding.

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“…According to Wegerif and Guerena (2020), land inequality represents the differences in the quantity and value of land people have access to, the relative strengths of their land tenure rights, and the appropriation of value derived from the land and its use. These researchers added that land-related inequalities in developing countries affect everyone and directly determine the quality of life of smallholder or subsistence farmers who depend on land and its related resources for their livelihoods and even survival (Azadi & Vanhaute, 2019;Lipton & Saghai, 2017;Morton, 2007;Wegerif & Guerena, 2020). Meanwhile, land inequalities also inevitably result in weak land rights for some.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is argued that while ongoing challenges over property rights, inequality, and the political economy of land distribution persist, they can be overcome (Azadi & Vanhaute, 2019;Myers Gregory, 2013). This probably informs the UN's resolve to promote improved land rights, greater agricultural production and improved food security in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly goals 1.4 and 2.3.…”

Section: Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The above definitions imply that eradicating hunger requires increases in the availability of and accessibility to sufficiently nutritious food in a sustainable manner. The extent to which individuals and families are able to increase their food security depends in large part on the opportunities they have to increase their access to assets such as land (Azadi & Vanhaute, 2019;Food and Agriculture Organization, 2002;Ruerd & Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2011). Smallholder farmers throughout the world continue to experience displacement from their lands, struggle to remain viable and often experience hunger (Carte et al, 2019).…”

Section: Food Security and Its Dimensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Customary land rights and tenure security of subsistence farmers for food security in northern Ghana

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Mutual Effects of Land Distribution and Economic Development: Evidence from Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Cited by 28 publications

References 37 publications

An African dilemma: Pastoralists, conservationists and tourists – reconciling conflicting issues in Kenya

An African dilemma: Pastoralists, conservationists and tourists – reconciling conflicting issues in Kenya

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Size and Equity in Ownership Dynamics of Agricultural Landholdings in India Vis-à-Vis the World

Customary land rights and tenure security of subsistence farmers for food security in northern Ghana

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