Securing Africa's Land for Shared Prosperity : A Program to Scale Up Reforms and Investments

Byamugisha, Frank F. K.

Washington, DC:Agence Franç

关键词: ACCESS TO LAND;    AGRICULTURAL LAND;    AGRICULTURAL LANDS;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-9810-4
RP-ID  :  78085

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This is covers land administration andreform in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is highly relevant to alldeveloping countries around the world. It provides simplepractical steps to turn the hugely controversial subject of"land grabs" into a development opportunity byimproving land governance to reduce the risks ofdispossessing poor landholders while ensuring mutuallybeneficial investors' deals. This book shows how SubSaharan Africa can leverage its abundant and highly valuablenatural resources to eradicate poverty by improving landgovernance through a ten point program to scale up policyreforms and investments at a cost of USD 4.5 billion. Andit`s points out formidable challenges to implementationincluding high vulnerability to land grabbing andexpropriation with poor compensation as about 90 percent ofrural lands in Sub Saharan Africa are undocumented, but alsotimely opportunities since high commodity prices andinvestor interest in large scale agriculture have increasedland values and returns to investing in land administration.It argues that success in implementation will requireparticipation of many players including Pan-Africanorganizations, Sub Saharan Africa governments, the privatesector, civil society and development partners; but thatultimate success will depend on the political will of SubSaharan Africa governments to move forward withcomprehensive policy reforms and on concerted support by theinternational development community.