Therefore, any negotiated payment in lieu of the land exchange is considered ‘drink money’ (Mireku et al., 2016). Consequently, no receipts are provided as evidence of sales. However, land transactions are represented by a deed agreement. These agreements are currently limited to deeds of ...
Rogito et al., showed in Kenya that limited land access is a major obstacle to young people’s involvement in agriculture, having an impact on all the stages of the value chain, with the exception of consumption [48]. However, other studies have found different results regarding the link ...
A written agreement, as opposed to verbal or no agreements, tends to foster long-term transactional relationships and enhances farmers’ investment expectations in land. (c) Control variables. This study includes various control variables that potentially influence farmers’ green production behavior, as...
The post-Independence experience of Kenya has not been positive, as a process of land concentration ensued following titling programmes, with many becoming disenfranchised, with major political and economic consequences. The Zimbabwe Land Commission has been deliberating on the future of land tenure and...
SAS has divested its 37.5% ownership in Air Greenland A/S to the Government of Greenland. The transaction is a result of several years of discussions and negotiations, ending an era of ownership which dates back over 50 years. Under the agreement, which was closed today, the Government of...
A long-term tenancy agreement has been identified as one of the viable options to increase farmers’ access to land and cope with short-term uncertainties. It allows the tenant to plan, knowing that they will still have access to the land for their farming business and that they can carry ...
In 2013, the government echoed this concern, claiming that up to 70% of the allotted land had been unused or improperly used. Studies report that more than a third of Vietnam’s forestland is not covered by forest but is used for agriculture and other purposes, including leasing [34,43,...
In order to achieve global rural revitalization, many countries have made their own efforts. In Mozambique and Kenya, the government’s policy towards rural areas has shifted from taxation to funding support, trying to correct the bias towards the urban area [7]. The Egyptian government has ...
We used this method to analyze land-use/cover changes in the Mara River Basin in East Africa over a period of about 40 years. The land-use changes, especially deforestation in the Mau Forest at the headwaters in Kenya, have been blamed for change in the flow regime of the Mara River ...
The land transfer transaction can go smoothly only when the two parties reach an agreement. Cooperation between transfer-in and transfer-out means that, through communication and negotiation, the land supply party and the land demand party reach a consensus on the transfer method, transfer period,...