Land Tenure Challenges and Practices

Land Tenure Challenges and Practices WFO, Land Tenure Challenges and Practices, 2017 Land tenure represents one of the major challenges that farmers face, especially in developing countries. Many small-scale farmers, especially women, work on land that they do not own, exacerbating their poverty, lack of political power and equal recognition of basic rights. This booklet contains …

List of BIPPA countries – Transitional Stabilisation Programme

PARTNER SIGNED RATIFIED 1.      China 21/05/1996 11/02/1998 2.      Denmark 25/10/1996 11/02/1998 3.      Germany 29/09/1995 11/02/1996 4.      India 10/02/1999 09/06/2014 5.      Iran 20/10/1998 09/06/2014 6.      Netherlands 11/12/1996 11/02/1998 7.      Swiss confederation 15/08/1996 11/02/1998 8.      Yugoslavia 19/10/1996 11/02/1998 9.      RSA 27/11/2009 11/05/2010 10. Russia 07/10/2012 29/05/2014 11. Kuwait 07/03/2000 03/09/2014 12. OPEC Fund 26/08/2003 03/09/2014 Signed & Awaiting Ratification 1.      Austria 10/11/2000   2.      Botswana 21/03/2011   3.      Croatia 18/02/2000   4.      Czech …

Unpacking land, heritage and the law

Unpacking land, heritage and the law  Herald 24/1/2020   Many Zimbabweans were empowered through land reform Elliot Ziwira,Senior Writer Historical memory as recorded by Ranger (1985, 1991), De Waal (1990) and Martin and Johnson (1981) recalls that contestations culminating in the struggles of the 1890s and 1970s were precipitated by the land issue. Because of its …

AFRIFORUM SUBMITS COMMENTS ON LAND EXPROPRIATION AT PARLIAMENT

AFRIFORUM SUBMITS COMMENTS ON LAND EXPROPRIATION AT PARLIAMENT BY AFRIFORUM | JAN 16, 2020 AfriForum today submitted commentary by hand at Parliament against the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill (Section 25 amendment). This bill intends on amending Section 25 of the Constitution (which deals with property rights) to enable the expropriation of private property without compensation. The closing date for the …