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Land and water - the rights interface

… the urban unemployed (Maxwell D. and Zziwa S. 1992. Urban Farming in Africa: the case of Kampala, Uganda ACTS Press, … a variety of purposes other than irrigation such as fish-farming. See Meinzen Dick, R. & van der Hoek, W. Multiple … helped achieve the original objectives of viable private farming communities. What is really surprising, though, is …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… er different business models, such as plantations, contract farming, outgrower schemes  or  joint  ventures,  can  … in  agricultural  value  chains,  including  contract  farming  and  out‐ grower  schemes,  as  well  as  the  … the  loss of organic matter, nutrient  …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… vegetation encompassing recreation parks, agroforestry, farming and forestry systems, the geographical administrative … is on trees in a built-up environment which excludes urban farming (food production occurring within settlements). One … and peri- urban vegetated areas, including agroforestry, farming and forestry. One can debate whether urban vegetation …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… in the following chapters, both of these scenarios – the organic situation as practiced on the ground and the … may cater for multiple resource uses (e.g. pastoralism, farming, fishing) and users (farmers, residents and … and 3) the strengthening of local institutions and the organic evolution of customary land law in accordance with …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that 4 PART 4 TRANSFERS …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… many countries still focus attention on crop farming to the detriment of the health of rangelands. … resource uses. A piece of land may support pastoralism, farming and fishing, practised by resident and non-resident … loss of land, water and other resources to crop farming, hydroelectricity schemes, urbanization, mining etc.; …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… and families in extreme poverty; (d) establishment of farming, marketing and consumers’ cooperatives; (e) … water and land; (b) all layers of the atmosphere; (c) all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms; (d) the … Law in Pakistan I N.W.F.P (u) “wild-life” includes organic resources, animals, birds, reptiles, vegetation, soil …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… largescale mechanized farming, extractives and industrial forestry projects.  …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… tenure regimes can also support highly intensified farming systems, such as those in parts of Ghana. The … may cater for multiple resource uses (i.e. pastoralism, farming, fishing) and users (i.e. farmers, pastoralists, …
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Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure

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