Colombia : Land Policy in Transition
Only 30 percent of land suitable for agriculture is utilized for crops (with significant regional variation). More than double the area suitable for pasture is used for livestock grazing, with negative environmental consequences. Although markets p...
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okr-10986-103472021-04-23T14:02:50Z Colombia : Land Policy in Transition Deininger, Klaus Lavadenz, Isabel Only 30 percent of land suitable for agriculture is utilized for crops (with significant regional variation). More than double the area suitable for pasture is used for livestock grazing, with negative environmental consequences. Although markets provide land access to poor and productive producers, they are not effective in transferring land from large to small producers, implying continuing concentration, driven largely by violence and displacement. Data from about 800 municipalities show that high land inequality is associated with greater expansion of livestock farming into ecologically fragile areas unsuitable for farming, and underutilization of agricultural land. This inhibits Colombia from realizing its comparative advantage in perennials and high-value-added crops, and reduces the agricultural sector's contribution to economic growth. 2012-08-13T11:13:37Z 2012-08-13T11:13:37Z 2004-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5401837/colombia-land-policy-transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10347 English en breve; No. 55 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Colombia |
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Only 30 percent of land suitable for
agriculture is utilized for crops (with significant regional
variation). More than double the area suitable for pasture
is used for livestock grazing, with negative environmental
consequences. Although markets provide land access to poor
and productive producers, they are not effective in
transferring land from large to small producers, implying
continuing concentration, driven largely by violence and
displacement. Data from about 800 municipalities show that
high land inequality is associated with greater expansion of
livestock farming into ecologically fragile areas unsuitable
for farming, and underutilization of agricultural land. This
inhibits Colombia from realizing its comparative advantage
in perennials and high-value-added crops, and reduces the
agricultural sector's contribution to economic growth. |
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Deininger, Klaus Lavadenz, Isabel |
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Deininger, Klaus Lavadenz, Isabel Colombia : Land Policy in Transition |
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Deininger, Klaus Lavadenz, Isabel |
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Deininger, Klaus |
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Colombia : Land Policy in Transition |
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Colombia : Land Policy in Transition |
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Colombia : Land Policy in Transition |
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Colombia : Land Policy in Transition |
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Colombia : Land Policy in Transition |
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colombia : land policy in transition |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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