Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?

While scholars agree on the importance of land rental markets for structural transformation in rural areas, evidence on the extent and nature of their operation, including potential obstacles to their improved functioning, remains limited. This stu...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Xia, Fang, Savastano, Sara
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	LEASING LAND RENTAL DURABLE GOODS COUNTRIES PRODUCTION VALUATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION POINTS PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION HOUSING WELFARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION VARIABLES INPUTS OWNERSHIP LAND SALES LAND TENURE WEALTH VALUE OF OUTPUT LAND PRICES RENTS LAND TRANSFERS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS TRENDS DEVELOPMENT URBAN MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS RENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PRODUCTIVITY TRANSFERS FARM SIZE MARKETS SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE LAND OWNERSHIP RESEARCH LIVESTOCK HISTORY FARMERS LAND DISTRIBUTION CROPS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE TAXES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL FARMLAND LAND UTILIZATION AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION WAGES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS FAMILY LAND QUALITY VALUE GENDER CULTIVATION CREDIT INEFFICIENCY TENANTS LAND RECORDS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PROPERTY MEASUREMENT ASSETS LAND ACQUISITION ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAND GOODS THEORY EDUCATION LANDLESSNESS HOUSEHOLDS CREDIT RATIONING FARMS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH INVESTMENTS SCARCITY WOMEN INHERITANCE AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LANDLORDS LAND ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24578132/smallholders’-land-ownership-access-sub-saharan-africa-new-landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22158

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spelling	okr-10986-221582021-04-23T14:04:07Z Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape? Deininger, Klaus Xia, Fang Savastano, Sara LEASING LAND RENTAL DURABLE GOODS COUNTRIES PRODUCTION VALUATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION POINTS PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION HOUSING WELFARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION VARIABLES INPUTS OWNERSHIP LAND SALES LAND TENURE WEALTH VALUE OF OUTPUT LAND PRICES RENTS LAND TRANSFERS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS TRENDS DEVELOPMENT URBAN MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS RENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PRODUCTIVITY TRANSFERS FARM SIZE MARKETS SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE LAND OWNERSHIP RESEARCH LIVESTOCK HISTORY FARMERS LAND DISTRIBUTION CROPS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE TAXES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL FARMLAND LAND UTILIZATION AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION WAGES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS FAMILY LAND QUALITY VALUE GENDER CULTIVATION CREDIT INEFFICIENCY TENANTS LAND RECORDS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PROPERTY MEASUREMENT ASSETS LAND ACQUISITION ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAND GOODS THEORY EDUCATION LANDLESSNESS HOUSEHOLDS CREDIT RATIONING FARMS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH INVESTMENTS SCARCITY WOMEN INHERITANCE AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LANDLORDS LAND ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY While scholars agree on the importance of land rental markets for structural transformation in rural areas, evidence on the extent and nature of their operation, including potential obstacles to their improved functioning, remains limited. This study uses household-level data from six countries to start filling this gap and derive substantive as well as methodological lessons. The paper finds that rental markets transfer land to land-poor, labor-rich, and more productive producers throughout. But vast cross-country variation in transfers and the fact that female managers could possibly improve their income by leasing out land point towards barriers to participation that policy might address. Methodological and substantive conclusions are derived. 2015-07-14T21:21:09Z 2015-07-14T21:21:09Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24578132/smallholders’-land-ownership-access-sub-saharan-africa-new-landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22158 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7285 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic	LEASING LAND RENTAL DURABLE GOODS COUNTRIES PRODUCTION VALUATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION POINTS PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION HOUSING WELFARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION VARIABLES INPUTS OWNERSHIP LAND SALES LAND TENURE WEALTH VALUE OF OUTPUT LAND PRICES RENTS LAND TRANSFERS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS TRENDS DEVELOPMENT URBAN MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS RENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PRODUCTIVITY TRANSFERS FARM SIZE MARKETS SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE LAND OWNERSHIP RESEARCH LIVESTOCK HISTORY FARMERS LAND DISTRIBUTION CROPS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE TAXES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL FARMLAND LAND UTILIZATION AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION WAGES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS FAMILY LAND QUALITY VALUE GENDER CULTIVATION CREDIT INEFFICIENCY TENANTS LAND RECORDS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PROPERTY MEASUREMENT ASSETS LAND ACQUISITION ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAND GOODS THEORY EDUCATION LANDLESSNESS HOUSEHOLDS CREDIT RATIONING FARMS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH INVESTMENTS SCARCITY WOMEN INHERITANCE AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LANDLORDS LAND ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle	LEASING LAND RENTAL DURABLE GOODS COUNTRIES PRODUCTION VALUATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION POINTS PROPERTY RIGHTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION HOUSING WELFARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION VARIABLES INPUTS OWNERSHIP LAND SALES LAND TENURE WEALTH VALUE OF OUTPUT LAND PRICES RENTS LAND TRANSFERS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS TRENDS DEVELOPMENT URBAN MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS RENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PRODUCTIVITY TRANSFERS FARM SIZE MARKETS SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE LAND OWNERSHIP RESEARCH LIVESTOCK HISTORY FARMERS LAND DISTRIBUTION CROPS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE TAXES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL FARMLAND LAND UTILIZATION AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION WAGES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS FAMILY LAND QUALITY VALUE GENDER CULTIVATION CREDIT INEFFICIENCY TENANTS LAND RECORDS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PROPERTY MEASUREMENT ASSETS LAND ACQUISITION ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAND GOODS THEORY EDUCATION LANDLESSNESS HOUSEHOLDS CREDIT RATIONING FARMS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH INVESTMENTS SCARCITY WOMEN INHERITANCE AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LANDLORDS LAND ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY Deininger, Klaus Xia, Fang Savastano, Sara Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
geographic_facet	Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7285
description	While scholars agree on the importance of land rental markets for structural transformation in rural areas, evidence on the extent and nature of their operation, including potential obstacles to their improved functioning, remains limited. This study uses household-level data from six countries to start filling this gap and derive substantive as well as methodological lessons. The paper finds that rental markets transfer land to land-poor, labor-rich, and more productive producers throughout. But vast cross-country variation in transfers and the fact that female managers could possibly improve their income by leasing out land point towards barriers to participation that policy might address. Methodological and substantive conclusions are derived.
format	Working Paper
author	Deininger, Klaus Xia, Fang Savastano, Sara
author_facet	Deininger, Klaus Xia, Fang Savastano, Sara
author_sort	Deininger, Klaus
title	Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
title_short	Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
title_full	Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
title_fullStr	Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
title_full_unstemmed	Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
title_sort	smallholders’ land ownership and access in sub-saharan africa : a new landscape?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24578132/smallholders’-land-ownership-access-sub-saharan-africa-new-landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22158
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Smallholders’ Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?

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