Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

This book examines the impacts of land tenure reform interventions implemented in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.

Steven Lawry is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), where he formerly served as Principal Scientist and led the Research Program on Equity, Gender and Tenure. Rebecca McLain is a Research Program Director at Portland State University, USA, and a Senior Research Associate at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Margaret Rugadya is the Africa Region Coordinator and Senior Program Officer at the Land and Forest Tenure Facility Fund in Stockholm, Sweden. Gina Alvarado is a Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor at Landesa in the USA. Tasha Heidenrich is an independent research and evaluation specialist.

Chapter 1. Contemporary interventions to reform African customary tenure Chapter 2. Characteristics of African customary tenure and program theories underlying tenure reforms in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe Chapter 3. Realist synthesis methodology: Understanding intervention outcomes in complex contexts Chapter 4. Benin's Plan Foncier Rural Program (Rural Land Plan Program) Chapter 5. Ethiopia's Land Certification Programs Chapter 6. Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Program Chapter 7. Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Program Chapter 8. Synthesis of findings Chapter 9. Conclusions