Report VGGT Masterclass
On 15 April, partners organized a Masterclass on the ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security’ (VGGT). The Masterclass was hosted by the Ministry of… Read More
New article: Natural resource privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa and the challenges for inclusive green growth
LANDac PhD alumnus George Schoneveld and LANDac Chair Annelies Zoomers have published an article entitled ‘Natural resource privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa and the challenges for inclusive green growth’ in the International Development Planning Review (IDPR). Abstract In response… Read More
NOW OPEN: Registration LANDac course ‘Land governance for development’
Large-scale acquisition of land in the global South has received a great deal of interest in the last few years. Especially following the food crisis (2003-08), and stimulated by the growing demand for biofuels, pressure on land continues… Read More
New E-publication: JARAK the short history of Jatropha projects in Indonesia
JARAK, the short history of Jatropha projects in Indonesia The E-publication of JARAK presents the main results of the studies conducted for the research program “JARAK: The Commoditization of an Alternative Biofuel Crop in Indonesia” at Leiden University… Read More
2015 LANDac Conference (8-9-10 July) – Register now!
The deadline for our call for abstracts is now closed. For opportunities for collaboration during the conference, or to register as a conference participant, please send an e-mail to the LANDac secretariat at landac.geo@uu.nl. The LANDac International Conference… Read More
Secure and equitable land rights in the Post-2015 agenda
Secure and equitable land rights in the Post-2015 agenda. A key issue in the future we want This technical briefing authored by a number of international organizations working on food security, natural resources management and poverty eradication and… Read More
27/01/2015 Global trends in land tenure reform: gender impacts (NEW PUBLICATION)
‘Global trends in land tenure reform: gender impacts’ edited by Caroline Archambault (Utrecht University, International Development Studies) and Annelies Zoomers (Utrecht University, International Development Studies/ Chair of LANDac), will be published in February 2015. The book explores the… Read More
Lunch lecture: Land governance, commercial land acquisition and rural development in Africa – some observations from the Great Lakes Region
LANDac and the Dutch Ministries of Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs kindly invite you to a lunch lecture by Dr. Chris Huggins. ‘Land Governance, commercial land acquisition and rural development in Africa – some observations from the Great… Read More
Dilemmas of hydropower development in Vietnam: between dam-induced displacement and sustainable development
On 13 January, Ty Pham Huu successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled ‘Dilemma’s of hydropower development in Vietnam: between dam-induced displacement and sustainable development’ in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Ty’s work has been closely dovetailed with LANDac research and… Read More
Last Updated: 26th July 2019 by Gemma
New article: Impacts of large-scale farming on local communities’ food security and income levels – Empirical evidence from Oromia Region, Ethiopia
LANDac PhD researcher Maru Shete has published in co-authorship with Dr. Marcel Rutten of the African Studies Centre a new article based on his PhD research in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The new publication in Land Use Policy looks at… Read More