Guiding Principles:
Land Tenure in Development Cooperation

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Gregory Myers, (1995):
Land Tenure Development in Mozambique, Implications for Econimic Development

Table of Content

Executive Summary
A. Research Methodology
B. Land Policy and Agrarian Programs in Post-Independence Mozambique
C. The Need for Integrated Reforms
D. Recommendations for the Mozambican Government and Civil Society
E. Recommendations for International Donors and NGOs
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Issues and Objectives
B. A Brief Overview of Land Policy in Mozambique
II. CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
A. Historical Overview
B. Women's Access and Rights Under Customary Tenure
C. Customary Power and Customary Resolution of Land Conflicts
D. The Impact of Historical Change on Customary Land Tenure
E. Customary Land Tenure in the Present Day
F. Customary Institutions in the Post-war Period: 1992 to the Present
1. Smallholder Land Access and Investment
2. The Nature of Smallholder Land Conflicts and Dispute Resolution in the Post-War Period
G. The Future of Customary Institutions in Land Administration
III. STATUTORY LAND LAW AND ADMINISTRATION16
A. Real Property Statutory Law
B. Statutory Land Administration
C. Land Use Practices
D. Conflict and Statutory Conflict Resolution
E. Interaction of Statutory and Customary Land Law
IV. LAND MARKETS AND PRIVATIZATION OF LAND RIGHTS
V. TENURE AND THE ROLE OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS
A. Political Parties: Frelimo and Renamo
B. Central versus Provincial Level Interests
C. Smallholders
D. International Capital
E. International Donor Community
VI. TENURE AND THE ROLE OF DONORS AND NGOs
A. Tenure and the Role of International Donors
1. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
2. The World Bank
3. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
4. Other Donor Organizations
B. Tenure and the Role of NGOs
1. Land Tenure as an Emerging Issue
2. Strategies for Addressing Tenure Insecurity
3. Key Constraints
4. Strategies for the Future
VII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Conclusions
B. Recommendations
Appendices
APPENDIX 1: Summary of Relevant Property Laws in Mozambique
APPENDIX 2: NGOs Concerned with and / or Working On Land Tenure Issues in Mozambique