Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019)

27th November 2019
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25-29 November 2019. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa convened under the theme, ‘Winning the Fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation’. This theme supports the designation by the African Union of 2018 as the Anti-Corruption Year under the theme, ‘Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation’.

Organized by the African Land Policy Centre, a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), the conference deepened capacity for land policy in Africa through improved access to knowledge and information on land policy development and implementation. It follows the second CLPA, which was held in November 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Extracts of the programme

Leader Perspectives: Land for Economic Transformation in Africa Location:

Hon. Angela Thokozile Didiza, Minister for Agriculture and Land Reform, Republic of South Africa
Hon. M. Mamadou Sangafowa COULIBALY, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cote D’Ivoire
Hon. Justice Smokin Wanjala, Judge of the Supreme Court, Republic of Kenya
Mr. Ali Mufuruki, Founder and CEO of Infotech Investment Group, founding chairman and CEO of Roundtable of Tanzania, and Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) East Africa

Prof. Michael Lipton, Professor of Economics (Emeritus) University of Sussex

To win the fight against #corruption we need to ensure
land is equitably distributed and accessed by all,
esp women, youths and other vulnerable groups.
It is a sad reality that women and men still do
not enjoy the same rights over land.
AfricanUnion ‘s Amb. Josefa Sacko

Prof. Bitange Ndemo, University of Nairobi

High Level Panel Discussion: Rethinking Land Reform in Africa: New Ideas, Opportunities and Challenges

Prof. Horman Chitonge, University of Cape Town
Dr. Liz Alden Wily
Prof. Riel Franzsen University of Pretoria
Prof. Matthew Mitchell, University of Saskatchewan
Sheila Khama, formerly of the World Bank and the African Development Bank Group

Winning the fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa´s Transformation

Dr. Janet Edeme
Director of the Department
of Rural Economy and Agriculture
at the African Union Commission

Dr. Oliver Puginier GIZ Germany
Felix Schilling GIZ
Laura Meggiolaro , Marcello Demaria Land Portal Foundation, Germany

Exploring Farmer-Herder Conflicts in the West African Sahel: A Multicountry Study of Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria

Prof. Samuel Aderemi Igbatayo Afe Babalola University, Nigeria,

Large Scale Agricultural Investments and Its Impact on Gender Relations and Wellbeing of Small Holder Farmers: Evidence from Kilombero Valley in Tanzania

Dr. John JeckoniahSokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania

Agricultural and Rural Transformation in Burkina Faso: Does Land Rights Matter?

Dr. Mikémina PiloUNIVERSITY OF KARA, Togolese Republic

Sustainability Through Agricultural Productive Efficiency: Case Of East Africa’s Wetlands

Lucy Gathoni Njogu1 Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Eric Kiprotich Bett Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Daniel Kyalo Willy African Agricultural Technology Foundation

Nuancing Narratives On Labor Market Effects of Large Agriculture Investments in Sub Saharan Africa

Dr. Perrine Burnod CIRAD and Malagasy Land Observatory, Madagascar;
Dr. Sara Mercandalli University of Pretoria & Cirad
Dr. Aurélien Reys Independent and ex Cirad
Dr. Ward Anseeuw International Land Coalition
Dr. Markus Giger CDE – University of Bern
Dr. Boniface Kiteme University of Kyoto
Dr. Tsilavo Ralandison CETRAD

Youth Employment and Large-scale Agricultural Land Investments Nexus in Africa: Mixed Method Insights from Nigeria

Dr. Karakara Karakara University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Dr. Uchenna Efobi Covenant University, Nigeria
Dr. Felicia Olokoyo Covenant University, Nigeria
Dr. Ibukun Beecroft Covenant University, Nigeria
Prof. Evans Osabuohien Chair, Centre for Economic Policy & Development Research

We can’t achieve a meaningful development without the participation of women, says @JosefaSacko AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture #CLPA2019 #Agenda2063 pic.twitter.com/SPlUWXQOTn

— TANDONG CALISTUS (@CalistusTandong) November 27, 2019

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