Edward Lahiff
Biographic Data
| ID | 127219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Lahiff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Lahiff |
| SIGNATURE | LAHIFF E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8001-0185 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Household food insecurity and hunger in Babile district, Ethiopia
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine household food gap and food insecurity in Eastern Ethiopia. Differences in food gap and food insecurity were also examined in terms of gender of the household head and location. Design/methodology/approach A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods such as household survey, key informant interview and focused group discussion were utilized for this study. Households were drawn randomly fr…
We Are the Locals”
Stalled Land Reform in South Africa
Since the end of apartheid, South African land reform has struggled—and so far failed—to overcome extreme inequalities and historical injustices
Cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies
This study analyzes cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. We use survey data from a sample of 356 farmers based on multistage random sampling. Factor analysis is employed to classify scores of risk and management strategies, and multiple regression is then used to investigate the relationship between scores and farmers’ characteristics. The results demonstrate that shortage of family labo…
The great African land grab? Agricultural investments and the global food system
The global rush for agricultural land, particularly in the countries of the south, has been one of the most remarkable - and largely unanticipated - developments of the past decade, and few analyst
Land Reform in South Africa 100 Years after the Natives' Land Act
Willing buyer, willing seller’
Since its transition to democracy, South Africa has implemented a multifaceted programme of land reform to address problems of historical dispossession and rural poverty, relying heavily on the concept of ‘willing buyer, willing seller’. This version of market-led agrarian reform has been influenced by the World Bank but enjoys support from landowners and elements within the ruling African National Congress committed to maintaining the structure …
Market-led agrarian reform
Market-led agrarian reform ( mlar ) has gained prominence worldwide since the early 1990s as an alternative to the state-led approaches widely implemented over the course of the 20th century. This neoliberal policy framework advocates voluntary transactions between ‘willing sellers’ and ‘willing buyers’ and the removal of various ‘distortions’ from land and agricultural markets. Related policies aim to secure and formalise private property rights…
Smallholder Agriculture and Land Reform in South Africa
How canland reformcontribute toa revitalisationof smallholder agriculture inSouthernAfrica?Thisquestion remains important despitenegativeperceptions of land reformas a result of the impactofZimbabwe’s “fast-track” resettlement programmeonagriculturalproduction.This articlefocusesmainly onSouthAfrica, whereahighly unequaldistributionof landcoexists withdeep ruralpoverty,but dominant narratives of the efficiency of large-scaleagriculture exert a s …
Land Reform in the Eastern Cape
Land reform policy in South Africa is intended to redress the grave racial imbalance in land holding and secure the land rights of historically disadvantaged people. In the Eastern Cape, all aspects of land reform have experienced severe difficulties in implementation but important innovations have taken place in areas such as developmental restitution. Given the continuing importance of land-based livelihoods to a high proportion of households i…
Land and Livelihoods
The Land Crisis in Zimbabwe Viewed from South of the Limpopo
Farm invasions in Zimbabwe have highlighted the pressing need for land reform throughout the southern African region. In South Africa, where the racial disparities in land holding are most severe, the events in Zimbabwe have raised the temperature of the land debate and led to calls for land invasions by some rural groups. The ANC-led government, facing criticism from both right and left for the slow pace of reform, has veered between strident de…
Land Tenure in South Africa's Communal Areas
This paper deals with the evolution of the land tenure system, and the prospects for tenure reform in one of South Africa's black communal areas. It is based on a case study of the Arabie-Olifants irrigation scheme, located approximately 20 kilometres south of Lebowakgomo in the former ‘homeland’ of Lebowa, now part of Northern Province. Research activities included a review of the literature on land tenure in South Africa, empirical analysis of …
Willing buyer, willing seller’
Since its transition to democracy, South Africa has implemented a multifaceted programme of land reform to address problems of historical dispossession and rural poverty, relying heavily on the concept of ‘willing buyer, willing seller’. This version of market-led agrarian reform has been influenced by the World Bank but enjoys support from landowners and elements within the ruling African National Congress committed to maintaining the structure …
Market-led agrarian reform
Market-led agrarian reform ( mlar ) has gained prominence worldwide since the early 1990s as an alternative to the state-led approaches widely implemented over the course of the 20th century. This neoliberal policy framework advocates voluntary transactions between ‘willing sellers’ and ‘willing buyers’ and the removal of various ‘distortions’ from land and agricultural markets. Related policies aim to secure and formalise private property rights…
The great African land grab? Agricultural investments and the global food system
The global rush for agricultural land, particularly in the countries of the south, has been one of the most remarkable - and largely unanticipated - developments of the past decade, and few analyst
Smallholder Agriculture and Land Reform in South Africa
How canland reformcontribute toa revitalisationof smallholder agriculture inSouthernAfrica?Thisquestion remains important despitenegativeperceptions of land reformas a result of the impactofZimbabwe’s “fast-track” resettlement programmeonagriculturalproduction.This articlefocusesmainly onSouthAfrica, whereahighly unequaldistributionof landcoexists withdeep ruralpoverty,but dominant narratives of the efficiency of large-scaleagriculture exert a s …
Land and Livelihoods
The Land Crisis in Zimbabwe Viewed from South of the Limpopo
Farm invasions in Zimbabwe have highlighted the pressing need for land reform throughout the southern African region. In South Africa, where the racial disparities in land holding are most severe, the events in Zimbabwe have raised the temperature of the land debate and led to calls for land invasions by some rural groups. The ANC-led government, facing criticism from both right and left for the slow pace of reform, has veered between strident de…
Land Reform in the Eastern Cape
Land reform policy in South Africa is intended to redress the grave racial imbalance in land holding and secure the land rights of historically disadvantaged people. In the Eastern Cape, all aspects of land reform have experienced severe difficulties in implementation but important innovations have taken place in areas such as developmental restitution. Given the continuing importance of land-based livelihoods to a high proportion of households i…
Land Tenure in South Africa's Communal Areas
This paper deals with the evolution of the land tenure system, and the prospects for tenure reform in one of South Africa's black communal areas. It is based on a case study of the Arabie-Olifants irrigation scheme, located approximately 20 kilometres south of Lebowakgomo in the former ‘homeland’ of Lebowa, now part of Northern Province. Research activities included a review of the literature on land tenure in South Africa, empirical analysis of …
Cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies
This study analyzes cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. We use survey data from a sample of 356 farmers based on multistage random sampling. Factor analysis is employed to classify scores of risk and management strategies, and multiple regression is then used to investigate the relationship between scores and farmers’ characteristics. The results demonstrate that shortage of family labo…
Land Reform in South Africa 100 Years after the Natives' Land Act
We Are the Locals”
Land Tenure in South Africa's Communal Areas
This paper deals with the evolution of the land tenure system, and the prospects for tenure reform in one of South Africa's black communal areas. It is based on a case study of the Arabie-Olifants irrigation scheme, located approximately 20 kilometres south of Lebowakgomo in the former ‘homeland’ of Lebowa, now part of Northern Province. Research activities included a review of the literature on land tenure in South Africa, empirical analysis of …
The Land Crisis in Zimbabwe Viewed from South of the Limpopo
Farm invasions in Zimbabwe have highlighted the pressing need for land reform throughout the southern African region. In South Africa, where the racial disparities in land holding are most severe, the events in Zimbabwe have raised the temperature of the land debate and led to calls for land invasions by some rural groups. The ANC-led government, facing criticism from both right and left for the slow pace of reform, has veered between strident de…
Land and Livelihoods
Smallholder Agriculture and Land Reform in South Africa
How canland reformcontribute toa revitalisationof smallholder agriculture inSouthernAfrica?Thisquestion remains important despitenegativeperceptions of land reformas a result of the impactofZimbabwe’s “fast-track” resettlement programmeonagriculturalproduction.This articlefocusesmainly onSouthAfrica, whereahighly unequaldistributionof landcoexists withdeep ruralpoverty,but dominant narratives of the efficiency of large-scaleagriculture exert a s …
Land Reform in the Eastern Cape
Land reform policy in South Africa is intended to redress the grave racial imbalance in land holding and secure the land rights of historically disadvantaged people. In the Eastern Cape, all aspects of land reform have experienced severe difficulties in implementation but important innovations have taken place in areas such as developmental restitution. Given the continuing importance of land-based livelihoods to a high proportion of households i…
Willing buyer, willing seller’
Since its transition to democracy, South Africa has implemented a multifaceted programme of land reform to address problems of historical dispossession and rural poverty, relying heavily on the concept of ‘willing buyer, willing seller’. This version of market-led agrarian reform has been influenced by the World Bank but enjoys support from landowners and elements within the ruling African National Congress committed to maintaining the structure …
Market-led agrarian reform
Market-led agrarian reform ( mlar ) has gained prominence worldwide since the early 1990s as an alternative to the state-led approaches widely implemented over the course of the 20th century. This neoliberal policy framework advocates voluntary transactions between ‘willing sellers’ and ‘willing buyers’ and the removal of various ‘distortions’ from land and agricultural markets. Related policies aim to secure and formalise private property rights…
Land Reform in South Africa 100 Years after the Natives' Land Act
The great African land grab? Agricultural investments and the global food system
The global rush for agricultural land, particularly in the countries of the south, has been one of the most remarkable - and largely unanticipated - developments of the past decade, and few analyst
Stalled Land Reform in South Africa
Since the end of apartheid, South African land reform has struggled—and so far failed—to overcome extreme inequalities and historical injustices
Cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies
This study analyzes cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. We use survey data from a sample of 356 farmers based on multistage random sampling. Factor analysis is employed to classify scores of risk and management strategies, and multiple regression is then used to investigate the relationship between scores and farmers’ characteristics. The results demonstrate that shortage of family labo…
We Are the Locals”
Household food insecurity and hunger in Babile district, Ethiopia
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine household food gap and food insecurity in Eastern Ethiopia. Differences in food gap and food insecurity were also examined in terms of gender of the household head and location. Design/methodology/approach A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods such as household survey, key informant interview and focused group discussion were utilized for this study. Households were drawn randomly fr…
Agriculture (10 works) · Economics (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Land reform (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Business (5 works)