Absentee tenants and farmland transfers in sub-Saharan Africa
Evidence from Malawi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3885703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Ricker-Gilbert (0000-0002-9092-1916, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author), T S Jayne, Judith Chamberlin (0000-0001-9522-3001, Twitter (United States)) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 375-393 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2021.1937567 |
| OpenAlex | W3200673775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
We use a unique dataset from Malawi that matches tenants and their landlord counterparts to document the role played by absentee tenants, i.e. tenants who reside outside the area where the rented land is located. We found that non-local tenants made up 22% of the tenants in our sample. A significant subset of them had higher off-farm income and significantly more assets than did other tenants. Conversely, we found that 76% of landlords rented land because they needed cash. Our results highlight the fact that some rental transactions reinforce power imbalances and may exacerbate risks faced by poorer landlords
Agriculture · Business · Cash · Economics · Geography · Land tenure · Landlord · Political science · Renting · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Land Rights and Reforms · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance
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