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Obstacles to Farm / Land Access & Tenure

Unlocking agricultural land access, tenure security, title registration, and dispute resolution across customary, public, and private property frameworks in Africa to secure long-term productive farming assets.

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How are we addressing the Obstacles to Farm / Land Access & Tenure gap?

Select a focus area below to see how our members are taking action, or flip the cards to preview the initiatives.

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Owning Land (Land & Property Ownership)

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Renting Spaces (Leasing & Rental)

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Getting Public Land (Public Land Allocation & Concessions)

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Ancestral Lands (Customary, Communal & Indigenous Access)

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Sharing Land (Shared Land & Premises)

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Affording Land (Land & Premises Affordability)

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Registering Land (Titles, Registration & Property Records)

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Zoning Land (Zoning & Permitted Use)

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Land Permits (Construction, Conversion & Occupancy Approvals)

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Eviction & Disputes (Eviction, Displacement & Property Disputes)

Property Acquisition & Freehold
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Owning Land (Land & Property Ownership)

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Owning Land (Land & Property Ownership)

Fee-simple freehold land acquisition, real estate transfer rights, and legal documentation securing permanent agricultural property ownership.

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Owning Land (Land & Property Ownership)

Fee-simple freehold land acquisition, real estate transfer rights, and legal documentation securing permanent agricultural property ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in owning land (land & property ownership) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals6
Participants120+
Tenancy & Commercial Leasing
1 Sector
Renting Spaces (Leasing & Rental)

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Renting Spaces (Leasing & Rental)

Short, medium, and long-term agricultural leases, greenhouse facility rentals, and commercial processing ground-rent agreements.

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Renting Spaces (Leasing & Rental)

Short, medium, and long-term agricultural leases, greenhouse facility rentals, and commercial processing ground-rent agreements.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in renting spaces (leasing & rental) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Public & Institutional Concessions
1 Sector
Getting Public Land (Public Land Allocation & Concessions)

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Getting Public Land (Public Land Allocation & Concessions)

Government agricultural land allocations, state farm reserves, special agro-processing zones (SAPZ), and long-term sovereign concessions.

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Getting Public Land (Public Land Allocation & Concessions)

Government agricultural land allocations, state farm reserves, special agro-processing zones (SAPZ), and long-term sovereign concessions.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in getting public land (public land allocation & concessions) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Customary & Indigenous Rights
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Ancestral Lands (Customary, Communal & Indigenous Access)

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Ancestral Lands (Customary, Communal & Indigenous Access)

Navigating customary tenure, indigenous stool land rights, traditional authority protocols, community trust frameworks, and family land inheritance.

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Ancestral Lands (Customary, Communal & Indigenous Access)

Navigating customary tenure, indigenous stool land rights, traditional authority protocols, community trust frameworks, and family land inheritance.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in ancestral lands (customary, communal & indigenous access) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Collaborative & Shared Facilities
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Sharing Land (Shared Land & Premises)

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Sharing Land (Shared Land & Premises)

Collaborative farming syndicates, shared aggregation yards, co-located processing hubs, and fractional cooperative land-sharing schemes.

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Sharing Land (Shared Land & Premises)

Collaborative farming syndicates, shared aggregation yards, co-located processing hubs, and fractional cooperative land-sharing schemes.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in sharing land (shared land & premises) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Financing & Affordability
1 Sector
Affording Land (Land & Premises Affordability)

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Affording Land (Land & Premises Affordability)

Overcoming speculative real estate pricing, rural land inflation, and financing barriers through subsidized purchase schemes and blended micro-leases.

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Affording Land (Land & Premises Affordability)

Overcoming speculative real estate pricing, rural land inflation, and financing barriers through subsidized purchase schemes and blended micro-leases.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in affording land (land & premises affordability) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Titling & Cadastral Perfection
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Registering Land (Titles, Registration & Property Records)

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Registering Land (Titles, Registration & Property Records)

Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), cadastral surveying, deed registration, governor’s consent, and digital land title perfection.

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Registering Land (Titles, Registration & Property Records)

Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), cadastral surveying, deed registration, governor’s consent, and digital land title perfection.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in registering land (titles, registration & property records) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Planning & Environmental Zoning
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Zoning Land (Zoning & Permitted Use)

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Zoning Land (Zoning & Permitted Use)

Agricultural master-plan zoning compliance, environmental impact assessments (EIA), greenbelt conservation, and peri-urban permitted use rights.

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Zoning Land (Zoning & Permitted Use)

Agricultural master-plan zoning compliance, environmental impact assessments (EIA), greenbelt conservation, and peri-urban permitted use rights.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in zoning land (zoning & permitted use) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Statutory Permits & Compliance
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Land Permits (Construction, Conversion & Occupancy Approvals)

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Land Permits (Construction, Conversion & Occupancy Approvals)

Securing farm infrastructure building permits, agro-processing facility conversion rights, water extraction licenses, and commercial occupancy approvals.

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Land Permits (Construction, Conversion & Occupancy Approvals)

Securing farm infrastructure building permits, agro-processing facility conversion rights, water extraction licenses, and commercial occupancy approvals.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in land permits (construction, conversion & occupancy approvals) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Legal Defense & Conflict Resolution
1 Sector
Eviction & Disputes (Eviction, Displacement & Property Disputes)

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Eviction & Disputes (Eviction, Displacement & Property Disputes)

Legal defense against arbitrary evictions, boundary disputes, communal title clashes, and institutional alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms.

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Eviction & Disputes (Eviction, Displacement & Property Disputes)

Legal defense against arbitrary evictions, boundary disputes, communal title clashes, and institutional alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in eviction & disputes (eviction, displacement & property disputes) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
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