Frank Place

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the problem of soil fertility depletion in smallholder farms in Africa and propose a solution to solve it by using natural resource capital to replenish soil fertility.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used household survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda to test if the indigenous land rights systems in sub-Saharan Africa are a constraint on agricultural productivity, finding that with few exceptions, land rights are not a significant factor in determining investments in land improvements, use of inputs, access to credit, or the productivity of land.

TL;DR: This paper examined the convergence and divergence of results from economic studies of the relationship between land tenure security and agricultural productivity in Africa and how these results have been incorporated into recent agricultural, poverty alleviation, and land policy documents.

TL;DR: A review of African smallholder experiences with integrated soil fertility management practices finds growing use, both indigenously and through participation in agricultural projects as mentioned in this paper, showing that the potential for integrated SOF management to expand markets for organic inputs, labor, credit, and fertilizer is explored.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used household data from Ghana and Rwanda to discuss the incidence and causes of farm fragmentation, and formally tested the relation between fragmentation and land productivity and risk reduction, concluding that consolidation programs are unlikely to lead to significant increases in land productivity, and may actually make farmers worse off.