@article{2022:wamuyu:improving_,
title = {Improving Land Access by the Youth for Agriculture: Whither legal Incentives?},
year = {2022},
note = {The paper analyses challenges that contribute to poor youth
participation in agriculture. Access to land by the youth is
identified as one of the challenges that contribute to minimal
participation. Land is identified as a scarce resource which access by
all the old and the young is a challenge. The author posits that
improving access of land by the youth can enhance youth involvement in
agriculture therefore which can make a positive contribution to food
security and economic development of the country. This can go hand in
hand with promotion of off farm activities which can be run by the
youth who make up the population of the country. The paper discusses
laws and policies on access to land and youth participation in
agriculture as part of development activities. The author notes that
the legal framework provides for interventions which if implemented
can strengthen youth participation in agriculture. Comparatively,
Kenya can adopt practices from other countries which have helped
improve access of land for the youth. Such practices include creation
of zones for planned agriculture development that can be set apart for
the youth; inter sales of community land can be encouraged to favor
the youth; inver vivos transfer of land can be encouraged from the old
to young generations; and land can be leased from the community to be
given to the youth for development.},
journal = {KAS African Law Study Library},
pages = {54--64},
author = {Wamuyu, Hannah},
volume = {9},
number = {1}
}