Dr. Jeetendra P. Aryal, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Dehli, IndiaDr. Derek Byerlee, Independent ScholarDr. Ashokankur Datta, Shiv Nadar University, IndiaDr. Nobuhiko Fuwa, Waseda University, JapanDr. Hosaena Ghebru, International Food Policy Research Institute, USADr. Xuemei Jiang, Beijing Forestry University, ChinaDr. Songqing Jin, Michigan State University, USADr. Menale Kassie, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, KenyaLuu Duc Khai, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Hanoi, VietnamDr. Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg, SwedenDr. Julius Mangisoni, Lilongwe University, MalawiDr. Thomas Markussen, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkSimon McCoy, International Development (DfID), Edinburgh, UKDr. Alemu Mekonnen, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaDr. Mariapia Mendola, University of Milano-Bicocca, ItalyDr. Wilfred Nyangena, University of Nairobi, KenyaClement Nyirongo, MalawiMaurice Juma Ogada, Environment for Development Initiative in Kenya (EfD-Kenya)Narayan Raj Poudel, Waseda University, JapanGeophrey Sikei, Environment for Development Initiative in Kenya (EfD-Kenya)Dr. Franklin Simtowe, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi, KenyaDr. Finn Tarp. World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), FinlandDr. Alex Tatwangire, UgandaDr. Hardwick Tchale. World Bank, Sierra LeoneDr. Henrik Wiig, Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, NorwayDr. Jintao Xu, Peking University, ChinaDr. Vandana Yadav, Michigan State University, USAMs. Yuanyuan Yi, University of Gothenburg, SwedenMr. Henning Øien, University of Oslo, Norway

• 1. Land Tenure Reforms, Poverty and Natural Resource Management: Conceptual Framework; Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus Deininger PART I: LAND REDISTRIBUTION REFORMS 2. Land Reforms, Caste Discrimination, and Land Market Performance in Nepal; Jeetendra P. Aryal and Stein Holden 3. Does Sharecropping Affect Productivity and Long-term Investment? Evidence from West Bengal's Tenancy Reforms; Klaus Deininger, Songqing Jin and Vandana Yadav 4. Would Small Be Beautiful in the South African Land Reform?; Henrik Wiig and Henning Øien 5. The Economic Effects of Land Redistribution: The Case of Community-Based Rural Land Development Project in Malawi; Franklin Simtowe, Mariapia Mendola, Julius Mangisoni, Hardwick Tchali and Clement Nyirongo PART II: TENURE SECURITY AND TRANSFER RIGHTS ENHANCING REFORMS 6. Welfare Impacts of Land Certification in Tigray, Ethiopia; Stein Holden and Hosaena Ghebru 7. Access to Land: Market and Non-market Land Transactions in Rural Vietnam; Luu Duc Khai, Thomas Markussen, Simon McCoy and Finn Tarp 8. Land Tenure Reforms, Land Market Participation and the Farm Size Productivity Relationship in Uganda; Alex Tatwangire and Stein Holden PART III: FOREST TENURE REFORMS 9. Forest Use Rights and Community Management in Inner Tarai Region of Nepal; Nayayan Poudel, Nobuhiko Fuwa and Keijiro Otsuka 10. Tenure and Forest Management in India: Impacts on Equity and Efficiency of Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand; Ashokankur Datta and Gunnar Köhlin 11. Tenure Security and Investment Effects of Forest Tenure Reform in China; Stein Holden, Yuanyuan Yi, Xuemei Jiang and Jintao Xu 12. Community Forest Management and Tree Planting on Farms in Kakamega, Kenya; Maurice Juma Ogada, Wilfred Nyangena and Geophrey Sikei 13. Impact of Land Certification on Tree Growing on Private Plots of Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia; Alemu Mekonnen, Hosaena Ghebru, Stein Holden and Menale Kassie PART IV: NEW CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OF LAND TENURE REFORM 14. The Rise ofLarge Farms in Land Abundant Countries: Do They Have a Future?; Derek Byerlee and Klaus Deininger 15. Using the Land Governance Assessment Framework to Help Secure Rural Land Rights: Framework and Experience Thus Far; Klaus Deininger and Thea Hilhorst 16. Conclusions; Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus Deininger

Dr. Jeetendra P. Aryal, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Dehli, IndiaDr. Derek Byerlee, Independent ScholarDr. Ashokankur Datta, Shiv Nadar University, IndiaDr. Nobuhiko Fuwa, Waseda University, JapanDr. Hosaena Ghebru, International Food Policy Research Institute, USADr. Xuemei Jiang, Beijing Forestry University, ChinaDr. Songqing Jin, Michigan State University, USADr. Menale Kassie, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, KenyaLuu Duc Khai, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Hanoi, VietnamDr. Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg, SwedenDr. Julius Mangisoni, Lilongwe University, MalawiDr. Thomas Markussen, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkSimon McCoy, International Development (DfID), Edinburgh, UKDr. Alemu Mekonnen, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaDr. Mariapia Mendola, University of Milano-Bicocca, ItalyDr. Wilfred Nyangena, University of Nairobi, KenyaClement Nyirongo, MalawiMaurice Juma Ogada, Environment for Development Initiative in Kenya (EfD-Kenya)Narayan Raj Poudel, Waseda University, JapanGeophrey Sikei, Environment for Development Initiative in Kenya (EfD-Kenya)Dr. Franklin Simtowe, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi, KenyaDr. Finn Tarp. World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), FinlandDr. Alex Tatwangire, UgandaDr. Hardwick Tchale. World Bank, Sierra LeoneDr. Henrik Wiig, Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, NorwayDr. Jintao Xu, Peking University, ChinaDr. Vandana Yadav, Michigan State University, USAMs. Yuanyuan Yi, University of Gothenburg, SwedenMr. Henning Øien, University of Oslo, Norway

• 1. Land Tenure Reforms, Poverty and Natural Resource Management: Conceptual Framework; Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus Deininger PART I: LAND REDISTRIBUTION REFORMS 2. Land Reforms, Caste Discrimination, and Land Market Performance in Nepal; Jeetendra P. Aryal and Stein Holden 3. Does Sharecropping Affect Productivity and Long-term Investment? Evidence from West Bengal's Tenancy Reforms; Klaus Deininger, Songqing Jin and Vandana Yadav 4. Would Small Be Beautiful in the South African Land Reform?; Henrik Wiig and Henning Øien 5. The Economic Effects of Land Redistribution: The Case of Community-Based Rural Land Development Project in Malawi; Franklin Simtowe, Mariapia Mendola, Julius Mangisoni, Hardwick Tchali and Clement Nyirongo PART II: TENURE SECURITY AND TRANSFER RIGHTS ENHANCING REFORMS 6. Welfare Impacts of Land Certification in Tigray, Ethiopia; Stein Holden and Hosaena Ghebru 7. Access to Land: Market and Non-market Land Transactions in Rural Vietnam; Luu Duc Khai, Thomas Markussen, Simon McCoy and Finn Tarp 8. Land Tenure Reforms, Land Market Participation and the Farm Size Productivity Relationship in Uganda; Alex Tatwangire and Stein Holden PART III: FOREST TENURE REFORMS 9. Forest Use Rights and Community Management in Inner Tarai Region of Nepal; Nayayan Poudel, Nobuhiko Fuwa and Keijiro Otsuka 10. Tenure and Forest Management in India: Impacts on Equity and Efficiency of Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand; Ashokankur Datta and Gunnar Köhlin 11. Tenure Security and Investment Effects of Forest Tenure Reform in China; Stein Holden, Yuanyuan Yi, Xuemei Jiang and Jintao Xu 12. Community Forest Management and Tree Planting on Farms in Kakamega, Kenya; Maurice Juma Ogada, Wilfred Nyangena and Geophrey Sikei 13. Impact of Land Certification on Tree Growing on Private Plots of Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia; Alemu Mekonnen, Hosaena Ghebru, Stein Holden and Menale Kassie PART IV: NEW CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OF LAND TENURE REFORM 14. The Rise ofLarge Farms in Land Abundant Countries: Do They Have a Future?; Derek Byerlee and Klaus Deininger 15. Using the Land Governance Assessment Framework to Help Secure Rural Land Rights: Framework and Experience Thus Far; Klaus Deininger and Thea Hilhorst 16. Conclusions; Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus Deininger

Dr. Jeetendra P. Aryal, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Dehli, IndiaDr. Derek Byerlee, Independent ScholarDr. Ashokankur Datta, Shiv Nadar University, IndiaDr. Nobuhiko Fuwa, Waseda University, JapanDr. Hosaena Ghebru, International Food Policy Research Institute, USADr. Xuemei Jiang, Beijing Forestry University, ChinaDr. Songqing Jin, Michigan State University, USADr. Menale Kassie, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, KenyaLuu Duc Khai, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Hanoi, VietnamDr. Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg, SwedenDr. Julius Mangisoni, Lilongwe University, MalawiDr. Thomas Markussen, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkSimon McCoy, International Development (DfID), Edinburgh, UKDr. Alemu Mekonnen, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaDr. Mariapia Mendola, University of Milano-Bicocca, ItalyDr. Wilfred Nyangena, University of Nairobi, KenyaClement Nyirongo, MalawiMaurice Juma Ogada, Environment for Development Initiative in Kenya (EfD-Kenya)Narayan Raj Poudel, Waseda University, JapanGeophrey Sikei, Environment for Development Initiative in Kenya (EfD-Kenya)Dr. Franklin Simtowe, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi, KenyaDr. Finn Tarp. World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), FinlandDr. Alex Tatwangire, UgandaDr. Hardwick Tchale. World Bank, Sierra LeoneDr. Henrik Wiig, Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, NorwayDr. Jintao Xu, Peking University, ChinaDr. Vandana Yadav, Michigan State University, USAMs. Yuanyuan Yi, University of Gothenburg, SwedenMr. Henning Øien, University of Oslo, Norway

• 1. Land Tenure Reforms, Poverty and Natural Resource Management: Conceptual Framework; Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus Deininger PART I: LAND REDISTRIBUTION REFORMS 2. Land Reforms, Caste Discrimination, and Land Market Performance in Nepal; Jeetendra P. Aryal and Stein Holden 3. Does Sharecropping Affect Productivity and Long-term Investment? Evidence from West Bengal's Tenancy Reforms; Klaus Deininger, Songqing Jin and Vandana Yadav 4. Would Small Be Beautiful in the South African Land Reform?; Henrik Wiig and Henning Øien 5. The Economic Effects of Land Redistribution: The Case of Community-Based Rural Land Development Project in Malawi; Franklin Simtowe, Mariapia Mendola, Julius Mangisoni, Hardwick Tchali and Clement Nyirongo PART II: TENURE SECURITY AND TRANSFER RIGHTS ENHANCING REFORMS 6. Welfare Impacts of Land Certification in Tigray, Ethiopia; Stein Holden and Hosaena Ghebru 7. Access to Land: Market and Non-market Land Transactions in Rural Vietnam; Luu Duc Khai, Thomas Markussen, Simon McCoy and Finn Tarp 8. Land Tenure Reforms, Land Market Participation and the Farm Size Productivity Relationship in Uganda; Alex Tatwangire and Stein Holden PART III: FOREST TENURE REFORMS 9. Forest Use Rights and Community Management in Inner Tarai Region of Nepal; Nayayan Poudel, Nobuhiko Fuwa and Keijiro Otsuka 10. Tenure and Forest Management in India: Impacts on Equity and Efficiency of Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand; Ashokankur Datta and Gunnar Köhlin 11. Tenure Security and Investment Effects of Forest Tenure Reform in China; Stein Holden, Yuanyuan Yi, Xuemei Jiang and Jintao Xu 12. Community Forest Management and Tree Planting on Farms in Kakamega, Kenya; Maurice Juma Ogada, Wilfred Nyangena and Geophrey Sikei 13. Impact of Land Certification on Tree Growing on Private Plots of Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia; Alemu Mekonnen, Hosaena Ghebru, Stein Holden and Menale Kassie PART IV: NEW CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OF LAND TENURE REFORM 14. The Rise ofLarge Farms in Land Abundant Countries: Do They Have a Future?; Derek Byerlee and Klaus Deininger 15. Using the Land Governance Assessment Framework to Help Secure Rural Land Rights: Framework and Experience Thus Far; Klaus Deininger and Thea Hilhorst 16. Conclusions; Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus Deininger