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Sao Tome and Principe - Country Economic Memorandum : Background Note 7 - What are the bottlenecks on land governance and how to remove them to support tourism and agriculture development?
Ivonne Astrid Moreno Horta, Camilo Pardo Herrera

Paper Summary

This note looks at how land governance issues are holding back agriculture and tourism in Sao Tome and Principe. The lack of a proper land information system and weak governance are the main problems. Establishing a land information system could help rural development and tourism. Inefficiencies in land administration are affecting economic growth. Recommendations are made to address these issues.

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