Tree crops have changed land tenure in Africa. Farmers have acquired more permanent, alienable rights, but have also … the Benin region of colonial Nigeria. Farmers initially obtained land by traditional methods. Mature farmswere assets that …

Tree crops have changed land tenure in Africa. Planters have acquired more permanent, alienable rights, but have also … the Benin region of colonial Nigeria. Planters initially obtained land by traditional methods. Mature plantations were …

Although Nigeria's Benin region was a major rubber producer in 1960, the industry faltered before 1921. I use labor …

Tree crops have changed land tenure in Africa. Farmers have acquired more permanent, alienable rights, but have also … the Benin region of colonial Nigeria. Farmers initially obtained land by traditional methods. Mature farmswere assets that …

supporting evidence from the Egba of Nigeria. I use early colonial court records to show that Egba institutions fit the theory …