Publicatie n.a.v. 10 jaar ICW

De Cultuurtechnische Dienst verzocht in april I964 het Landbouw- Economisch Instituut een sociaal-economische schets te maken van de ruilverkaveling-in-voorbereiding "Houtse Polders". Deze schets is een uitwerking van en een toelichting op de bestaande statistische documentatie over het betrokken gebied.

March 2014 – In most of Africa, land is at the heart of economic, social and political life. Therefore, land and natural resource rights and governance issues profoundly affect and are affected by development initiatives across the continent. To fully succeed and contribute to ending extreme poverty in the post-2015 world, development initiatives must recognize and strengthen the land and natural resource rights of local people, especially the rural poor and women. However, while there is growing awareness of these issues, they are often overlooked.

A comunidade Uruçu está situada na zona rural do município de Mairi, Bahia-Brasil, próximo ao Rio Jacuípe, clima semiárido, subtropical e ameno. A precipitação pluviométrica média anual varia entre 600 a 800 milímetros, coordenadas geográfica -11.642196 -40.263096.