Thea Hilhorst

Thea Hilhorst works for the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and co-ordinates the Academy on Land Governance (LANDac) - a joint effort of institutions including the Africa Study Centre, Agriterra, Hivos, Triodos Facet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the universities of Utrecht and Wageningen (www.landgovernance.org).

Email: t.hilhorst@kit.nl

• Analysing the diversity of farmers' strategies
• The contribution of local governments