Four big reasons why land rights matter
By Nicholas K. Tagliarino, World Resources Institute
Land and property rights are key to myriad development goals, from hunger to women's economic empowerment. So why are they so hard to obtain?
Land Rights for Women -- on Paper and in Practice
By Colleen O'Holleran
Over the past few decades there has been growing awareness of the need to strengthen land rights for women and men across the African continent. As a result, governments have come under growing pressure to improve laws, policies and institutions to guarantee Africa’s smallholder farmers secure land tenure.
Adding to the urgency of this call to action is the global land rush for farmland, which has raised concerns about large land-based investments displacing smallholders and pastoralists.
Dona Dijé: Afro-Brazilian Leader in the Fight for Women’s Land Rights
By Janessa Robinson, Digital Communications Officer at ActionAid USA
More than 18 million hectares of Brazilian land is covered by babassu palms and the babassu nut that comes from the tree is used extensively in food, as well as soap and beauty products.
Women's Land Rights Can Help Grow Food Security
By Jolyne Sanjak
When land tenure experts like me write about the connection between land tenure and food security, we often focus on how secure rights to land tend to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity-enhancing investments. As studies in China, Thailand, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ghana, among other countries, document—farmers with security of tenure are more likely to invest their finances and labor in improvements to their land.
Workshops help practitioners in Africa boost women’s land rights
By Philippine Sutz, Senior researcher – Legal Tools team; Natural Resources Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment in DFID priority countries.
“The woman is a tractor”: how can Eastern DRC’s women gain control over land, rather than simply working on it?
By Women for Women International
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment in DFID priority countries.
A global push for gender equality in land rights
By Philippine Sutz (IIED), LEGEND Core Land Support Team
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment in DFID priority countries.
What do we know about gender and large-scale land acquisitions?
By Landesa Responsible Investments in Property and Land (RIPL) Project
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment in DFID priority countries.
The four things you need to know about women’s land rights
By Susan Markham, USAID’s Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
At USAID, we know that addressing gender issues is essential in our work to end extreme poverty and create resilient, democratic societies. Period. Women are key drivers of economic growth and must gain access to and control of capital, land, markets, education and leadership opportunities in order to build vibrant economies and respond to a swiftly growing population that must be fed.
