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El acceso a la tierra es indispensable para producir alimentos y crear ingresos. Es también una ventaja social y económica determinante que da acceso a la identidad cultural, al poder político y a la toma de decisiones.
La brecha entre hombres y mujeres en la propiedad de la tierra en América Latina es enorme. En pocos países, las mujeres alcanzan una cuarta parte de los propietarios de tierra.
El objetivo de este documento es caracterizar la situación de las mujeres rurales que participan en la agricultura familiar en cinco países de América Latina: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay.
La feminización de la tierra —el acceso de las mujeres a la tenencia— es un fenómeno que viene impactando de forma importante en el ámbito rural; en diferentes niveles, el aumento del interés femenino a acceder a los medios de producción rural ha dado muestras positivas de la capacidad y el lider
A second volume in this series covering this region, building on that of August 2004. Designed to be useful for planners, programme designers, advocates, practitioners, citizens and subjects engaged in land reform.
Chapters include the land question, land policy issues, constitutional reform, land reform issues, land use management principles, land administration, land issues requiring special intervention, institutional framework, support agencies, land policy implementation framework, proposed organizatio
Following introductory historical sections, paper focuses on the impact of land-market reform at the village level – including the extent of conversions, conversions for elites, land speculation, displacement, enclosures, conflict and resistance – and on the (mal)administration of land.
Covers land-tenure system in Amhara Region, the land rights registration process, women’s access to and control of land, land use by men and women, marital property rights, inheritance rights, female-headed households, legal services, conclusions and recommendations.
Includes key features of current land policy, land law implementation – recording local rights, registering customarily held rights, knowing your rights, the public sector response, private sector and other non-customary land rights, historical land units, land concentration, benefits to local pe