The Observatory on Land Acquisitions Project is an innovative project that aims to improve the quality and inclusiveness of policy dialogue and decision-making on land, both globally and in countries around the world, by making spatial data, as well information on actors and their activities, more accessible and engaging.
Alejandro Litovsky and Paulina Villalpando look at how the risks of investing in farmland create opportunities for sustainability
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How agricultural land is owned, what is grown on it, and by whom, will probably determine much of the next century’s politics, profits and, possibly, revolutions.
Pour le compte d’Abu Dhabi Investment Company, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) a commis dernièrement un rapport baptisé « Into Africa – Institutional investor intentions to 2016 ».
The Beijing Platform for Action, an agenda for women's empowerment, spelled out a set of objectives and actions to be taken by governments, the international community, non-governmental organisations and the private sector to overcome obstacles to women's equality. Amongt the critical areas of concern relevant to women's land rights mentioned in the document are the following: