Land degradation is increasingly recognised as global challenge and is even pushed for as candidate for a (post-2015) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The ‘quality of soil’ has been linked to the emergence of conflict, inter alia since it aggravates food and water scarcity. It is an…
In Africa, where most agriculture is rainfed, crop growth is limited by water availability. Rainfall variability during a growing season generally translates into variability in crop production. While the seasonality of rainfall in the drier rangelands can play a significant role in productivity…
Ce document décrit le point de vue des parties prenantes sur le développement des Directives Volontaires pour la gouvernance foncière. Ces Directives représentent le plus grand «terrain d’entente» sur la gouvernance foncière qui a été trouvé à ce jour dans un forum mondial. Ce consensus a été…
Este documento describe la perspectiva de las partes interesadas sobre el desarrollo de las Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza de la tenencia. Estas directrices representan la mayor medida de un “terreno común\" sobre la gobernanza de la tenencia que se ha encontrado hasta el…
83 profils de pays mis à jour régulièrement qui fournissent des informations sur la politique nationale et les cadres juridiques liées au genre et aux droits fonciers de chaque pays Des statistiques sur la terre ventilées par sexe basés sur des recensements agricoles nationaux et enquêtes…
This paper describes the perspective of stakeholders on the development of the Voluntary Guidelines on tenure. These Guidelines represent the greatest extent of “common ground” on governance of tenure that has been found to date in a global forum. This consensus was developed through…
83 regularly-updated country profiles that provide information on national policy and legal frameworks related to gender and land rights Gender and land-related statistics from national agricultural censuses and household surveys available through maps, tables and graphs A Legislation…
83 perfiles de país actualizados con regularidad que proporcionan información sobre la política nacional y los marcos jurídicos relacionados con los derechos de género y de la tierra en cada país Estadísticas de género tierra desagregados en función de los censos agrícolas nacionales y…
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/Inf.2
Session: Sess.1
There is growing evidence that investing in developing countries’ agricultural sector is among the most efficient ways to reduce poverty and hunger. Agricultural investments can generate a wide range of developmental benefits, but these benefits cannot be expected to arise automatically and some…