Africa: Giving People Land Title and Passing New Land Laws Fall Short in Addressing Poverty

25 March 2014

Land reform programmes and giving people land title are not proving sufficient to reduce poverty, policymakers and experts said on Monday in recommending that governments address land issues as part of a broader economic development plan.

Governments and development agencies have embraced land reform as an important way to strengthen people's economic stake in their communities and encourage them to invest in their land and increase its productivity. The United Nations estimates that 70 percent of land in developing countries has no documented tenure, while over 3 billion people live in poverty.

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