Land tenure and food security have traditionally been two separate areas of research, policy, and programs, to the potential detriment of both. Today, as pressures on land and demand for food increase, that gap is slowly narrowing, highlighting new opportunities to accelerate social and economic growth in low-income countries. This year, as Africa celebrates the "Year of Agriculture and Food Security," such growth is urgently needed. Some 65 percent of Africa's labor force relies on agriculture for their livelihood and agriculture accounts for 32 percent of Africa's gross domestic product.i And yet, one-in-four people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished, despite the region's abundant resource wealth.
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