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Rural communities depend on many natural resources and ecosystems-wildlife, water, forests and pasture-for their livelihoods and well-being. But in most African countries, local ... Read more »
Food Security in Africa Depends on Secure Land Rights
Africa's celebration of a "Year of Agriculture and Food Security" is also a call to boost agricultural development. One in four people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished despite the region's abundant resource wealth. New studies shed light on the relationship between food security and secure land rights.
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A study in Ethiopia found that a regional land registration and certification program increased food availability, particularly in female-headed households.
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29 October 2013
What's Land Got To Do With It?
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Across Africa, land is income, identitiy, food, and security. Without secure rights to land and natural resources, rural people fail to protect their ... see more »
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Secure Land Rights: Food Security Depends On It
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What do land tenure security and food security have to do with one another? A lot. Recent studies underscore the importance of secure land tenure to ending hunger in Africa. see more »
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1 July 2014
Secure Land Tenure: Food Security Depends on It
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Land tenure and food security have traditionally been two separate areas of research, policy, and programs, to the potential detriment of both. ... see more »
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Although both women and men have rights to land under statutory and customary tenure, the rights of women and men differ in origin, duration and scope, and are influenced by the ... Read more »
