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China’s Policy Reform Plans Could Improve Farmers’ Land Rights

China’s leadership just released a communique summarizing its policy priorities for reform to fix the country’s slowed economic growth. A

Photo essay: An unlikely key to a farmer’s success

This photo essay originally appeared on ONE.org.  

How to manage African land conflicts through informal justice systems

This post originally appeared on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. Conflicts and disputes are a natural and

Peace, land and the development challenge

This post originally appeared on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. The Millennium Summit follow-up report of the U.N. secretary-general

4 Traits the World’s Poorest Share, and What That Tells Us About Addressing Hunger

Most of the world’s poorest citizens share four traits: They live in rural areas. They depend on the land to

India Targeting Rural Land Insecurity with State-level Programs and New National Bill

This post was originally published on USAID’s Land Tenure and Property Rights Portal There is growing recognition that India cannot

Connecting Rule of Law and Land Rights

During my two decades of work as a promoter of good governance and the Rule of Law, I have seen

China’s polluted farmlands carry the seeds of change

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as “A clean start” and on scmp.com. Gao Yu

Emerging Voices: Ashok Sircar on Women’s Right to Inherit Land in India

By Dr. Ashok Sircar, Program Director, Landesa India This post originally appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations Development Channel

A Priceless Asset for India’s Women

This article was originally posted by the Wall Street Journal on their India Real Time blog on April 19, 2013. The Indian
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