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Land Law Advocacy for Farmers in China
This blog originally appeared on the World Bank Development Marketplace Blog. Even though Chinese law offers farmers protection from land
A Letter to the G(irls)20 Summit Delegates
The G(irls)20 Summit was held from May 24-31 in Mexico City, Mexico just before the leaders of the world’s most powerful
Women’s land rights and nutrition
While there is no silver bullet to solve global hunger, discussion at the Global Conference of Women in Agriculture (GCWA),
How women can help solve the global food security problem
Four years ago, Asira Nzamwitaakuze, a Rwandan farmer and mother of four young children, more than doubled her harvest when
A Plot of Land, a Path to Freedom
Zack Foreman was among the wealthiest men in the West during the 1890s. He had his own private railroad, herds
China: One fire may be out, but tensions over rural land rights are still smoldering
After months of protests and rioting in the small Chinese village of Wukan, life is returning to normal. As roadblocks
A Development Practitioner’s Perspective on Reducing Malnutrition
The findings of a new study released this month showing that 42 percent of children under five in India are
Land rights for women can help ease India’s child malnutrition crisis
This post originally appeared in the Guardian’s Poverty Matters Blog Despite progress on many fronts, India’s child malnutrition rate rivals
Women’s Access to Legal Information
National governments across the world continue the slow march toward legislating gender equality, but in countries with gendered patterns of
Chinese Government Bans Time Travel
The most popular TV shows in China feature modern Chinese characters who travel back in time to the Qing Dynasty,