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Getting Down to Basics in a Fight for Children’s Lives
A special to the Seattle Times by Roy Prosterman and Tim Hanstad | download PDF
From Sharecroppers to Landowners: Paving the Way for West Bengal’s Bargadars
In the Indian state of West Bengal, many sharecroppers—known as bargadars—are seeking ways to gain ownership of the land they
Compensation and Valuation in Resettlement: Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, and India
An Article from an Asian Development Bank publication | download PDF
Amending the West Bengal Land Reforms Act: Benefiting the Poor and Marginalized
This report details Landesa’s suggested changes to West Bengal’s central land reform law. Two key changes include (1) a provision
Allocating Homestead Plots as Land Reform: Analysis from West Bengal
A description of research findings from West Bengal, India which document the benefits of homestead plot allocation to the landless.
Activist to be Honored for Land Reform Ideas
A 2003 profile of Roy Prosterman from the Seattle Post Intelligencer. | download PDF
Improving Land Access for India’s Rural Poor (2008)
2008 An article by Landesa’s partner in India (the Rural Development Institute), in association with the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices