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Farms.com — Landesa’s Krista Jacobs was quoted in an article about a newly released book on women and smallholder farming, published in recognition of the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer. Jacobs emphasizes that securing women’s rights to use, manage, and benefit from land is essential to advancing gender equity and sustainably increasing agricultural productivity worldwide.
As countries revise their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP30, including land tenure in the NDCs remains a missed opportunity.
Landesa’s new study shows how Indonesia’s new capital can balance urban growth with mangrove conservation by integrating ecosystem service economics into land certification to strengthen gender-responsive land rights.
Michuzi TZ — Landesa, alongside S4HL TZ partners Haki Ardhi and MIICO, launched the Women’s Land Rights Manifesto during the 5th annual gathering for Int’l Day of Rural Women in Tanzania, reaffirming our commitment to ensuring all women can own and inherit land with security and dignity.
Daily Star TZ — Landesa’s Khadija Mrisho and Godfrey Massay were quoted in an article about S4HL Tanzania’s new Women’s Land Rights Manifesto.
ITV — Tanzania’s Ministry of Community Development pledged, with support from UN Women and Landesa, to advance women’s economic equality under the Generation Equality Forum commitments.
The Guardian TZ — Landesa’s Khadija Mrisho and Godfrey Massay were interviewed about the urgent need to close the gap between Tanzania’s progressive land policies and the realities women face, calling for dismantling discriminatory traditions, improving governance, and ensuring women know and claim their land rights.
CGIAR — At the 3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress in Kunming, China, Landesa’s Esther Mwaura-Muiru emphasized that women’s exclusion from agricultural programs, financial systems, and decision-making bodies isn’t just unjust—it actively undermines the conservation of agrobiodiversity.
UN News — At a HLPF 2025 side event, Landesa’s Karol Boudreaux emphasized the importance of recognizing women’s land rights for the success of agrifood systems. “When you are recognized as a farmer, a world of possibilities, a world of resources – opportunities for representation and rights – become available to you. Doors open.”
As world leaders meet for the 2025 High-Level Political Forum, two new reports from the SDG Land Momentum Group highlight that secure land rights are critical—and urgently needed—to achieve global development and climate goals.
