Wall Street Journal Publishes Op-Ed on Land Rights in China by Landesa CEO Tim Hanstad
OCTOBER 12, 2011 — In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, our CEO ...
1st ‘Global Hero Award’ Goes to Roy Prosterman
OCTOBER 6, 2011 --Global Washington honors Professor Roy Prosterman as the inaugural recipient of the Global Hero Award for his lifetime of service on behalf of poor families across the world.
A Defining Moment for Equal Rights to Rural Land in China
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 -- As the ongoing violence in Lufeng, China makes clear, farmers’ land rights are critical to China’s continuing economic development and stability. China’s Central Government recognizes this and is working to improve the rural land registration system across China. Landesa is partnering with the government to ensure that this system documents the land rights of both men and women farmers.
A new nationwide survey underway on Chinese farmers’ land rights
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 -- Landesa’s China program is teaming up again with China’s Renmin University and Michigan State University to conduct a new round of nationwide survey on farmers’ land rights, which is the sixth in the series. The survey covers 17 major agricultural provinces in China based on interviews with more than 2,000 farm families across rural China.
NALSAR and RDI-India Establish Center for Land Rights
To address the lack of implementation, assistance and even awareness of land laws for rural families in India, the state government of Andhra Pradesh, NALSAR University of Law, and Landesa’s partner in India, RDI, are establishing a Center for Land Rights at NALSAR’s campus in Hyderabad.