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Land, Assets, and Livelihoods: Gender Analysis of Evidence from Odisha State in India
This investigation is one of the first to explicitly use the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project framework to gain additional
What is Preventing Women from Inheriting Land? A Study of the Implementation of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005 in Three States in India
Past studies have shown that women’s land ownership in India can have multiplier impacts on women’s social status, reduction of
Securing Women’s Land Tenure in Northern Uganda – A Women First Approach
Though there is no one-size-fits-all approach that will guarantee that women’s rights are secure, or that will equalize imbalances in
Large-Scale Forestland Acquisition in China: Field Findings and Recommended Improvements
In southern China, large-scale land acquisition by multinational companies coupled with local government’s desire for international investment tends to weaken
Improving Land Governance through Community Participation
This paper highlights how people-centric land governance examples have improved land administration, making it more efficient and effective.
Focus on Land in Africa: Linking Property Rights and Development
This paper shares successes and challenges in in communicating about complex property rights issues with a non-technical development audience.
Ensuring and Protecting the Land Leasing Right of Poor Women in India
Lease farming by landless women in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh shows a pathway for reducing their poverty and enabling upward
Empowering Adolescent Girls through Land – A Public-Private Partnership
In 2012, Landesa and the government of West Bengal, India, entered an innovative partnership aimed at using land to reduce
Enhancing Poor Rural Women’s Land Rights in the Developing World
January 2014 — In rural areas from East Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa, women make up a bulk of the agricultural
Security for Girls Through Land | Second Pilot Assessment (2012-2013)
This study analyzing the impact of the Girls Project, a pilot program designed and implemented by a partnership between the
