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Women Transforming Indian Agriculture | MKSP Case Stories

Landesa conducted a project jointly with UN WOMEN last year to study a national project of the Indian government for

Case Studies on Women and Agriculture Projects in India

NOVEMBER 2013 — Landesa conducted a project jointly with UN WOMEN last year to study a national project of the Indian
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Gender and Land Tenure Security: Challenges and Barriers to Women’s Entitlement to Land in India

In rural India, women do a majority of the agricultural labor, yet often have no legal right or control to
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Developing a National Land Policy in Uganda: A Learning Process

This paper details and assesses National Land Policy development process in Uganda, and in so doing, examines its potential to
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A Case for Farmers and Rural Communities’ Right to Compensation Under China’s Natural Forest Protection Program (NFPP)

There is a series of strong policy, legal and social reasons to reform the NFPP so that affected farmers and
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Impact of Licensed Cultivators Act in Andhra Pradesh (India)

This report explains how the Andhra Pradesh Licensed Cultivators’ Act has the potential to improve farm productivity as well as
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Securing Land Rights for Women through Institutional and Policy Reforms

This paper analyzes barriers to distribution of homestead land to rural women in India, a pilot program between the government
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A Systems Approach for Providing Legal Aid for Land

This paper explains legal education and assistance models in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, which offer practical solutions
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The Fog of Entitlement: Women and Land in India

Based on quantitative insights gained from interviews of 504 women in 19 villages, in two states of India, Andhra Pradesh

Spotlight on Gender: Ensuring Poor Women Benefit from Forestland Reform in China

The paper is part of “The Challenges of Securing Women’s Tenure and Leadership for Forest Management,” published by Rights and
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