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The feminization of farming means women’s land rights have never been more important

By Renée Giovarelli and D. Hien Tran This post originally appeared on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ “Global Food for

Invisible and Voiceless

By Kalpana Sharma After a poor monsoon season, much of India now appears to be headed into a serious drought.

A Prosperous New Year for China’s Farmers

As more than 200 million people board buses, trains, and planes for lunar New Year celebrations in their ancestral homes

How Ensuring Women’s Rights to Land Keeps Girls Out of Child Marriage in Kenya

“Life has changed for my little girl Kayla,” says Gladys Chepkorir, a widow with two young daughters, “I have set

Land: A Foundation for Development

The Council on Foreign Relations Development Channel recently posted an exciting article by Stephanie Hanson of the One Acre Fund on empowering female smallholder
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Obama on Myanmar Land Rights

During this week’s historic first visit to Myanmar by an American President, President Obama was right to shine a spotlight

The key to peace and security is right under our feet: Land

Across India, where I live and work, I can clearly see the connection between land rights and peace and security.

Micro-plots: A Foundation for Development

By Sanjoy Patnaik Most of the world’s poor share two traits: they rely on agriculture to survive, but they don’t

Growing a Greener Planet: The Connection Between Conservation and Landownership

By: Pinaki Halder, Landesa West Bengal State Director  The planting of a tree has long been understood as an act

Getting ALL Children Back to School

As my three daughters sharpen pencils, don their backpacks, and head back to school, it pains me to remember that
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