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Could youth land rights hold the key to transforming agriculture and stimulating economic development in Africa?
From Liberia to Zimbabwe and Benin to Tanzania, advocates, legal experts and members of civil society are dismantling barriers that
Why Securing Youth Land Rights Matter for Agriculture-Led Growth in Africa
Access to land is both a critical component and a fundamental barrier to productive youth engagement in agriculture. If properly
Want to transform agriculture? Give youth access to land
More than 65 per cent of youths (defined as ages 15-34) in Tanzania find employment in agriculture, but they lack
Respecting land rights with PepsiCo
To help strengthen land rights for rural women and men and help mitigate risk to businesses, Landesa frequently advises companies
In Myanmar, a Land Rights Program is Accelerating Gender Equality, Growing Rural Incomes, and Preserving Forests
What if we could alleviate rural poverty, strengthen women’s rights, and help turn the tide against climate change, all at
Their land, our future: To arrest the climate crisis, we need a democratic overhaul
Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. Governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources to
Why Women Farmers Deserve the Right to Identity
On the 2019 International Day of Rural Women, Landesa’s Shipra Deo explores how land rights are an essential element for
Women Help Feed the World. Why Can’t They Own Land?
In rural areas worldwide, the land rights gender gap still prevents millions of women from accessing the same resources &
Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration
With the world’s food supply under threat and millions already facing climate-driven migration, a land-use revolution is needed. Legal reforms
Daughters’ inheritance rights in Uttar Pradesh
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights (WLR) Director in India, writes about a new law in Uttar Pradesh that strengthens
