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The Myth of Cheap Land
A severe drought in the Horn of Africa is forcing millions of people into starvation, leaving many with no option
Do land rights make a difference?
Report by Landesa CEO, Tim Hanstad on a field visit August 2, 2011. This afternoon I was in the field
Are women with secure land rights less vulnerable to domestic violence?
The problem of domestic violence in the world can seem intractable. In a recent report, UN Women notes that in
The Next Big Idea
“Exchanging ideas that matter” – Big Ideas. That phrase sums up the Aspen Ideas Festival 2011, which I had the
Rural Women & Agricultural Land Conversions in China
China’s unprecedented economic growth and rapid urbanization have created a massive demand for arable land to be converted to real
The Importance of Locally Legitimate Law Reform
I was recently reminded of the importance, and the potency, of locally legitimate law reform (law reform which is based
New Laws in China Could Protect Individual Land Rights
While Landesa’s recent 17-province survey of farmers found a worrying upswing in farmland loss across much of China, there is
Top 6 Myths About Land Acquisitions
In my last post, I wrote about the risks and benefits of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. Judging by
Egypt: Six Million of the Especially Aggrieved
Hernando De Soto’s Op-ed in the Feb. 3rd Wall Street Journal rightly points out that “Egypt’s legal institutions fail the
Can the Global Land Rush benefit investors and farmers?
Neil MacFarquhar’s recent piece in the New York Times describing how African farmers are being displaced by large-scale land investments
