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Commentary Series, Part VI: Securing Land Rights Amidst a Rising Demand for Land in Africa
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land
Commentary Series, Part V: Context is Crucial for Impacting Land Rights
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land
Commentary Series, Part IV: The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure and Large-Scale, Land-Based Agricultural Investment
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land
Sowing it Forward
By Bholanath Chakladar This week, 55,339 destitute families across West Bengal will receive legal title to a micro-plot of land. The
What ‘Downton Abbey’ can teach us about women and inheritance
As fans of Downton Abbey know, women’s lack of inheritance rights have brought down dynasties, impelled marriages, and divided families. What may
Mandela’s Legacy of Land Rights
When Nelson Mandela assumed the presidency of South Africa almost 20 years ago, he recognized that the country could not
Photo essay: An unlikely key to a farmer’s success
This photo essay originally appeared on ONE.org.
Myth Busting: How We Can Really Achieve Food Security
The majority of the world’s hungry make their living from agriculture – a cruel irony. They are hungry generation after
What We Can Learn From the Last Case of Polio
A two-year-old girl named Arshi was one of last people in India to get polio. Her case is remarkable for a
Fighting Poverty with Land
This post originally appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations Development Channel. In 2005, our non-profit, Landesa, partnered with the government
