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… Land is the backbone of livelihoods for most women and men in rural … generation. For women, given their prominent role in food production, rights to access and control over land is crucial. Over the past 15 … – will explore these principles in more detail through a series of blogs. The blogs will unpick these principles, including how they are …

… would run for election for the leadership positions of its Community Land Development and Management Committee – the body responsible for … border where, like most tenure systems in Liberia, land rights are based on customary laws derived from local lineage-based … natural resource management. This is the final of four  contributed blogs to the series by the programme  which implements a range of …

… no way for me to feed them except for the farm.” Taking agricultural land from widows is common across much of the world, including in … programme is helping to resolve long-standing tensions over customary rights and promoting gender-responsive practices to encourage joint land … natural resource management. This is the third of four contributed blogs to the series by the programme which implements a range of …

… African countries, in Senegal women farmers still struggle to secure land rights – despite a progressive legal framework that supports equal land … by the government and development organisations.  Read the first blog of this series featuring voices from East and West Africa taking a …