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Displaying 1201 - 1210 of 6947Agricultural Governance Results Improvement Project (A-GRIP)
General
Even though Uganda has experienced rapid economic growth in the past decades, resulting in a stark decline in poverty – from 68% of the population living on less than US1,90/day in 1993 to 33% in 2020, – progress on ensuring food security has remained challenging. Research by FAO et al. (2018) shows that in the period from 2015-2017, 41,4% of the Ugandan population was undernourished and 28,9% of children under five were stunted. Especially rural households, and particularly females, are more food insecure with higher poverty rates and limited access to (nutritious) food. The rapid economic growth has not resulted in the expected increase in agricultural productivity as the increase in crop production primarily stems from expansion of cultivated land, rather than increasing crop yields and overall productivity. This results in land scarcity and continues to create conflicts among individuals, communities and other entities in the struggle to acquire land to secure their livelihoods. Moreover, with the anticipated population and GDP growth in coming years, the domestic food demand is expected to only increase. The complex web of interrelated drivers, such as population and economic growth and the prevailing land tenure and farming system, have limited the progress in realising zero hunger in Uganda over the past decades. In particular, the role of land tenure is recognised as crucial reason for the persistence of food insecurity. Land tenure security is key to enhance agricultural productivity by stimulating investments in (climate smart) agricultural practices, increased family liquidity/collateral to access finance and reduce land conflicts . This chapter introduces the existing land tenure and farming system, its finance mechanism, and responsibilities. Based on this, the main challenges that limit the accessibility and quality of public services and hamper realising food security are brought together in the problem statement.
Objectives
“Strengthened, food secure and resilient farming systems through increased accessibility, availability and quality of land tenure security, agriculture and food security services in 16 selected districts of the Busoga, Elgon, Kigezi, Lango, and Rwenzori regions in Uganda.” 1. Increased formal and equitable land ownership under customary law (Certificate of Customary Ownership – CCOs) especially for the most vulnerable populations; 2. Increased sustainable agricultural smallholder farmers production by enhanced take-up of effective, quality and equitable agricultural food production and natural resources management services; 3. Strengthened regulation and enabling policies for better agricultural and food security (FS) sector performance to match SHFs’ and communities’ needs; 4. General good governance and management at district level in support of improved performance by the DPM, enR.
Target Groups
National and regional (government) stakeholders, District and sub county level stakeholders, District Council Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Resident District Commissioner (RDC) District Land Board (DLB) District Land Tribunal (DLT) District Lands Office (DLO) Office of the Recorder Office of the Mediator Area Land Committee Community stakeholders Farmer organizations including farmer groups and cooperatives International stakeholders:
Land Registry contract for support of Beira Land Administration System 2018-2019
General
Support from the Kadaster in Beira is part of the integral Beira Land Administration System (BLAS) project that focuses on capacity building. In order to be able to develop projects on the serviced land, land rights must be clear and land transactions must be transparent. This requires reinforcement of the Land Registry. The project for the Land Registry in Beira is aimed at strengthening all the components needed to set up a properly functioning cadastral register. This project is implemented in joint collaboration with VNG International.
WoGEM Greener Economy
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Women for Green Economy Movement Uganda (WoGEM Uganda).WoGEM Uganda is dedicated at influencing and promoting women and girls'participation in a greener economy to promote social and economicdevelopment.Our CampaignBridging the gap between Women in Leadership andthe local women infighting for Climate Justice.BackgroundClimate change is a global issue and has greatly affected the local andmarginalized women and girlsIn Uganda, it is attributed to different factors such as deforestation, swampreclamation,development projects which include East Africa Crude OilPipeline (EACOP), construction of hydro dams and roads.These projects have caused injustices among the local and vulnerablewomen such as violation of human, environmental and land rights,compulsory land grabbing leading to food insecurities , limited access toclean water among others.There is less/no engagement between the government, developmentpartners and the vulnerable women during the planning of these projects yetthe women are the most affectedby the impacts of the projects that arecarried out in their ancestral land.ActionThis campaign will help to bridge the gap between the most affectedvulnerable women andwomen in leadership so that their voices andgrievances can be presented to the decision makers.How this Campaign will pilot or incorporate the use of the feministinfluencing basket?This campaign is envisioned at empowering vulnerable women withknowledge and skills to know their human, environmental and land rights sothat they can speak upwith confidence to claim what belongs to them henceattaining justice.What you will use the funds for?We will carryout a 3 day conference bringing together women in leadershipand the vulnerable women to share experiences and ideas on climate changeimpactsand come up with locally led solutions to the existing impacts.More so, we will build a Feminist Movement where the vulnerable women areable to share their climate change stories and struggles withwomen inleadership to build resilience while fighting for climate justice.Further more , we will carryout media campaigns and produce advocacymaterials to create public awareness about climate change and the injusticesfaced by vulnerable women thereby reducing onthe shrinking civic spacefaced by many feministgroups.Lastly, we will also train women and girls on green economic alternatives likeweaving to replace polythene bags and making of briquets to reducecharcoal burning there by protecting and preserving the environment fromclimate change impacts. More sothese projects will empower womenfinancially to reduce on gender based violence in families.
Social Protection for Small Scale Farmer
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CCFC, established in 2011, works in 10 provinces, covering 74 communities w/r to land rights and protection of natural resources. They organise, build the capacity of farmer communities, network at grassroots level in order to have one voice and to promote transparency and good governance by the government, donor community and private sector. For this program, CCFC will focus on linking social protection with food security and livelihood improvement for farmers groups in selected areas. CCFC will focus also on increasingwomen leadership into their interventions CCFC is currently working with 37 local farmer groups (80% female). Plans to increase to 40 groups by 2021. The project implement in Kampot, Preah Sihanouk, Prey Veng, Takeo, Svay Rieng, TbongKhmum, Kandal and Preah Vihear provinces.
Land Rights in Liberia: equitable access to land for the poor and marginalised
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The action is a response to the call to strengthen service delivery by civil society organisations (CSOs) to improve legal certainty and enforcement of land rights for women and youth in Liberia. Land tenure in Liberia is key in the fight against poverty and food insecurity as over 40% of the population relies on subsistence farming for their livelihood . The lack of access and insecurity of land tenure is a major problem in Liberia. Recent government policy is making endeavours to remedy the issue through legislative reforms, for example, the Land Rights Policy of 2013 has introduced the concept of customary rights in Liberia while the Inheritance Laws support the rights of women to husbands’ property including land. The Land Rights Act is another important legal framework that distinctly established the legal framework and land categories and title in Liberia; when passed into law and fully implemented, it will provide opportunities for rural communities to own their land through registered titles. However, these legal frameworks have not fundamentally changed the situation especially for women and youth. Although women and men have the right to land ownership under the statutory and customary tenure, access and control to land title differ in origin, scope and duration. Ownership is often influenced by social norms and traditional practices related to marriage and other family relationships. To enhance the work of government on Liberia’s land tenure framework for equal access to all its citizens and to keep the agenda of women’s access to land, this action has developed objectives that will help to address the rights of vulnerable people in the four target counties
Improved Access to Land & Livelihood Entitlements of the marginalised tribal community in Madhya Pradesh
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The Tribes of Target district live in the primitive stage and far away from the mainstream of the development. Mostly , they live in the forests and are fully dependent on the forest products , herbs , wood etc for their livelihood. There are more 89 tribal blocks in MP which are under PESA. forest villages that are home not only to tribal populations but also other traditional forest dwelling communities, Not only Adivasis, but also about 18% of other rural population is dependent upon forest resources for their livelihood. The minority status of Sahariya and other tribes as well as Dalits deprive them from getting their due land and common property rights. Most of them have no land so they loss their identity and ownership of land they reside. Not only this leads to lack of identity but also creates food insecurity as there is no recognition by the Government as the residents of these Focused district. They are deprived of getting Jobs under MGNREGA, OPS benefits, AAY, PDS, Widow pension, Disable pension, Nutrition support to Saharia women @1000, Ladly laxmi yojana , INSIMP  which comes under the social security schemes. Socio economic status of these area is very vulnerable. Their livelihood mainly depends on Forest and Agriculture activity. As they belongs to remote area of the block they don’t have awareness and accessibility of deferent government services and Schemes. The lack of awareness on the Social Security Schemes by the right holders has ultimately made them vulnerable towards food insecurity and lack of livelihood options. Unaware about the government schemes force them to live in poverty while there are number of government schemes that they can grow after the access. ·    The proposed project seeks to address the issue of land ownership among poor and Marginalized smallholder community in proposed Districts. Due to lack of information/awareness on the claims process the target group are not fill application for IFR .. This project is proposing to influence marginalized Community, CSOs, local leaders in these district to address the issues of land rights. a) capacitate women to be part of the decision making process b) linking vulnerable community with social welfare schemes c)to improve income generation d) strengthening of local self governance e) strengthening of natural resource base f) access and development of common property resource and g) exploring new livelihood options for the community are some of the proposed interventions of this project.
Mozambique Land Action (MOLA)
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To build on previous DFID-supported programming on promoting land tenure security for Mozambicans, so that investors, State and communities can share the benefits of Mozambique’s natural resources. The programme has a dual focus on: i) improving economic resilience of rural based livelihoods and ii) increasing public demand for better land administration at local level.
Support to the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for implementation of Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenur
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Improved governance of tenure land, fisheries and forests contributing to the eradication of hunger and poverty, to sustainable development and to the sustainable use of the environment. Progress made for the principles outlined in the Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure to be mainstreamed among key institutions dealing with the tenure of land, fisheries and forests.
F.a: Cooperation for Adivasi livelihood rights by facilitating FRA-CFR process, post CFR management and docume
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The Project will be implemented in a period of 18 months starting from April 2018 with focusing its activities on NAA East Zone Cooperation and advocacy for indigenous community socio cultural rights and forest based sustainable livelihood in collaboration with the following NAA East Zone partners: Adivasi Samta Manch, DISHA, Parivartan (Chhattisgarh), Paribartan (Odisha), Natya Chetana, Devote Trust, and DHARITRI. The main focus will be given on the follow-up of implementation of CFR (Community Forest Righ ts/Resources) under FRA (Forest Rights Act) till all the villages have got their community forest rights over Community Forest Resources including rights over the shifting cultivation area where Kutia, Baiga and other primitive Adivasis are practicing sin ce long time. Zonal initiative will ensure the CFR area with community forest boundary is properly identified and accepted by the community. It will ensure that 50 operational village of four States community has developed their CFR management and converge nce action plan. It will also develop Bio-protocol document of 50 villages in four States. NAA East Zone member organisations will give more priority on the capacity building of 800 community leaders (directly) and indirectly 10000 leaders including women, youth and traditional leaders for the sustenance of the program. Apart from these, it will also give importance on the Exchange dialogue process among Adivasi of NAA East Zone to find some solutions to their issues and challenges including strengthening t he socio-cultural and economic situation. Along with this, project will focus on the establishment of good relationship among the different Adibasis communities of other areas and mutual learning of good traditional practices for their better life and live lihood. It will also organise a Cultural Campaign for Advocating and supporting rights on forest, land and water and managing FRA-CFR in three States (Odisha and Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand) of East Zone starting from Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and ending at Ranc hi (Jharkhand). It will also ensure the visibility of NAA and spreading message of NAA in three States, highlighting the issue through media advocacy during the campaign. It will also create space in the National level through AIFFRS network to advocacy o n the FRA-CFR and Forest Governance issue to get the solidarity from the other groups and to bring policy level changes on this issue.