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    Gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra

    Aplicabilidad en Bolivia y Perú de las ´Directrices voluntarias sobre la governanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria nacional´

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    November, 2014
    Bolivia, Peru
    Land & Food Security
    VGGT
    food security
    fisheries
    land tenure

    Las Directrices Voluntarias sobre la Gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques –pese a las críticas por su carácter transaccional y no vinculante– se constituyen en una importante herramienta que orienta y genera información sobre las prácticas internacionalmente aceptadas para los sistemas que regulan los derechos de uso, gestión y control de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques.

  2. Library Resource
    Land is Life, Land is Power”: Landlessness, Exclusion, and Deprivation in Nepal

    Land is Life, Land is Power”: Landlessness, Exclusion, and Deprivation in Nepal

    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2011
    Nepal
    Land & Food Security
    Land Conflicts
    Land in post-conflict settings
    development
    post-conflict settings
    food security
    land law
    agriculture
    land rights
    landlessness
    land conflicts
    housing rights

    This Report presents the findings of this research effort. A comprehensive consideration of the many aspects of land ownership in Nepal, including the related issues of agricultural development, the impact of nonstate actors in newly-formed special economic zones, and the claims of landlords returning to land seized during the Maoist conflict is beyond the scope of this project. The Report and study focused on documenting the impact that inadequate access to land has on the human rights of landless people, including rights to housing, food, water, work, and access to justice.

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    Draft: UN General Comment No. 26 on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    Manuals & Guidelines
    Reports & Research
    April, 2021
    Global
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Gender
    Land Degradation & Tenure
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    gender equity in access to land
    land governance
    poverty
    food security
    land degradation
    conflicts
    water
    land rights
    land access
    land tenure
    water rights
    women

    CESCR calls for written contributions to the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is developing a general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The purpose of this general comment is to clarify the specific obligations of States parties relating to land and the governance of tenure of land under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

  4. Library Resource
    Food Security and Governance Factsheet: Afghanistan

    Food Security and Governance Factsheet: Afghanistan

    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Afghanistan
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Gender
    title deeds
    food security
    land policies
    land reform
    rural areas
    urban areas
    conflicts
    land rights
    land dispute
    customary tenure
    religious tenure regimes
    water rights
    property rights
    extractive industries

    In Afghanistan, insecurity over land and water rights hampers investments in food production and irrigation. In rural areas, customary tenure systems, partly based on religious law, are the most relevant but suffer from weak recognition and offer little protection to rights holders. The land policy reform is on-going but remains slow. Moreover, land administration capacity is weak and improvements mostly take place in urban areas. In this context, land disputes are common and often violent.

  5. Library Resource
    Country Profile - Pakistan

    Country Profile - Pakistan

    Reports & Research
    December, 2011
    Pakistan
    Land & Food Security
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    food security
    environment
    climate change
    agriculture
    water
    water management
    water rights

    The country profile is a summary of key information that gives an overview of the water resources and water use at the national level. It can support water-related policy and decision makers in their planning and monitoring activities as well as inform researchers, media and the general public. Information in the report is organized by sections:

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    Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business

    Reports & Research
    December, 2018
    Land & Food Security
    contract farming
    food security
    farmers
    farming systems
    land tenure
    land ownership

    The report analyzes the changing tripartite constellations between South African black smallholders, the pre- and post-apartheid state, and the country’s large-scale agribusiness and irrigation industry. A recent mode of farming is the ‘joint venture’, in which smallholders hand over land and share in the net profits, while a strategic partner manages the cultivation with own inputs and equipment, and markets the output.

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    A review of trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in East Africa

    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2018
    Urban Tenure
    Land & Food Security
    food security
    capacity development
    farmers
    natural resources management
    water management
    land tenure
    urbanization
    land management
    poverty

    Smallholder irrigation expansion would signi cantly increase agricultural production, and reduce food insecurity and poverty levels in East Africa. This paper reviews literature on trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in four East African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Irrigation development has been slow in these countries, and has been mainly through traditional schemes.

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