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2012 Annual Report

Reports & Research
December, 2013
Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Gender
natural resources management
poverty
food security
capacity development
climate change
environment
agriculture
agricultural and rural legislation
land ownership
land rights
women
research
land investments
farmland
land degradation
natural disasters
sustainable land management
farmers
development agencies
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2014-2015 Global food policy report

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
food security
land policies
women
agriculture
research
rural areas
poverty
climate change
environment
fisheries
rural development
youth
water management
land conflicts
farmers
land use
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
capacity development
natural disasters
sustainable land management
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global, regional, and national levels, and—supported by the latest knowledge and research—explain why. This year’s report is the first to also look forward a year, offering analysis of the potential opportunities and challenges that we will face in achieving food and nutrition security in 2015.
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2016 Global Food Policy Report

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia, South America, Americas
Land Conflicts
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Gender
agriculture
research
rural development
agricultural and rural legislation
poverty
land conflicts
food security
climate change
environment
land degradation
land management
water management
farmers
women
natural disasters
sustainable land management
The Global Food Policy Report is IFPRI’s flagship publication. This year’s annual report examines major food policy issues, global and regional developments, and commitments made in 2015, and presents data on key food policy indicators. The report also proposes key policy options for 2016 and beyond to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the global community made major commitments on sustainable development and climate change.
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2016 Global Food Policy Report: Synopsis

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2016
Africa, Asia, South America, Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia, South America, Americas
Land Conflicts
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Gender
agriculture
research
rural development
agricultural and rural legislation
poverty
land conflicts
food security
climate change
environment
land degradation
land management
water management
farmers
women
natural disasters
sustainable land management
The Global Food Policy Report is IFPRI’s flagship publication. This year’s annual report examines major food policy issues, global and regional developments, and commitments made in 2015, and presents data on key food policy indicators. The report also proposes key policy options for 2016 and beyond to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the global community made major commitments on sustainable development and climate change.
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Advocacy poster for state land allocation for land less people in Bangladesh

Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2012
Bangladesh
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
advocacy
capacity development
informal settlements
women
Uttaran is the pioneer leading national non-government to promote rights for landless people of Bangladesh since 1985. As part of its activities under land less people and state land settlement, it has already piloted the participatory land less selection process and state land identification. The process has been accelerated with number of communication materials such as posters, leaflets and brochures. This poster has described the discrimination between men and women during state land allocation and also promote advocacy agenda with government.
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Are rural women disadvantaged in asset ownership and business relations in the Kyrgyz Republic?

January, 2004
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Armenia, Russia, Europe
Land & Gender
Land & Food Security
food security
land tenure
poverty
women
agriculture
capacity development
This paper examines how, over the past 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has privatised most of its agricultural land and distributed it to individual households. These households either farm alone or join together and farm cooperatively. This research seeks to examine whether women have been adversely affected in the process of privatisation, asset ownership, or business development.
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Assessment Toolkit: Assessing gender-sensitive implementation and country-level monitoring of the Tenure Governance and Africa Land Policy Guidelines

Manuals & Guidelines
Training Resources & Tools
November, 2017
Africa
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
food security
land law
tenure security
capacity development
farmers
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
women
This gender-sensitive toolkit enables civil society organisations, women and communities, as well as other actors to assess each country’s current legal framework and tenure governance arrangements in line with the provisions of the VGGTS and the AU F&G.
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Conflict and food insecurity: How do we break the links?

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
food security
land policies
women
agriculture
research
rural areas
poverty
climate change
environment
fisheries
rural development
youth
water management
land conflicts
farmers
land use
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
capacity development
Food and nutrition insecurity are becoming increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, affecting millions of people. Policies and interventions that build resilience to these shocks have the power to not only limit the breadth and depth of conflict and violence around the world, but also strengthen national-level governance systems and institutions.
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Custom, Law and Women’s Land Rights in Zambia

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2012
Zambia
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
women
Most women in Zambia do not enjoy the same land rights as men. Zambia’s Lands Act provides support for women who hold statutory land, but the law does not apply to customary land. Most land is held under custom and most customary tenure systems do not provide women with significant land rights — even when they do, traditional institutions often do not effectively implement the rules.
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Do discriminatory social institutions matter for food security?

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2012
Global
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agricultural land management
capacity development
food security
gender equity in access to land
rural areas
rural development
women
In view of the 2012 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s thematic focus on rural women’s empowerment, the gender team at the Development Centre has launched an issues paper, “Do discriminatory social institutions matter for food security?”.