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From large land acquisitions that displace communities without due compensation, to the encroachment of mining on indigenous lands, to the brunt of climate change and natural disasters, to everyday land and property deprivation by kin or state, women are typically more harshly impacted by land tenure insecurity due to discriminatory laws and lingering social bias.

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The exclusion of women from inheritance in Jordan. Social pressure, lack of land registration and subdivision, live donations.

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April, 2025
Jordan

A patriarchal pattern of power dominates both inheritance and property in Jordan. This pattern affects women, but also the youth - which is much less studied. While the inheritance rights of women are formally enshrined in the constitution, in Islamic law (Sharia), female heirs continue to face social pressure to renounce their rights in favor of male heirs. Only one fourth of Jordanian women entitled to property inheritance receive it fully. Elder sons decide of the fate of the father, not always following the Sharia law.

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Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest: Kenya
January 2010 to January 2014

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United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Egypt LAND-at-scale
LAND-at-scale Egypt Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models
1485000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Government of the Netherlands

The project will aim to reduce land fragmentation through participatory land use consolidation for climate resilience and inclusive business models, to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of key institutions on land governance aspects. The LAND-at-scale component is integrated into the broader Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP phase II) implemented by GIZ Egypt, co-financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt.

Responsible Land Policy in Niger
Responsible Land Policy in Niger
4000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niger is a landlocked country with 80% of its land area covered by desert. Only one eighth of the country's land area can be used for agriculture and livestock. Secure access to fertile land is therefore of vital importance as the country’s population economically depends on it. This scarcity of agricultural land is magnified by the extremely high population pressure in Niger, which has the highest fertility rate in the world. Small family farms mainly have traditional land tenure and use rights, which they may formally obtain, but in reality, this is practically impossible due to the low capacity and insufficient skills of the structures in charge of land tenure. In some parts of the country, customary norms and practices restrict youth and women’s access to land, only in exceedingly rare instances do they access quality land. If women or youth are allocated marginal land, there is often no guarantee of long-term use.
Her rights. Her land.
Her rights. Her land.
Project duration:
Australian dollar

The Stand for Her Land Campaign is closing the implementation gap for women’s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women’s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. Whether her home is a small farm in Uganda, the coastal regions of Colombia, or an informal settlement in New Delhi, India, every woman deserves firm ground to stand on.

Barwaqo
LAND-at-scale Somalia: Saameynta – Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Burundi Amahoro taken by Mark Williams Wasswa
LAND-at-scale Burundi: Amahoro at Scale – An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land gov
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
ZOA, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
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Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

Cocoa tree
Responsible Land Policy in Côte d'Ivoire
3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases.
Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

490000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

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The Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest (Justice) Project piloted an approach for improving women’s access to customary justice, particularly related to women’s land rights, by enhancing the customary justice system in one target area. The work

Evaluation Research and Communication: Global
January 2013 to January 2018

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United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
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Egypt LAND-at-scale
LAND-at-scale Egypt Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models
1485000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Government of the Netherlands

The project will aim to reduce land fragmentation through participatory land use consolidation for climate resilience and inclusive business models, to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of key institutions on land governance aspects. The LAND-at-scale component is integrated into the broader Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP phase II) implemented by GIZ Egypt, co-financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt.

Responsible Land Policy in Niger
Responsible Land Policy in Niger
4000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niger is a landlocked country with 80% of its land area covered by desert. Only one eighth of the country's land area can be used for agriculture and livestock. Secure access to fertile land is therefore of vital importance as the country’s population economically depends on it. This scarcity of agricultural land is magnified by the extremely high population pressure in Niger, which has the highest fertility rate in the world. Small family farms mainly have traditional land tenure and use rights, which they may formally obtain, but in reality, this is practically impossible due to the low capacity and insufficient skills of the structures in charge of land tenure. In some parts of the country, customary norms and practices restrict youth and women’s access to land, only in exceedingly rare instances do they access quality land. If women or youth are allocated marginal land, there is often no guarantee of long-term use.
Her rights. Her land.
Her rights. Her land.
Project duration:
Australian dollar

The Stand for Her Land Campaign is closing the implementation gap for women’s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women’s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. Whether her home is a small farm in Uganda, the coastal regions of Colombia, or an informal settlement in New Delhi, India, every woman deserves firm ground to stand on.

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LAND-at-scale Somalia: Saameynta – Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia
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Burundi Amahoro taken by Mark Williams Wasswa
LAND-at-scale Burundi: Amahoro at Scale – An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land gov
2800000
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ZOA, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

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LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
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Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

Cocoa tree
Responsible Land Policy in Côte d'Ivoire
3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases.
Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

18800000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

General

The purpose of the Evaluation, Research and Communication (ERC) project is to create, expand, and communicate the results of evidence-based knowledge around best land tenure and property rights practices in order to enhance internal USAID and external USG learning

Kosovo Property Rights Program
January 2014 to January 2018

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Egypt LAND-at-scale
LAND-at-scale Egypt Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models
1485000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Government of the Netherlands

The project will aim to reduce land fragmentation through participatory land use consolidation for climate resilience and inclusive business models, to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of key institutions on land governance aspects. The LAND-at-scale component is integrated into the broader Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP phase II) implemented by GIZ Egypt, co-financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt.

Responsible Land Policy in Niger
Responsible Land Policy in Niger
4000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niger is a landlocked country with 80% of its land area covered by desert. Only one eighth of the country's land area can be used for agriculture and livestock. Secure access to fertile land is therefore of vital importance as the country’s population economically depends on it. This scarcity of agricultural land is magnified by the extremely high population pressure in Niger, which has the highest fertility rate in the world. Small family farms mainly have traditional land tenure and use rights, which they may formally obtain, but in reality, this is practically impossible due to the low capacity and insufficient skills of the structures in charge of land tenure. In some parts of the country, customary norms and practices restrict youth and women’s access to land, only in exceedingly rare instances do they access quality land. If women or youth are allocated marginal land, there is often no guarantee of long-term use.
Her rights. Her land.
Her rights. Her land.
Project duration:
Australian dollar

The Stand for Her Land Campaign is closing the implementation gap for women’s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women’s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. Whether her home is a small farm in Uganda, the coastal regions of Colombia, or an informal settlement in New Delhi, India, every woman deserves firm ground to stand on.

Barwaqo
LAND-at-scale Somalia: Saameynta – Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Burundi Amahoro taken by Mark Williams Wasswa
LAND-at-scale Burundi: Amahoro at Scale – An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land gov
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
ZOA, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

Cocoa tree
Responsible Land Policy in Côte d'Ivoire
3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases.
Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

8343070
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

General

The rule of law in Kosovo is constrained by poorly defined and enforced property rights, especially the property rights of women and members of minority communities. The absence of an effective property rights regime weakens democratic governance, impacts human

Land Administration to Nurture Development: Ethiopia
January 2013 to January 2018

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Egypt LAND-at-scale
LAND-at-scale Egypt Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models
1485000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Government of the Netherlands

The project will aim to reduce land fragmentation through participatory land use consolidation for climate resilience and inclusive business models, to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of key institutions on land governance aspects. The LAND-at-scale component is integrated into the broader Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP phase II) implemented by GIZ Egypt, co-financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt.

Responsible Land Policy in Niger
Responsible Land Policy in Niger
4000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niger is a landlocked country with 80% of its land area covered by desert. Only one eighth of the country's land area can be used for agriculture and livestock. Secure access to fertile land is therefore of vital importance as the country’s population economically depends on it. This scarcity of agricultural land is magnified by the extremely high population pressure in Niger, which has the highest fertility rate in the world. Small family farms mainly have traditional land tenure and use rights, which they may formally obtain, but in reality, this is practically impossible due to the low capacity and insufficient skills of the structures in charge of land tenure. In some parts of the country, customary norms and practices restrict youth and women’s access to land, only in exceedingly rare instances do they access quality land. If women or youth are allocated marginal land, there is often no guarantee of long-term use.
Her rights. Her land.
Her rights. Her land.
Project duration:
Australian dollar

The Stand for Her Land Campaign is closing the implementation gap for women’s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women’s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. Whether her home is a small farm in Uganda, the coastal regions of Colombia, or an informal settlement in New Delhi, India, every woman deserves firm ground to stand on.

Barwaqo
LAND-at-scale Somalia: Saameynta – Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Burundi Amahoro taken by Mark Williams Wasswa
LAND-at-scale Burundi: Amahoro at Scale – An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land gov
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
ZOA, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

Cocoa tree
Responsible Land Policy in Côte d'Ivoire
3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases.
Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

10500000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

General

The Ethiopia Land Administration to Nurture Development (LAND) project works at the national and regional levels of government to further improve the legal and regulatory framework related to land tenure and property rights and thereby support the Government of

Landesa
From Commitment to Practice (C2P)
September 2016 to March 2019

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Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
£
Egypt LAND-at-scale
LAND-at-scale Egypt Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models
1485000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Government of the Netherlands

The project will aim to reduce land fragmentation through participatory land use consolidation for climate resilience and inclusive business models, to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of key institutions on land governance aspects. The LAND-at-scale component is integrated into the broader Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP phase II) implemented by GIZ Egypt, co-financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt.

Responsible Land Policy in Niger
Responsible Land Policy in Niger
4000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niger is a landlocked country with 80% of its land area covered by desert. Only one eighth of the country's land area can be used for agriculture and livestock. Secure access to fertile land is therefore of vital importance as the country’s population economically depends on it. This scarcity of agricultural land is magnified by the extremely high population pressure in Niger, which has the highest fertility rate in the world. Small family farms mainly have traditional land tenure and use rights, which they may formally obtain, but in reality, this is practically impossible due to the low capacity and insufficient skills of the structures in charge of land tenure. In some parts of the country, customary norms and practices restrict youth and women’s access to land, only in exceedingly rare instances do they access quality land. If women or youth are allocated marginal land, there is often no guarantee of long-term use.
Her rights. Her land.
Her rights. Her land.
Project duration:
Australian dollar

The Stand for Her Land Campaign is closing the implementation gap for women’s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women’s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. Whether her home is a small farm in Uganda, the coastal regions of Colombia, or an informal settlement in New Delhi, India, every woman deserves firm ground to stand on.

Barwaqo
LAND-at-scale Somalia: Saameynta – Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Burundi Amahoro taken by Mark Williams Wasswa
LAND-at-scale Burundi: Amahoro at Scale – An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land gov
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
ZOA, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Cocoa tree
Responsible Land Policy in Côte d'Ivoire
3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

658210
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

General

The C2P project aimed to support  the operationalization of private sector commitments to addressing land rights by working closely with  a leading private sector company, Illovo Sugar, to apply VGGT principles to company practice, including  and

Solidaridad
Applying the VGGT to the responsible development of a large-scale oil palm plantation in Sierra Leone
September 2016 to March 2019

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Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
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Egypt LAND-at-scale
LAND-at-scale Egypt Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models
1485000
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Government of the Netherlands

The project will aim to reduce land fragmentation through participatory land use consolidation for climate resilience and inclusive business models, to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of key institutions on land governance aspects. The LAND-at-scale component is integrated into the broader Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP phase II) implemented by GIZ Egypt, co-financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt.

Responsible Land Policy in Niger
Responsible Land Policy in Niger
4000000
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niger is a landlocked country with 80% of its land area covered by desert. Only one eighth of the country's land area can be used for agriculture and livestock. Secure access to fertile land is therefore of vital importance as the country’s population economically depends on it. This scarcity of agricultural land is magnified by the extremely high population pressure in Niger, which has the highest fertility rate in the world. Small family farms mainly have traditional land tenure and use rights, which they may formally obtain, but in reality, this is practically impossible due to the low capacity and insufficient skills of the structures in charge of land tenure. In some parts of the country, customary norms and practices restrict youth and women’s access to land, only in exceedingly rare instances do they access quality land. If women or youth are allocated marginal land, there is often no guarantee of long-term use.
Her rights. Her land.
Her rights. Her land.
Project duration:
Australian dollar

The Stand for Her Land Campaign is closing the implementation gap for women’s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women’s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. Whether her home is a small farm in Uganda, the coastal regions of Colombia, or an informal settlement in New Delhi, India, every woman deserves firm ground to stand on.

Barwaqo
LAND-at-scale Somalia: Saameynta – Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia
2000000
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International Organization for Migration, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

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Burundi Amahoro taken by Mark Williams Wasswa
LAND-at-scale Burundi: Amahoro at Scale – An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land gov
2800000
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ZOA, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
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Euro
Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
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Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Cocoa tree
Responsible Land Policy in Côte d'Ivoire
3925000
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Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
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Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
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United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

607685
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

General

Natural Habitats Sierra Leone (NHSL) acquired an oil palm concession of over 40,000 hectares from a previous owner, planning to produce organic palm oil from plantations to be developed within it. The concession covered the entire Makpele Chiefdom, located in

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Oxfam Zimbabwe
Erased: Why Land Rights for Women in the Global South Are Missing from the UN’s Agenda
10 April 2025
Photo: Fungai Nyikadzino in her field where the harsh sun and low rainfall devastated her crops in southern Zimbabawe. She has now received improved seeds and goats from Oxfam and partners in an initiative aimed at improving livelihoods in the arid region. (Picture: Loliwe Phiri / Oxfam)Land…
Foto: CGIAR
Conferência sobre Gênero nos Sistemas Alimentares, da Terra e da Água 2025
7 October 2025 - 9 October 2025
A conferência bienal de pesquisa de gênero do CGIAR de 2025 será realizada de 7 a 9 de outubro de 2025 na Cidade do Cabo, África do Sul. O tema da conferência é “Acelerando a igualdade nos sistemas alimentares, da terra e da água:Impulsionando soluções por meio de evidências e aprendizado”. A…