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On 27 April 2021 President Kenyatta launched the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS);the culmination of years of digitisation of chaotic land records. It is expected to ease title transfers and safeguard public land from grabbers.
Sustainable land governance requires that all members of a community have equal rights and say in decisions that affect their collectively held lands.
Law reform often involves political choices requiring public participation and consultation.
There is greater recognition that policies and projects should respect legitimate tenure rights. But this concept has often proved difficult to operationalise.
A report by Global Agriculture examines the agricultural impact of multinational land deals (aka ‘land grabbing’) which are found to be directly harmful to local food security and livelihoods.
For many decades communities in West and Central Africa have been facing industrial oil palm plantations encroaching onto their community land.
Report;through a cross-sectoral analysis of three recent case studies from sub-Saharan Africa;maps out the most effective tools and approaches for strengthening rural women’s voices in decision-making processes.
Secure land tenure is key to eradicating poverty;increasing agricultural investment and ensuring food security;and is an essential element of climate action and climate resilience. Yet women have far weaker rights to land than men.
A recent study of two Senegalese villages showed how training women on land access is helping them claim their land rights.
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