This paper draws on an expanded growth
accounting framework to estimate the relative contribution
of women to growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Empirical results
show a consistently positive contribution of women to growth
in gross domestic product in the region, both during
economic downturns and growth spurts. This is despite the
absence of any valuation of home-produced goods and informal
sector production, which accounts for the bulk of womens

The paper aims to provide an overview of
the gender disparities in three major domains-human capital,
labor market and entrepreneurship. In doing so, it builds on
the framework of the World Bank's regional gender
report opportunities for men and women: emerging Europe and
Central Asia (World Bank, 2011) and the world development
report on gender and development (World Bank, 2011). This
joint gender assessment work has the objectives of analyzing

Wars and their aftermaths frequently transform land use and ownership, reshaping 'post-conflict' landscapes through new boundaries, population movements, land reforms and conditions of access. Within a global context of controversial land concessions and farmland acquisitions, we bring to light the continued salience of historical memories of war in the ways land conflicts are being negotiated in Laos.

This publication is the product of the CSO Land Reform Monitoring Initiative, which was spearheaded by ANGOC and undertaken by Land Watch Asia members in seven countries, including Nepal. The said initiative seeks to strengthen CSOs’ capacities in monitoring selected indicators on land, and has proposed common regional indicators for monitoring land tenure and access to land at the regional level.

Land Watch Asia (LWA) is a campaign undertaken by a loose coalition of organizations with a view to supporting and advancing the advocacy for access to land in Asia, particularly in the six participating countries, namely: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines. LWA campaign ensures that the issues of access to land, agrarian reform, and equitable and sustainable development in rural areas are addressed in national and regional development agendas. It seeks to serve as a monitoring mechanism to assess the status of agrarian reform in the region.

The economies of many countries such as the Gulf and Southern African States are to a considerable extent sustained by financial flows from extraction of mineral resources and fossil fuels. The discovery of such fortunes, in sufficiently viable quantities, can be a significant national blessing for effectively addressing development challenges. However, experience in other countries has shown that financial resources obtainable from mineral and fossil fuel extraction – the Extractive Industry, have not always assisted economic and social development.

В настоящем руководстве содержится обзор Добровольных руководящих принципов ответственного регулирования вопросов владения и пользования земельными, рыбными и лесными ресурсами в контексте национальной продовольственной безопасности . В нем описаны характер, цели, содержание и предполагаемая аудитория этих Руководящих принципов . Руководство разъясняет, какой смысл вкладывается в понятие

In this issue of the NR Newsletter, we welcome 2012 as the UN-declared International Year of Energy for All, an opportunity to concentrate global attention on the challenges facing both developed and developing countries when addressing access to and efficient use of sustainable energy sources. We also take a look at an interesting land tenure project that aims to bring advanced technology land registration systems to developing countries, through low-cost open-source software.

Esta guía presenta una visión de conjunto de las Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria nacional. La guía describe la naturaleza, propósito, contenido y destinatarios deseados de las Directrices; explica qué se entiende por tenencia, e indica de qué manera el mejoramiento de la gobernanza de la tenencia puede servir para reducir el hambre y la pobreza y conducir al uso sostenible de los recursos naturales.

اتعد المبادئ التوجيهية بمثابة مرجع يحتذى به وتحدد المبادئ والمعايير المقبولة دوليا لممارسات الحوكمة المسؤولة للحيازة. وتوفر إطارا تستطيع البلدان الاستفادة منه عند صياغة استراتيجياتها وسياساتها وتشريعاتها وبرامجها وأنشطتها. وتسمح المبادئ التوجيهية للحكومات والمجتمع المدني والقطاع الخاص والمواطنين بالحكم على ما إذا كانت إجراءاتها المقترحة والإجراءات التي يتخذها الآخرون تمثل ممارسات مقبولة من عدمه.

In order to check and promote the positive synergies between private companies and rural households, an analysis of past and ongoing experiences of contract farming is required. It represents the main objective of this report. The objectives of this study are to: describe the effects of contract farming schemes, characterize the factors limiting or promoting these various impacts, identify key findings to promote the emergence of positive synergies.

本指南从国家粮食安全的角度，简要介绍了《国家粮食安全范围内土地、渔业及森林权属负责任治理自愿准则》。它论述了《准则》的性质、目的、内容和预期用户。本指南解释了权属的含义，介绍了改善权属治理在消除饥饿与贫困和 可持续利用自然资源方面的作用。