Proyecto Opciones de Políticas para el Fomento del Desarrollo de Mercados de Tierras Agrícolas, con el Fin de Facilitar la Transferencia de Tierras a Pequeños Agricultores
Resumen En el presente libro se abordan, en catorce artículos los principales desafíos enfrentados por el mercado de tierras de América Latina después de una década de incentivos para agilizarlos. La conclusión general es que su desarrollo ha sido insuficiente y que la complementación lograda…
.Analiza la desigualdad por género en la propiedad de la tierra en América Latina. En algunos países, las mujeres constituyen únicamente una cuarta parte de los propietarios de tierra. Según el documento, la enorme brecha entre hombres y mujeres en la propiedad de la tierra se vincula con la…
In contrast to most Latin American countries with high land concentration, 1 Guatemala has been unwilling to consider re-distributive agrarian reform.2 One alternative proposed, therefore, for improving access to land for the rural poor is to make the land market more accessible. The following…
The programme has a substantial positive impact on the diet of children. It also complements the basic livelihood strategies of poor urban women working outside the home.; Urban Challenges to Food and Nutrition Security
The objective of this paper is to review trends in government expenditures in the developing world, to analyze the causes of change, and to develop an analytical framework for determining the differential impacts of various government expenditures on economic growth. Contrary to common belief,…
The Hogares Comunitarios Program (HCP) was established in Guatemala City in 1991 as a direct response to the increased need for affordable and reliable childcare for women in urban Guatemala. The government-sponsored pilot program was designed as a strategy to alleviate poverty by providing…
This brief paper outlines the aim of a collaborative project seeking to achieve a better understanding of the factors that determine forage yield and value of pastures in Central America.The expansion of pastures is Central America has not been accompanied with sustainable management of pastures…
This report reviews the experience and outcomes of the funding by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) of projects in the extractive industries. It presents short case studies of experiences in the Philippines, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Colombia, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria,…
World over the nutmeg continues to be a prized spice because of its unique flavour and pharmaceutical properties.
Grenada is the enviable position of supplying one-fourth of the world demand, which in turn provides a major source of foreign exchange earnings to the country as well as a…
This paper examines case studies from Asia and Latin America to show the possibilities for states to tap into community-level energies and resources for development if they seek to interact more synergistically with local communities.Using case studies from Asia and Latin America, the report…
This paper examines the marginalization of women's land rights by governmental institutions and rural women's movements in Brazil. The authors point out that the issue of land rights in Brazil has been largely overlooked, and attempt to consider previously overlooked aspects of family…