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Romy leads the development of Land Portal's Country and Thematic portfolios, as well as the curation and ingestion of land-related publications and statistical datasets.
She is a communications specialist and policy advisor/project manager with 19 years of experience. She has worked previously with Embrapa (Brazil), CIFOR, FAO, GIZ, amongst other organizations on topics such as community forest management, payments for environmental services and agriculture & food security policy.
For the last 8 years her work has focused on land governance while as a project manager. In 2015 she supported the Global Donor Working Group on Land to advocate and secure SDG indicator 1.4.2 on land tenure security.
Romy holds a BA in Journalism from the Federal University of Pará, Brazil, and an MSc in Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg, Germany.
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Customary tenure meets responsible agricultural investments: Country Insights Digest #1 - May 2021
In this first edition, Daniel Hayward brings you four articles that talk about customary land tenure and responsible agricultural investment. It’s a prelude to the 3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum with each article unfolding the topic of each session.
Job Opportunity: Country Research & Engagement Consultants in LAC, francophone West Africa and the Arab region
This is a re-post of an earlier annoucement, now focusing on LAC, francophone West Africa and the Arab region. The deadlline for application is 16th May.
Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme
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LIFT is a £72.7 million programme funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) that operates in four regions of Ethiopia: Amhara, Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) and Tigray. LIFT is based on the principle that if landholders have security of tenure, then they are more likely to invest in their land and agricultural practices and improve the quality of their produce. As a result, their income will rise. To achieve this, LIFT is supporting the Government of Ethiopia’s efforts on increasing rural land tenure security. This is done through land certification and developing improved rural land administration systems, to drive investment and increase productive land use. LIFT is unique in its approach as it also champions a market systems approach to catalyse household tenure security, leading to investment and improved land productivity and income. This is a first for a land reform programme on this scale. Key Stakeholders DFID Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture Rural Land Administration and Utilization Directorate Regional Land Bureaus Microfinance institutions: ACSI, Aggar, Harbu, OCSSCO, OMFI, PEACE and Wasasa National Bank of Ethiopia REILA II Project World Bank
Launch of LIFT’s Knowledge Hub and Interactive Results Map
Originally shared via newsletter from the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme
The Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and implemented in partnership with the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Land Administration and Use Directorate, is one of the world’s largest land tenure programmes.
Don’t forget the smallholder! Finding inclusivity in land investments
This webinar took place in the frame of the County Insights initiative and marks the launch of Land Portal's new country portfolios for Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The aim was to unpack the topic of Responsible Agricultural Investment through experiences from these countries, while marking out tenure security risks for smallholders and the rural poor. In particular, the discussion will highlight new aims towards equitable and sustainable practices for land user and investor, comparing positive case examples, and challenges to promote inclusive measures.