Land tenure and food production
Factsheet produced by the FAO Food for the Cities multidisciplinary Initiative.
Land tenure and food production
Factsheet produced by the FAO Food for the Cities multidisciplinary Initiative.
Territorial Development: an innovative approach
This brochure provides the necessary information for people living in communal areas to have their land rights registered. The brochure also tackles why land has to be registered; who is responsible for the various aspects of the process; and how land disputes are handled.
The majority of the world live in rural areas and are dependent on land and land based resources. The increasing pressure on land, particularly that used for food production, by countries and private investors poses a huge risks to millions of these rural communities. One of the major causes is weak and poor governance in land tenure systems, as most Governments have so far failed to provide adequate safeguards to protect poor people from eviction or dispossession leaving them without compensation and remedy.
See attached the 10 points of the agreement signed around land rights between Ekta Parishad and the Indian Government.
[September 2008]
Within this report, the FAO outlines its efforts to reinforce local institutions and promote policies and legislation that aim for fairer access for both women and men to natural resources (particularly land, water, fishing and forestry) and to the relevant economic and social resources.
It goes on to approach the reasons why land tenure should be taken into account in project design, highlighting ecological issues, questions of gender, conflict and migrations, and the relationships between them.
Declaration on land issues and challenges in Africa
Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XIII) Rev.1
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