The Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) Working Paper No. 58, entitled “Role of Land Access in Youth Migration and Youth Employment Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Rural Nigeria”, and co-authored by Hosaena Ghebru, Mulubrhan Amare, George Mavrot... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
International Day of Rural Women: Women’s land rights need to be at heart of tenure reforms to help eradicate poverty
Why are land rights so important to rural women? Quite simply, land is the most valuable asset among many rural people and households, as land is the foundation of rural livelihoods.
New study fills a knowledge gap on drivers of perceived land tenure security: Evidence from Ghana
Tenure security is believed to be critical in spurring agricultural investment and productivity. Yet what improves or impedes tenure security is still poorly understood. The new paper by Hosaena Ghebru and Isabel Lambrecht analyses the main factors associated with farmers’ perceived tenure security in Ghana.
Webinar recording: The rise of medium-scale farms in Africa
This webinar by Prof. Thomas Jayne (MSU) on May 23, 2017 highlighted the causes and consequences of changing farm size distributions in sub-Saharan Africa. Watch the webinar recording and join the conversation in the comments section below.
