Increasing population pressure and population density in many African countries are inducing land scarcity and land constraints. Tightening land constraints are expected to trigger various responses, including agricultural intensification, as postulate... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
The role of agriculture and food systems in achieving net zero global GHG emissions
Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) is currently the only major sector with serious potential to become a net emissions sink.
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Event Recap: Urban proximity, demand for land and land shadow prices in Malawi
African cities are growing rapidly This growth can be attributed to the increase in population from natural births within cities and migration of people from rural areas in search of better job opportunities. The increase in urban population has led to... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
New challenges for women’s land rights in Africa
Re-post from IFPRI.ORG. A new wave of gender-related land reforms has swept across Africa south of the Sahara in recent years. These reforms have incorporated innovative approaches to land administration, including legal provisions protecting women’s land rights, and efforts to minimize gender inequalities concerning land, housing, and property rights. In 2003, for instance, the African […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
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.
