On July 2, 2021, Prem Prakash Nepali of the National Land Right Forum (NLRF) presented the game-changing solutions led by NLRF to address the land tenure issues which affect family farmers in Nepal. Farmers and landless of Nepal have collectively played a historic role in the land rights movement since 1950 but [the issue of] […]
Land Matrix Analytical Report III: Taking Stock of the Global Land Rush 28 September 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 CEST Register here: https://ifad.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsc-uorjopH937X2FPu0AfJJ7l8u6Ml78t More than 10 years after the surge in large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries following the spike in agricultural commodity prices in the late 2000s, the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) has taken stock of […]
The UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) has put on the spotlight the contributions of family farmers and at the same time calls on all stakeholders to create opportunities for family farmers to achieve their full potential, thereby significantly contributing to SDG goals. Some fundamental steps are the translation of the Global Action Plan (GAP) […]
Guided by its agenda to promote the secure tenurial rights of small scale women and men family farmers over land and natural resources, the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) has participated in an online session that promotes the importance of land rights in building back better and in transforming food systems. Last […]
“Secured tenurial rights is the basic foundation of sustainable food systems. It is the bare minimum needed to empower farmers, landless and other marginalized groups to actively participate in a food system that is already extremely unbalanced.” This is the key insight raised by the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) in key […]
“Good food begins with farmers”. This is the rationale of the UN FSS pre-summit affiliated session organized by the SDG2 Advocacy Hub and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) last 28 July 2021, 13:30 CET via Zoom. There are a lot of stakeholders working towards achieving the SDG 2 target of eliminating hunger, […]
Over the past few years, progress has been made in the areas of land tenure and safeguards at the ASEAN (regional) level, particularly in the Mekong sub-region. Both customary tenure (CT) and free prior informed consent (FPIC) have been recognized as key indicators for responsible investment in food, agriculture, and forestry. However, despite these developments, several […]
Landlessness and lack of secure tenurial rights to land, water, and forest resources have been identified as priority issues by many family farmers’ organizations across Asia. As landlessness continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) become a serious threat to their livelihoods. The Land Matrix (LM) is a global, […]
