Land Tenure Systems and their Impacts on Food Security and Sustainable Development in Africa

UNECA

Published in : 2004

Available in : English

Concerns over the food security situation in sub-Saharan Africa are reflected in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce the number of food insecure by half by 2015. Given that land plays an important role in the livelihoods of the majority of Africans, food security and poverty reduction cannot be achieved unless issues of access to land, security of tenure and the capacity to use land productively and in a sustainable manner are addressed.

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Originally posted at : UNECA - Resources

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Food chain, food production and processing, Rural nutrition, Rural nutrition

Resource types : Case studies and field experiences, Reports

Working groups : Household Food Security