El acceso a la tierra es indispensable para producir alimentos y crear ingresos. Es también una ventaja social y económica determinante que da acceso a la identidad cultural, al poder político y a la toma de decisiones.
La brecha entre hombres y mujeres en la propiedad de la tierra en América Latina es enorme. En pocos países, las mujeres alcanzan una cuarta parte de los propietarios de tierra.
El objetivo de este documento es caracterizar la situación de las mujeres rurales que participan en la agricultura familiar en cinco países de América Latina: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay. La información utilizada para esta caracterización proviene de fuentes secundarias, tanto a nivel censal como analítica.
La feminización de la tierra —el acceso de las mujeres a la tenencia— es un fenómeno que viene impactando de forma importante en el ámbito rural; en diferentes niveles, el aumento del interés femenino a acceder a los medios de producción rural ha dado muestras positivas de la capacidad y el liderazgo que el acceso a la tierra representa para ellas.
Safe water is widely recognized as both a fundamental human need and a key input into economic activity. Across the developing world, the typical approach to addressing these needs is to segregate supplies of water for domestic use from water for large-scale agricultural production.
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good.
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good.
The land tenure system of Tanzania has passed through different historical milestones which form the basis for the analysis of the land tenure regime in general and tenure relations for land owners and users in particular in the past eight decades.
Aboriginal women in Canada are at the forefront of resistance when it comes to threats to their land and culture. This is the conclusion of this study, which examines the links between Aboriginal women, protest and human security. The study shows that restrictions on fishing rights, expansion in logging, and ski-resort development are being fiercely fought by Aboriginal women.
This document is a chapter in a larger report commissioned by UN habitat to review the laws and land tenure of Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. The report provides a brief historical background, snapshots of how the government and legal systems operate, reviews land tenure, the various types of land in the country and the relevant constitutional provisions laws and policies. The chapter