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Fact Sheet: Land Tenure and Food Security
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that securing land and resource rights for men and women has a positive impact on food security and broader development outcomes, such as household investment, agricultural productivity, women’s empowerment, nutrition, and more robust rental markets for farmland. The existing literature highlighting the positive impact of strengthened land…Read More
Fact Sheet: Land Tenure and Women’s Empowerment
Land is the most critical economic resource for the vast majority of the rural poor who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. In particular, women’s land rights are fundamental to rural development outcomes, as women’s ownership and control over land can affect what households produce and how the proceeds from agricultural production are allocated within…Read More
Gender Issues in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a significant source of income for tens of millions of people in developing countries. ASM refers to small groups and individuals engaged in low-cost and laborintensive excavation of minerals using minimal mechanization.
Issue Brief: Achieving Multiple Outcomes from Community Forest Management
This brief proceeds with an overview of CFM concepts to summarize the general theory and goals of most CFM activities. It then provides an overview on the current state of CFM research, followed by a summary of Hajjar et al.’s key findings and contributions.
Issue Brief: Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining: USAID Activities & Approaches
USAID and its partners have invested over $140 million since 2014 to make the artisanal and small-scale mining sector more environmentally and socially responsible.