As demand for food production increases, so do pressures on the land cultivated by farmers and used by communities to ensure their livelihoods. Here are nine essential reads on why #landmatters for food security.

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9 essential reads on why
#landmatters for food security

2. As demand for food production increases, so do pressures on the
land cultivated by farmers and used by communities to ensure
their livelihoods.
Here are nine essential reads on why #landmatters for food
security.

3. Land tenure and food security
The linkage between land
tenure and food security
encompasses food production,
economic growth, governance
and vulnerability dimensions.

4. Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure
These guidelines, endorsed by the Committee on World Food
Security, have gained support from G-20 leaders. The goal: to
encourage sustainable development and reduce poverty and
hunger through secure tenure rights and equitable access to
land, fisheries and forests.

5. 3 ways to secure property rights
for the rural poor
In this video, Tim Hansted of
Landesa discusses three ways to
secure property rights for the
rural poor and in doing so, reduce
poverty and hunger.

6. A powerful piece of paper
In Ethiopia, land certificates
provide a sense of security and
decision-making power, which
allows families to lease the land
or invest in small farming plots.

7. How Africa can transform land
tenure, revolutionize
agriculture and end poverty
This World Bank report lays out
10 steps needed to improve
land governance, reduce
poverty and food insecurity and
boost shared prosperity in
Africa.

8. To combat hunger, give land
rights to world's poor
women
How can we reduce hunger
in the developing world? By
enabling women to own the
land they cultivate, this op-
ed argues.

9. Strengthening land and property rights in Ethiopia
See how USAID's Ethiopia Land Administration Program
strengthens land rights, which enable increased agricultural
production.

10. Without land, what would a farmer
do?
This animated video imagines what
would happen if a farmer in sub-
Saharan Africa was told to leave their
land.

11. Experiences in land registration in
Cameroon
A look at Cameroon since 1959,
when customary land tenure
rights were briefly recognized,
through land reforms in 2005.

12. Tweet why #landmatters
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