Access to land and productive resources

Supporting rural women’s access to agricultural finance in Nigeria

This article was written by Kevin Ekechukwu Ogbajie from the United Nations University (UNU-GEST) as part of the Wikigender University Programme.             Agriculture in Nigeria is characterized by low production with most farmers living below the poverty line (Mtsor and Idisi, 2014). Rural women face additional challenges that increase their […]

Women’s agricultural employment in Uganda

This article was written by Stella Tereka from the United Nations University (UNU-GEST) as part of the Wikigender University Programme. [toc] Overview Uganda´s total population is at 34.5 million people of which 50 % (17.3m) are female (UNFPA 2011). Uganda’s annual economic growth rate slowed down to 4.5% by FY 2013/14 (UBOS 2014), with the agriculture, […]

Online discussion: Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security

Online consultation on the background document to the CFS Forum This online consultation invites you to contribute to the elaboration of a background document  to support the discussions at the Forum on Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security. The current working version of the Zero Draft is informed by input received during a technical […]

Women’s Land Rights Can Help Grow Food Security

  By Jolyne Sanjak When land tenure experts like me write about the connection between land tenure and food security, we often focus on how secure rights to land tend to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity-enhancing investments. As studies in China, Thailand, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ghana, among other countries, document—farmers with security of tenure are more […]

Women and African Economic Development

Table of Contents 1 Overview 2 Access to resources 3 Inequalities based on social institutions 3.1 The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base (GID-DB) 3.2 4 References Overview Women are a cornerstone of African economic development. According to some estimates, they provide approximately 70 per cent of agricultural labour and produce about 90 per cent […]

The International Land Coalition

  Mission The International Land Coalition (ILC) is a global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organisations working together to promote secure and equitable access to and control over land for poor women and men through advocacy, dialogue, knowledge sharing and capacity building. Vision Secure and equitable access to and control over land reduces poverty […]

Press Release: IFC-Backed Report Aims to Increase Access to Finance for Women-Owned Businesses

Table of Contents 1 Press Release 1.1 About IFC 1.2 About Vital Voices 1.3 About MENA Businesswomen’s Network 2 Contacts 3 Stay Connected 4 See Also Press Release Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 8, 2013 — A new IFC-supported report finds that women business owners in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have a […]

GID-DB variables: restricted resources and assets

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted resources and assets. This sub-index […]

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