Mali: Tradition blocks women’s access to developed land
Maman Traoré is a farmer in Sikasso, a city 375 kilometres from Bamako in Mali. Like most women in Sikasso, […]
Ghana: Cocoa farmers harness the law to save forests, boost yields (Trust)
Standing in his yard amongst pecking chickens, Nana Archer shows a certificate from the forestry commission stating that he has […]
Senegal: Villagers replant mangroves that protect their environment, livelihoods (IRIN)
Ablaye Marone makes a living from the mangroves in western Senegal’s Saloum Delta. This area is rich in biodiversity, with […]
Liberia: New law secures ancestral land rights (Trust)
Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral […]
Ethiopia: Competition over land squeezes coffee farmers (Trust)
Every month, Ethiopian coffee farmer Zelalem Tadesse makes the long and arduous journey to court to fight for the return […]
Governing land for women and men
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has a self-guided course about land governance and gender. The online course takes […]
Women’s right to land is necessary for community development
This week’s Farmer stories deal with land rights. Our Script of the week talks about women’s rights to land. Food […]
Ghana: Clam farmers use GPS to protect property rights (Roots Radio)
Samuel-Richard Bogobley wears a bright orange life vest and leans over the edge of a fishing canoe. The canoe sits […]
Zimbabwe/Ghana: Land corruption affects women farmers most (News Deeply)
When an ethanol company first came to Qhelani Mahanya’s town in southeastern Zimbabwe to set up its biofuel project in […]
Women’s right to land is necessary for community development
Like this week’s Farmer story from Senegal, our Script of the week focuses on land and land rights. Across Africa, […]