Secure land rights are central to unlocking the potential of youth around the world; to activating a new generation of agricultural innovators and empowered young women.
Learn more about Khadija Mrisho, a Land Tenure Analyst for Landesa’s Tanzania Program based in Dodoma, Tanzania. Khadija began working for Landesa in 2018.
In Tanzania, closing the land policy implementation gap is the key to unlocking women’s potential in agriculture.
Khadija Mrisho writes about the integral role that women farmers play in rural areas, and best practices for closing the implementation gap to achieve gender-equitable land rights.
The Daily News of Tanzania published an op-ed by Landesa Land Tenure Analyst Khadija Mrisho on the potential for secure land rights for youth to transform the agriculture sector.
Harnessing the potential of youth through agriculture, a vital sector in Tanzania’s economy that employs as many as three-quarters of Tanzanian youth, is paramount for the country’s development and economic growth.
Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula was quoted in an article about how large-scale agricultural investments can threaten women’s land rights in Tanzania, and how governments can implement successful monitoring efforts to protect women’s land rights.
Landesa’s Africa Region Director Margaret Rugadya spoke to Foreign Policy for a piece on land reform challenges in Uganda.
So far in 2021, Landesa’s programs have strengthened land rights for over 760,000 people. Read more about gender-sensitive land services in India, updates from Myanmar and Cambodia, and additional program highlights in our latest Impact Report.
The Guardian Tanzania interviewed Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula for an article about land rights and conflict between pastoralists and farmers.