Landesa’s Masalu Luhula and IIED’s Brendan Schwartz share an encouraging story from Tanzania about how four communities regained control of their lands.
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News Security Beat, the blog of the Wilson Center, published an article by Tizai Mauto that synthesizes Landesa’s youth land rights work in Liberia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. He argues for securing youth land rights as a means to create work opportunities for Africa’s under- and unemployed youth while stimulating agricultural productivity.
Access to land is both a critical component and a fundamental barrier to productive youth engagement in agriculture. If properly harnessed, Africa’s nearly 420 million youth—including more than 200 million who reside in rural areas—will be the continent’s greatest asset and its engine to grow agricultural productivity and food security while reducing poverty.
The Guardian Tanzania published an op-ed by Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Khadija Mrisho on the importance of youth land rights for Tanzania’s rural development.
More than 65 per cent of youths (defined as ages 15-34) in Tanzania find employment in agriculture, but they lack the proper foundations and equal opportunities to reach their full potential. They face immense challenges when it comes to accessing land, as they are effectively precluded from participating in sustainable agricultural practices and using technology to improve production.
A new report by Landesa Tanzania identifies gaps and provides recommendations for strengthening youth access and rights to land in Tanzania.
Learn more about Itael Kimaro’s work and lessons learned while interning with Landesa’s team in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this summer.
The Guardian Tanzania interviewed Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula for an article on the effects of climate change on Tanzania’s farmers.
Landesa Tanzania provides an overview of Tanzanian law as it pertains to youth land rights, identifies gaps and challenges in youth exercising land rights — including gender-based barriers for young women to access land — and issues policy recommendations for strengthening youth access and rights to land.
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