Tenure: Policy research on resources, rights, and equity

Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick, Isabel B. Lambrecht, Frank Place, Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Iliana Monterroso and Diana Suhardiman

Chapter 6 in Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, 2025-05-28, pp 139-156 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Secure tenure of land and natural resources is critical for ensuring equitable, efficient, and sustainable production of food and resilient rural livelihoods. This chapter examines foundational concepts and key lessons from research on tenure, including how different forms of tenure affect investment in production and resource management, and identifies priorities for further study, policy, and practice. Book link: ("https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108")

Keywords: tenure; tenure security; natural resources management; land rights; governance; land reform; customary law; collective action; legal pluralism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-05-28
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