Using the Land Governance Assessment Framework to Help Secure Rural Land Rights: Framework and Experience Thus Far

Abstract

Relatively stagnant or low productivity of land use in many areas, soaring global demand for land as a source of food, fuel, and fiber or as a source of environmental amenities, and demands for structural transformation to transfer labor out of agriculture and provide space for urban development -all these factors imply that land governance has emerged as a key determinant of sustainable growth and poverty reduction.