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But despite women bearing the heaviest burden as primary farmers, they own only 7% of land and are marginalized in any decision-making on how the land is used. The lack of land-ownership means women do not benefit from compensation packages offered by infrastructure developments.
Despite promises to fix unjust land governance, a new study shows that digital technologies can further land grabbing and inequality.
This report, involving 25 authors from 11 countries, reveals the hidden scandal of how a few big private business entities have gained control of ever-greater areas of European land.
• U.K. Farmers Face Seed Shortage as Spring Planting Set to Surge
• UN says fertiliser crisis is damaging the planet
• ‘Land Grabbing’: Foreign Investors Buy Up Third World Farmland
• King Corn Mowed Down 2 Million Acres of Grassland in 5 Years Flat
