Resultados de las discusiones por grupos regionales.

1. ESA group
• Ideas of ‘wise custodianship’ – Access to land for
youths is often dependent on allocation decided by
elders in families and communities. This concept
relates to concerns raised by this group regarding
the increasing trend of youths selling land soon after
acquisition to release capital. Wise custodianship
sees elders delaying youth’s access to land to
prevent the selling of land for short term gain. Thus
encouraging retainership of family land and long
term land investment in land.
• Agricultural capacity more important than ownership
of land – Land ownership is very significant in
securing rights to its usage, but the inheritance
of land traditionally limits youths control over land
until that family member cedes ownership. Thus
ensuring access to land through capacity building
is necessary.
• Create customary land register – Governments
viewed as not recognising customary claims to and
exchange of land. A set of arrangements which
prevails in much of rural Africa.
WCA group
• Research on youth access to land – Currently
there is a lack of significant or reliable data
on the level and type of access to land for the
youth population. In another point, the group
advocate greater attention and research efforts
into the collection and systematisation of such
information on youth land access to inform
policy.
• Off-season cropping – Only being able to
cultivate crops once a year for a short period
of time disincentivises youths from staying on
farms due to reduced and variable employment
opportunities and/or food security. The group
suggested the introduction of off-season
cropping of alternative plant species to combat
the problem.
• Gendered approach to land registration ¬–
For example using land registration domains
dedicated to women to increase control over
water management decision-making [My notes
are lacking here. May want to check/elaborate
using your recording]
Asia group
• Better farm opportunities for farm based work for
youths to limit rural-urban migration and create rural
employment.
• Digitisation of land registration and records – Could
help empower marginalised communities but only if
the interests of dominant land classes are tempered.
• Partner land ownership – Currently agricultural and
forest land is transferred to men upon marriage.
Group asked for both the man and woman to own
land at the point of marriage, thus empowering
women by preventing loss of land through marital
process.
• Increased accessibility of land registration records
– Currently the system of land record keeping is
restrictive to local land users due to bureaucratic
restrictions and overly-technical language.
• Realisation of pro-women legislation - National
policies promoting land rights for women’s access
to and control over land exist at national level but are
not being enforced at the local level.
Latin America group
• Make farming more attractive to youth as a
livelihood ¬– Ensure youth property rights
through diversifying current land tenure
arrangements so as to empower youth.
• Situate women as key actors in economic
productionprocesses–Increasetherecognition
of women as a key stakeholder in agricultural
economic processes through differentiated
policy reform. This would provide a key tool for
women’s empowerment in this sector and in
rural agricultural societies.
• What role is Government taking? – Group
ventured concerns about the inadequate role
Government was taking in promoting land use
and rights for future generations. Called for
greater research into the states capacities to
recognise and tackle such issues.
Outcomes and
recommendations from
breakout session on
‘Successful strategies of land
access for the new generations’