Put land in the hands of women – PAP MPs

Women legislators of theAfrican continenthave decried what they have called the persistent marginalization of women in the control of productive resources. They said that despite being the majority population on the continent who account for 80 of food production in Africa, they continue to be sidelined over ownership of land in the legal, customary and social spheres.

They argued that the current large scale land based investments, rampant on the continent,was the biggest threat to women’s access to landbecause it results in the loss of livelihoods, displacement and landlessness.

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