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Wathinta abafazi wathinta imbokodo: land ownership policy reforms and sustainable food systems for rural youth

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Gender-inclusive land ownership policy reforms could have a substantial impact on food security, nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods for young people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, writes Sabelo Mpisi, who spoke with young female small-scale farmers while conducting ethnographic fieldwork in the province. nder customary land tenure systems in rural Southern Africa, many female farmers only have access to farmland through male heads of households, such as their fathers, husbands, sons or brothers. Having insecure land tenure makes it risky for these female farmers to invest in infrastructure and methods to improve their productivity.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/30781196

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Land Rights and Reforms

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Zero hunger, No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7108443651

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