Landesa, one of the grantees in the GAAP portfolio, was recently spotlighted in the Wall Street Journal for one of it's projects in India's western state of Orissa. In particular, it details the establishment of Women's Support Centres in administrative divisions; these centers help to ensure that rural single women can obtain homestead land. The >> Read more

Photo credit: Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times Seattle-based Landesa, one of organizations that makes up the GAAP Portfolio, was recently featured in a two-part series in the Seattle Times entitled "Seeds of Hope". The first part of the series focuses on Landesa's work with landless families, particularly in India. The granting of micro-plots to >> Read more

On Thursday, March 14th, IFPRI launched its 2012 Global Food Policy Report, entitled Walk the Talk. The report explores the world food situation in 2012; highlights several key issues, including youth employment in agriculture and a green economy; and looks ahead to scenarios in the future of food. Chapter 4 in the report, entitled “Closing the Gender >> Read more