Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program

This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that targets poor populations and promotes the inclusion of women’s names on land titles. Although we are unable to detect statistically significant program effects on current household food...

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Autores principales: Santos, F., Fletschner, D., Savath, V., Peterman, A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68310
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author Santos, F.
Fletschner, D.
Savath, V.
Peterman, A.
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description This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that targets poor populations and promotes the inclusion of women’s names on land titles. Although we are unable to detect statistically significant program effects on current household food security, we find that the program has positive impacts on a range of outcomes that are expected to lay the foundation for future food security including improved security of tenure, agricultural investments, and women’s involvement in food and agricultural decisions. Findings provide lessons in designing and implementing innovative and integrated approaches to reduce hunger and undernutrition.
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spelling CGSpace683102025-04-28T19:26:21Z Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program Santos, F. Fletschner, D. Savath, V. Peterman, A. agriculture food security gender development This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that targets poor populations and promotes the inclusion of women’s names on land titles. Although we are unable to detect statistically significant program effects on current household food security, we find that the program has positive impacts on a range of outcomes that are expected to lay the foundation for future food security including improved security of tenure, agricultural investments, and women’s involvement in food and agricultural decisions. Findings provide lessons in designing and implementing innovative and integrated approaches to reduce hunger and undernutrition. 2014-12 2015-09-24T13:39:26Z 2015-09-24T13:39:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68310 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67762 Limited Access Elsevier Santos, F., Fletschner, D., Savath, V. and Peterman, A. 2014. Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program. World Development 64: 860–872.
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food security
gender
development
Santos, F.
Fletschner, D.
Savath, V.
Peterman, A.
Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program
title Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program
title_full Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program
title_fullStr Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program
title_full_unstemmed Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program
title_short Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program
title_sort can government allocated land contribute to food security intrahousehold analysis of west bengal s microplot allocation program
topic agriculture
food security
gender
development
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68310
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