Addressing land tenure in Latin America and the Caribbean
Developing and implementing land policies that benefit disadvantaged farmers, boost agricultural production and improve food security require complex and long-term investments.
Since early 2000, FAO's Investment Centre has collaborated with FAO's land tenure team and the World Bank on land access, security of tenure and land administration issues. In Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO has focused on institutional strengthening. It has also supported national initiatives on the recognition of indigenous peoples' territories, especially in Honduras, Guatemala and Bolivia. Along with the World Bank, the Investment Centre developed a toolkit on conducting monitoring and evaluation systems for land administration programmes in the region to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the projects' implementation, as well as their impact on institutions, municipalities, indigenous territories and households.