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

cg.authorship.typesNot CGIAR international instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationLandesa Rural Development Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of North Carolinaen_US
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2INen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.017en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1743-9140en_US
cg.journalWorld Developmenten_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.ilriGENDERen_US
cg.subject.ilriNUTRITIONen_US
cg.volume64en_US
dc.contributor.authorSantos, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFletschner, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSavath, V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPeterman, A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-24T13:39:26Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-09-24T13:39:26Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/68310en_US
dc.titleCan government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation programen_US
dcterms.abstractThis 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.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSantos, 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.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 860-872en_US
dcterms.issued2014-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/67762en_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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