and DFID over the last five years to demarcate and document the land rights of 30,000 women farmers across Zambia and Mozambique.
The documents with each woman’s name, the GPS coordinates of her field, and a stamp of approval from the local chief, are proving revolutionary. “Before, my field was getting smaller and smaller,” said Ruth Banda, mother of five who farms seven acres of land. “Why? Because people were nibbling away at it. Now it is demarcated. And the problem is resolved. I have no more fears and have planted mango, orange, and guava trees.”“I am a landholder. I am secure,” said Agnes Mwanza.
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