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ProjectBuilding Capacities and Facilitating Enabling Environment for Contract Farming in Lesotho - TCP/LES/3801 2024
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No results found.A vast majority of Lesotho’s population resides in rural areas and a large proportion of these rural dwellers depend on agriculture and remittances from migrant labourers for their livelihoods. Employment opportunities in South Africa and Lesotho’s urban centres have declined because of stagnating economic growth. The impact of COVID-19 has worsened the situation. Remittances as one of the key pillars for the rural economy have been seriously weakened. The focus is now shifting to agriculture to fill the void. Unfortunately, the performance and output of the agricultural sector has been disappointingly low, thus making those who depend on it vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity. These challenges notwithstanding, the Government of Lesotho considers agriculture as a priority sector for job creation and economic growth. The current medium-term planning framework (National Strategic Development Plan) has prioritized agriculture alongside manufacturing, tourism and creative industries as key growth generators and is advocating for increased public and private sector investment. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetContract farming: Legal fundamentals for the design of contract farming agreements 2017
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No results found.One of the main challenges to successful contract farming in a number of developing countries is the absence of strong legal systems that guarantee an adequate protection to the parties in their contractual relations. The general principles of contract law discussed in this brief, applicable to international commercial contracts, may serve as a model to help overcome this difficulty. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEnabling legal environment for the responsible governance of tenure
Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa No. 4
2019Secure tenure rights are important for subsistence, semi-commercial and commercial food production and therefore for food availability generally and physical, social and economic accessibility for those involved. Food security implies that people need to be able to access the means of producing or procuring food and that development must be sustainable to guarantee it for all, now and in the future. The responsible governance of tenure is of fundamental importance for ensuring food and nutrition security, contributing to more sustainable and equitable livelihoods, social stability, rural development, environmental protection and the long-term eradication of hunger and poverty.
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