
English: 
The world owes most of its food supply to
women farmers.
Yet women own less than 20% of the world’s land.
Beyond being obviously unfair, this is extremely
counter-productive.
Land is the most important agricultural asset
one can possess.
It provides rural households with a means
of subsistence and market production.
It also offers access to other natural resources,
like trees, pasture, and water.
And it amounts to a secure base on which to
shelter and nurture families.
Understandably, ownership of such a valuable
asset confers social power.
And when that owner is a women, the benefits
are particularly profound.
Women invest 90% of their income in their
immediate families.
When they own land, their added influence
over household decisions leads to enhanced
food security and improved prospects for their children.
Secure ownership of land may even decrease
the risk of domestic violence for women, as
economic independence enables them to leave
abusive relationships.
Landowning women are also able to participate
more effectively in their communities, which
helps them improve their organizational skills,

Chinese: 
全球的糧食供應大部分仰賴女性農民
然而女性只擁有全球不到20%的土地
這不但不公平，還會產生反效果
土地是人們能擁有最重要的農業資產
其為農戶提供生存與市場生產的手段
並提供了其他自然資源
像是樹木、草地與水資源
這相當於為庇護、養育家庭提供穩固基礎
可以理解的是，擁有這樣有價值的資產
將被賦予社會權力
而當其所有人是女性時
帶來的好處更是特別可觀
女性會將90%的收入投入於自己的家庭中
當她們擁有土地
她們在家庭決策上就更有影響力
更能對糧食有所保障，並改善孩子的未來
確保土地所有權
也可能會減少婦女被家暴的風險
因為經濟獨立讓她們得以脫離虐待關係
擁有土地的女性，
也能更有效參與她們的社區
讓她們增進組織能力

Chinese: 
打造經濟網絡並累積社會資本
再者，透過減少男性在社區決策的主導地位
能讓這些機構
更注重滿足女性的需求
創造賦權與發展的良性循環
但女性的土地所有權面臨重重壁壘
逾90個國家
未能成功給予女性農民平等的土地所有權
在許多國家
只有法定的一家之主能成為土地所有人
這意味著與丈夫分開的女性
通常會喪失對於共享財產的權利
寡婦常得將土地拱手讓給其他家庭成員
在繼承土地方面也是如此
在過去20多年來
許多開發中國家已推出方案與政策
以在土地所有權方面促進性別平等
而「永續發展目標」的其中一個目標
是在2030年前就土地的使用與所有權達成平等
然而，聚焦於性別的土地政策
若想成功，就得解決過往努力的種種弱點
首先要面對的是不夠完善的執法機制

English: 
build economic networks, and accumulate social
capital.
Plus, by diminishing men’s dominance of community-level
decision making, it can lead institutions
to become more responsive to women’s needs,
creating a virtuous cycle of empowerment and
development.
Yet women often face high barriers to land
ownership, with more than 90 countries failing
to give female farmers equal land-tenure rights.
In many countries, only the official head
of the household can be a landowner.
This means that women who separate from their
husbands usually lose their rights to shared
property.
Widows often lose their land to other family members.
The same goes for inherited land.
In the last 20 years or so, many developing
countries have introduced programs and policies
to improve gender equity in land ownership.
And one target included in the Sustainable
Development Goals is equal rights to ownership
and control over land by 2030.
But, if gender-focused land policies are to
be successful, they need to address the weaknesses
of past efforts, beginning with insufficient
enforcement mechanisms.

English: 
More fundamentally, inadequate land registries
prevent people from knowing who owns what
and where – leaving women particularly vulnerable.
Secure property rights are human rights.
When those rights are granted to women,
the benefits are universal.

Chinese: 
更根本的問題是，土地未充分註冊
讓人們無緣得知土地的所有人
與範圍，讓女性更加弱勢
獲保障的財產權實屬人權
當女性獲得這些權利
將能造福全體
