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When 'property cannot own property': women's lack of property rights in Cameroon

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  • Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta

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In most of Africa, women constitute the majority of small holder farmers. They are overwhelmingly involved in food production on land leased to them or acquired through family bonds or purchase. This paper examines how the institution of customary marriage connives with Cameroon's gender neutral statutory land tenure legislation to deprive women of access to land. Additionally, the bureaucratic land registration procedure, the gendering of the land tenure legislation, the skewing of the Land Consultative Board in men's favour and farmer/grazer conflicts further undermine women's land rights. To ensure women's collective wellbeing and socioeconomic progress, gender-sensitive, rather than gender-neutral policies are recommended.

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  • Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, 2017. "When 'property cannot own property': women's lack of property rights in Cameroon," African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(1), pages 67-85.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ajesde:v:6:y:2017:i:1:p:67-85
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    1. Doss, Cheryl & Meinzen-Dick, Ruth, 2020. "Land tenure security for women: A conceptual framework," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    2. Araar, Abdelkrim, 2021. "The Gender Gap in Smallholder Agricultural Productivity: The Case of Cameroon," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315902, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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