Impact of the Land Reform on the Land Rights and Economic Poverty Reduction of the majority rural especially women who depend on land for their livelihood

March 2011
Annie Kairaba and James Daale Simons (RISD)

Includes methodology; defining the research areas (Rwaza and Kinyinya Sectors); Rwanda land issue in context; general situation of women’s land rights in Rwanda; Land Tenure Registration Process (LTRP); land disputes in relation to land reform; observations from the ground on land ownership, land registration and expropriation; conclusions and recommendations.