a closer look at sierra leone
In Sierra Leone the passage of the Customary Land Rights Act (CLRA) in 2022 marked a milestone for inclusive land governance, securing tenure rights for women and marginalized groups.
Despite making progress in recent decades, the West African state of Sierra Leone continues to bear a significant burden of hunger.
In Sierra Leone, local farmers have already lost land to large-scale investors. Civil society is organizing itself, demanding transparency, and challenging the dominant notion of agricultural modernization.