Approximately 30 land experts and stakeholders from African governments, centers of excellence, civil society, farmer’s organizations and UN development partners gathered at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, from 10-20 September 2008, to draft a comprehensive framework and guidelines on land policy for Africa.

The workshop was part of the Land Policy Initiative process, which was initiated in 2006 by a Consortium of the African Union, the African Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa. The main objective of the drafting session was to develop a framework and guidelines on Land Policy, with guiding principles that would help African countries undertake and harness land policy reforms to achieve poverty reduction, peace and security and sustainable development goals. The Draft framework and guidelines outline the main elements of an appropriate vision for land policy development in Africa including: equitable access to land; improved governance in the land sector; and reduction of land related conflicts.
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African Press Organization, 19 September 2008