LANDex - Global Land Governance Index

Strong Small-Scale Farming Systems

2A Legal and institutional framework in place at national level to support family farmers

People-Based Assessment

Indicator 2A measures the existence of specific policies, programs and initiatives currently in place to support strong family farming systems.

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This indicator contains five blocks.

In each of the blocks, you will be asked to respond to questions in two different ways: some questions will be answered Yes (Y), No (N) or in cases that they don't apply as Not Applicable (N/A). Other questions will be answered on a scale of 0-3, according to descriptions available next to the possible responses.

Please choose the response that best represents the situation in your country.

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Basic Information

What country does this data pertain to?*

What email address can you be contacted at?*

What is your name?

Would you like your name to be kept anonymous?

Who are you completing this form for?*

Myself

Someone else

What organisation are you affiliated with?

Is this organisation a people's organisation?*

Yes

What is a people's organisation?

People's organisations are defined as organisations that directly represent people depending upon land and are accountable to them. The constituency the organization represents are indigenous peoples, youth, women, pastoralists, rural workers, rural community members, fishers, landless, forest dwellers and users, peasants and hunter gatherers , afro descendants, quilombolas, adivasi and dalit. NGOs that work closely with people depending upon land but do not represent them are not People's Organisations.

Where is the organisation located?

What sector does your organisation work in?

Respondents should choose the sector that best reflects their affiliation. If no sector presented accurately describes the respondent's affiliation, the Other option should be selected.

While non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can be considered within the broader sector of civil society organizations (CSOs), we provide both options to reflect different understandings of these terms in diverse contexts. The UNDP defines CSOs as "voluntary organizations with governance and direction coming from citizens or constituency members, without significant government-controlled participation or representation," and NGOs "as a subset of CSOs involved in development cooperation." Organizations that have chosen to identify as NGOs in LANDex include the Mongolian Land Management Association (MLMA), the Association of Senegalese Lawyers (AJS) and the Peruvian Center for Social Studies (CEPES). Organizations that have identified as CSOs in LANDex include the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users, the Citizen Observatory in Chile and the Center for Environment and Development (CED) in Cameroon.

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Block 1: National Strategy and Political Will

Block 1/5

Methodology: LANDex, World Rural Forum (WRF) and World Agricultures Watch (WAW)

Overview: This is a space for you to describe the category of small-scale, family farmer, or the equivalent category in your country. How are they categorised or defined?

Q1: Has the government designed and implemented a medium- or long-term strategy and/or public policies to increase the capacity of the family farming sector to fulfill its multifunctional roles in national development?

Yes

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Q1(a): If response to previous question (Q1) is *Yes*, then: Was there a participatory process to build this national strategy? If response to previous question (Q1) is *No*, please answer N/A.

Yes

N/A

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Q2: Has the state developed a register of family farmers?

Yes

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Q3: To what extent has land reform been implemented?

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

2: Partial, there has been significant progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework has made significant progress towards, but does not entirely meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

N/A: The indicator is not applicable. Not applicable is used in cases where the subject matter in question is non-existent.

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Q4: Does that State support the self-provision of food and diversification?

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

N/A

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Q5: Do programs exist to support individual and collective gardens and/or orchards?

Yes

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Q6: Does the State invest in the promotion of local food procurement schemes?

Yes

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Q7: Has the State adopted policies or programs with goals of achieving food sovereignty?

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

N/A

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Q8: Has the State adopted any provisions of the VGGTs or incorporated them into existing policies or programs?

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

N/A

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Q9: Has the State applied key decisions made by the Committee on World Food Security?

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

N/A

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Q10: Has the State adopted International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture?

Yes

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Block 2: Providing a Favourable Investment Climate

Block 2/5

Methodology: LANDex, World Rural Forum (WRF) and World Agricultures Watch (WAW)

Q1: Is education accessible to family farmers?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Q2: Do family farmers have access to basic infrastructure?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Q3: Does the Government provide access to school feeding programmes?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Q4: Does the State have policies to facilitate access to land and family farming for youth?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Q5: Do transport and market infrastructures exist?

Yes

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

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Q6: Do market information systems exist?

Yes

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Q7: Are there mechanisms to support cooperative and collective action?

Yes

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Q8: Are there regulatory mechanisms for contract farming?

Yes

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Q9: Do policies or programs exist in support of Short Food Supply Chains?

Yes

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Q10: Are there policies or programs that incentivize rural women’s production?

Yes

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Block 3: Improving Economic Viability through Research and Extension

Block 3/5

Methodology: LANDex, World Rural Forum (WRF) and World Agricultures Watch (WAW)

Q1: State supports research and development for a diversity of crops, including traditional crops?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Q2: Does the State support the development of an agro-ecological model of farming?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Block 4: Investing Beyond the Farm

Block 4/5

Methodology: LANDex, World Rural Forum (WRF) and World Agricultures Watch (WAW)

Q1: Do public policies exist to guide private investment in rural areas?

Yes

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Q2: Is the government engaged in decentralizing process, related to governance for agriculture?

N/A

0: No, this issue is not addressed. There are no attempts by the law or the state to meet the issue addressed in the indicator.

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

3: Yes, the issue is fully addressed. The state or legal framework clearly or expressly meets the issue addressed in the indicator.

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Q3: Are investment strategies coordinated across administrative boundaries?

Yes

1: Partial, there has been only limited progress towards addressing the issue. The state or legal framework addresses the indicator, but insignificantly.

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Block 5: National Platform for Family Farming

Block 5/5

Methodology: LANDex, World Rural Forum (WRF) and World Agricultures Watch (WAW)

Q1: Does a national committee, directorate, institution, similar platform or other mechanism of political dialogue on family farming exist?

Yes

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Q1(a) If response to previous question (Q1) is *Yes*, then: Is the Government participating in it? If response to previous question (Q1) is *No*, please answer N/A.

Yes

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