<p>A great piece in The Guardian's Poverty Matters blog on the benefits of giving women the legal right to own land. Despite progress on many fronts, India's child malnutrition rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. Growing evidence shows a way forward – giving women legal control of the land they farm.</p><br /> <br /> <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/jan/20/land-rights-india-women-ease-malnutrition?newsfeed=true\">http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/jan/20...</a>

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Land rights for women can help ease child malnutrition

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