Mid-Term Evaluation of the EU-FAO Improved Land Tenancy in Sindh (ILTS) (2023)

This action is in line with the Pakistan 2020-2025 One Nation-One Vision strategy, designed by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, and with the EU-Pakistan Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 20142020. The project contributes to Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 10  (No Inequality) and 13 (Climate Action).   FAO’s implementation approach is based on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), elaborated by FAO (2012). These guidelines establish the basic principles, internationally accepted standards and practices for the good governance of tenure of land, forests and fisheries. The Action is also in support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas, adopted by the Human Rights Council on 28 September 2018. The final beneficiaries (12,600 households in 80 villages) are Haris and landlords in eight districts of Sindh Province. The three main areas of intervention present clear needs in the field of the strategic framework, land tenancy agreements, and in terms of poverty reduction through increased productivity.