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The grants contribute to the development and integration of pro-poor tools and approaches for securing land and natural resource rights into development programmes in 15 selected countries within East and Southern Africa (ESA). The main objective of the grants has been to identify common issues and to enhance lesson sharing and knowledge management on land‐related tools and approaches amongst the various projects, country stakeholders and partners. The principal target group is poor women and men involved in 22 IFAD supported projects and programmes in ESA.

The project aims to support 15,000 smallholder farmers' households to exploit opportunities to increase their productivity and diversify into market-oriented agriculture. The project area covers four of Lesotho’s 10 districts: Berea, Leribe, Butha Buthe and Mafeteng. Emphasis is placed on identifying commercially viable activities that can be replicated and successfully scaled up.

Land and natural resource governance activities include the preparation and implementation of three year Agricultural Investment Plans and the formulation of land use and settlement plans.

Capacity building

Implement a systematic land regularization program for urban and peri-urban areas and establish a new land administration authority.