No matter where we live or what we are doing in our daily lives – all of us are consumers of one thing or another. You might not realize just how many of the goods you consume are imported from other countries. This makes us dependent on global trade. Today we face many challenges in our established trading structures, such as price dumping, import dependencies and the exclusion of marginalized groups. How can we make our trade systems more just?

In many countries having secure and documented land rights has proven to be essential, especially for smallholder farmers. One of the reasons is rather simple: Land property is often used as collateral to access financial services. But there’s a huge risk. If farmers can’t repay the loan, they might lose their land.

In this month’s episode we delve into the challenges that affect smallholder farmers when it comes to land tenure and access to financial services. In this context, we also look at the aspect of gender equality.