Land & Rural Development Activity

The Land and Rural Development Program (LRDP) supports Government of Colombia (GOC) efforts to provide equitable and secure land tenure for individuals, communities, and businesses, while also enhancing the effectiveness of public investment in the rural agriculture sector, targeting conflict-affected areas of the country.

LRDP addresses the root causes and consequences of Colombia's conflict, including land displacement, lack of formal land titles, chronic rural poverty, and limited licit economic opportunities in rural areas.

More specifically, LRDP activities provide technical assistance at the national level to speed up GOC land tenure and property rights registration processes; assist the GOC in testing new, more efficient and transparent mechanisms for public expenditure in the rural sector; and pilot new information systems that will allow the GOC to better manage land tenure information across multiple GOC entities.