{"id":1781,"date":"2026-09-27T11:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/unicorn778-in-nepal-women-seek-ownership-rights-to-the-lands-they-tend-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:26:23","slug":"unicorn778-in-nepal-women-seek-ownership-rights-to-the-lands-they-tend-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/unicorn778-in-nepal-women-seek-ownership-rights-to-the-lands-they-tend-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICORN778 In Nepal, women seek ownership rights to the lands they tend Peluang Terburuk Saat Bermain Slot Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-330580\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bulletpoints-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"bulletpoints\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>In Nepal, the law has eliminated gender discrimination when it comes to property rights, but cultural norms still interfere with land ownership.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Many of the country\u2019s agricultural workers are women, yet they do not own the land they work.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Research shows that globally, women\u2019s access to secure land tenure is linked to higher agricultural productivity, lower food insecurity, reduced poverty and slower environmental degradation.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>While some women in Nepal say the lack of land ownership is not a problem for them, others do not recognize the legal rights they have; experts say education is key.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"content-expander\"><span>See All Key Ideas<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>POKHARA, Nepal \u2014 Before Binita Bishwokaarma understood Nepal\u2019s property laws, she understood the work required to sustain a farm.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up in the village of Sindhupalchok, east of the capital, Kathmandu, she spent much of her time helping her mother around the house and in the fields while her father worked in the city. It\u2019s a common scenario in Nepal, where gendered divisions of agricultural labor are widespread.<\/p>\n<p>For Bishwokaarma, that meant she and her mother grew maize, potatoes, garlic and other vegetables. She participated in the entire agricultural cycle, from preparing fields and planting crops to harvesting them. She enjoyed plowing the most, but it was physically demanding because the family lacked modern machinery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t have tractors,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, everything, start to ending, we had to do with our own hands. It was really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what many women and girls experience. And yet, their prospects for owning the land they tend are slim: Despite gender equality under the law, in Nepal, <a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/news\/04-mar-2026\/nepal-equal-land-rights-for-marginalized-women-facing-climate-threats\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">property rights rest mostly with men<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s women \u2014 accounting for nearly 70% of the country\u2019s farming population \u2014 whom Bishwokaarma credits most with caring for the land. Throughout her childhood, she saw how dedicated women were to conserving their environment. She explained that many women learn from childhood how to keep the soil healthy and reduce pests naturally through mixed cropping, crop rotation and intercropping.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145226\/Harvest-in-nepal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330594\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145226\/Harvest-in-nepal.jpg\" alt=\"Farmers harvest paddy at Bhaktapur, Nepal. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145226\/Harvest-in-nepal.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145226\/Harvest-in-nepal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145226\/Harvest-in-nepal-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145226\/Harvest-in-nepal-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmers harvest paddy at Bhaktapur, Nepal. Agriculture is the main source of food, income and employment for the majority of people in Nepal, yet the majority of land ownership is concentrated among men. Image by AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But these aren\u2019t the only techniques women in Nepal use to take care of the land they use. Bishwokaarma said women use farmyard manure made from cow or buffalo dung, compost from kitchen waste and plant residues instead of chemical fertilizer. They even use natural pesticides made from neem leaves, garlic, chiles, ash, cow urine or local herbs to reduce insect damage. Around the fields, they plant flowers and local plants that attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators to help increase crop production as well.<\/p>\n<p>To Bishwokaarma, women play a vital role in protecting land through agricultural practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe men don\u2019t know the exact process of farming,\u201d she said. \u201cWomen dedicate their life to the land, and I have seen that my mother, aunts, my friends, were all experts in every agriculture process\u2014yet all of the property, our house, our land, everything is in my father\u2019s name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The imbalance Bishwokaarma describes extends well beyond her family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microdata.nsonepal.gov.np\/index.php\/catalog\/134\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">The National Agricultural Census<\/a> of 2021-22 found that just <a href=\"https:\/\/newbusinessage.com\/news\/19689\/344-percent-of-women-own-agricultural-land-in-nepal\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=mgaIdpoQODxV2k56w4bUF3f6iq4vEvHar35JfRKyXn8-1781493471-1.0.1.1-KEn_zTO5gSfaZOViCW.J9DW6WJY5atRt.PvM3cVGYJQ\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">20.8%<\/a> of adult women involved in farming in Nepal have secure ownership rights to agricultural land, compared with 42.9% of men. Traditional gender-based divisions in agricultural work are also still common, although widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.usu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&amp;context=envs_stures\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">male out-migration<\/a> has forced a shift in these roles, often increasing the physical burden on women.<\/p>\n<p>The inequalities in land tenure are not unique to Nepal, and they reflect a broader pattern that extends beyond the country\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma-.jpeg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330595\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma-.jpeg\" alt=\"Binita Bishwokaarma attends the Model United Nations (MUN) competition\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma-.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma--768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma--1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma--1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma--350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145317\/Binita-with-Law-Program-image-courtesy-of-Binita-Bishwokarma--610x406.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Binita Bishwokaarma attends a Model United Nations competition. Image courtesy of Binita Bishwokaarma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Global gender imbalance <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Across the Global South, women play a central role in agriculture while continuing to face unequal access to land and property rights. Globally, women account for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/in-focus\/commission-on-the-status-of-women-2012\/facts-and-figures\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">less than 20%<\/a> of landholders, and only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1342684137894666&amp;set=a.579449377551483\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">37%<\/a> of countries guarantee equal land rights for women and men, according to U.N. figures.<\/p>\n<p>Yet studies show that women\u2019s access to secure land tenure is linked to higher agricultural productivity, lower food insecurity, reduced poverty and slower environmental degradation. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.landesa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WomensTenure_ClimateChange_EvidenceScan_2024.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">2024<\/a> global evidence review by the nonprofit Landesa revealed growing evidence that secure land rights also help women adapt to climate change while supporting sustainable forest management and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>George Washington University has reported similar findings. An <a href=\"https:\/\/studentbriefs.law.gwu.edu\/ilpb\/2022\/10\/12\/womens-land-rights-a-powerful-tool-for-development\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">international law and policy brief<\/a> covering Ecuador, Mexico, Nepal and Peru stated that secure land ownership is associated with lower deforestation and more successful reforestation. In Uganda and Ethiopia, researchers found landholders with secure tenure were more likely to invest in soil conservation and climate resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the benefits of land ownership go beyond individual women. \u201cWhen women have access and rights to land, the economic benefits extend to their households and their communities,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/insights\/3-benefits-womens-collective-land-rights\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">World Resources Institute<\/a> reported, pointing to research showing women contribute more of their income to the household than men do, thereby improving education, health and food security for children.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all this, land ownership remains dominated by men, even nonagricultural land. When it comes to Nepal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/voluntary-guidelines-gender-equality\/regional-and-country-level-initiatives\/nepal_\/en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">men are roughly twice as likely to own property<\/a>, with only about 11% of women owning land overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven now, the modern law and Constitution give full rights to women, but it\u2019s not implemented properly,\u201d said Tanuja Pariyar, project coordinator in Pokhara, Kaski district, for the Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO), an NGO dedicated to fighting caste- and gender-based discrimination.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145453\/Chaff-in-nepal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330596\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145453\/Chaff-in-nepal.jpg\" alt=\"A Nepalese woman separates chaff from wheat on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145453\/Chaff-in-nepal.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145453\/Chaff-in-nepal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145453\/Chaff-in-nepal-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145453\/Chaff-in-nepal-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Nepal woiman separates chaff from wheat on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. Despite their work in agriculture, many women in Nepal do not have land rights. Image by AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nepal has introduced a series of legal reforms over the past two decades to reduce gender disparities in land ownership. In 2002, the 11<sup>th<\/sup> amendment to the civil code granted daughters a share of ancestral property by birth, but women still lost those rights upon marriage. That was changed in 2017, when legal gender-based discrimination in property inheritance was eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>However, these legal reforms haven\u2019t changed social norms that continue to shape who controls land and who benefits from it. By 2011, about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iom.int\/sites\/g\/files\/tmzbdl2616\/files\/2018-07\/Barriers-to-Womens-Land-Property-Access-Ownership-in-Nepal.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">19%<\/a> of households reported women owning land or property, but many women remained excluded from key decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor property decisions from taking a loan to selling something, most of the time the decisions are taken by the man,\u201d Pariyar said.<\/p>\n<p>Pariyar\u2019s comment is bolstered by research that shows gender imbalances in decision-making powers within farming regions can harm not only women \u2014 but the community as a whole. \u201cWhen women lack the tools, information and decision-making authority needed to implement adaptive strategies, the resilience of entire farming systems is compromised,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/sustainable-food-systems\/articles\/10.3389\/fsufs.2025.1654941\/full\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">2025 study<\/a> in <em>Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNepal is a patriarchal system because it\u2019s a historical system,\u201d Pariyar said. \u201cThis is a male-dominated society, and they don\u2019t want to give power to women because they don\u2019t trust it. That is the first issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145537\/Planting.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330598\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145537\/Planting.jpg\" alt=\"A Nepalese farmer plants paddy saplings on the outskirts of Kathmandu. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145537\/Planting.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145537\/Planting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145537\/Planting-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23145537\/Planting-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Nepali farmer plants paddy saplings on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Many women in Nepal work in agriculture, but men hold the majority of land rights. Image by AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Patriarchal expectations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For women like Bishwokaarma, who is now a law student, those norms were learned early.<\/p>\n<p>Although she worked closely with the land, she and many other women were taught from a young age that neither the family home nor the land belonged to them. Instead, all of the property belonged to the men in the family. Since she was raised in a patriarchal household where most major decisions were made by her father, she grew up surrounded by traditional beliefs and social norms that shaped expectations about ownership. Even though women are not legally barred from owning land today, these expectations often discouraged them from pursuing ownership.<\/p>\n<p>As she grew older, Bishwokaarma began to see how those expectations affected her own mother. She said her mother often expressed frustration that despite years of laboring for the family, she remained dependent on her husband because she lacked property and financial security of her own that restricted her from making important financial decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s human nature because when you do lots of hard work and you never get appreciated for that work, obviously you get frustrated,\u201d Bishwokaarma said. \u201cThat\u2019s why she told me to get an education and become independent on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For advocates working on women\u2019s rights in Nepal, that kind of independence begins with schooling.<\/p>\n<p>Rabina G. Rasaily, FEDO executive director, says educating women is important when it comes to land ownership and its benefits. In her view, ownership is about more than legal rights. It can influence access to resources, decision-making power and economic security. Rasaily said that when women gain access to land, the benefits can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rbfl\/2024\/04\/20\/impacts-of-increasing-womens-property-ownership\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">positively affect<\/a> future generations through improvements in health, an increase in educational opportunities and an increase in investments in homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>These benefits also extend into conservation in Nepal. WRI research shows that in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/insights\/3-benefits-womens-collective-land-rights\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Banpale Community Forest<\/a>, where women are guaranteed rights to the communal land, women have been inspired to actively participate in sustainable forestry and engage in climate adaptation training. These trainings include forest fire management, water conservation, landslide and soil erosion preventions and human-wildlife conflict avoidance strategies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330590\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily.jpg\" alt=\"Tanuja Pariyar and Rabina G. Rasaily\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144605\/Tanuja-Pariyar-Rabina-G.-Rasaily-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left) Tanuja Pariyar, project coordinator of FEDO Kaski district, poses for a portrait in Pokhara, Nepal. Pariyar helps marginalized women\u2019s groups that are facing difficulties with property rights. (Right) Rabina G. Rasaily, FEDO executive director, has more than 15 years of experience in social justice movements across Nepal. Images courtesy of Peter Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Understanding their rights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Realizing those benefits often depends on women understanding the rights available to them \u2014 yet many women do not, Rasaily said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were some times when we\u2019d have conversations and they would say, \u2018Oh really? We can even own land, or property or a building?\u2019\u201d Rasaily said. \u201cIt\u2019s beyond their thinking sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the lack of individual ownership is not always viewed as a problem by women living within the system. For some, security comes through the family rather than personal ownership, which was the case for 28-year-old Mamta Kaushal.<\/p>\n<p>Kaushal grew up with her two sisters and brother in the rural village of Tadapani in Nepal\u2019s Annapurna region. She married at 18 and moved 50 kilometers (30 miles) to Pokhara city, to live on her husband\u2019s property. The house and land where she now lives are ancestral property that have been passed down through generations. Although the property is not registered in her name, Kaushal said she doesn\u2019t see it as a bad thing \u2014 she views it as a shared resource.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, the name or register in which family member it is in,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause we are in the same family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaushal works the family\u2019s land. She grows plants like maize, wheat and potatoes throughout the seasons when the soil isn\u2019t resting from the last crop and raises buffaloes on parts of their land. Kaushal sees her work as her duty to contribute to the family\u2019s financial stability, provide food security to her family and keep the land productive through cultivation in order to preserve it for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>For women who do want to acquire their own property, Kaushal expressed how access to property is less of a concern than it once was. She said she has not personally seen many women struggle to acquire property on their own because women can now earn income through wage labor or selling produce, textiles and clothing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144946\/Women-From-the-Pokhara-District.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330592\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144946\/Women-From-the-Pokhara-District.jpg\" alt=\"Mamta and other women from the Mahendra Cave women group in Pokhara, Nepal, walk to the fields behind their homes to check on their crops of maize.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144946\/Women-From-the-Pokhara-District.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144946\/Women-From-the-Pokhara-District-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144946\/Women-From-the-Pokhara-District-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/23144946\/Women-From-the-Pokhara-District-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamta Kaushal and other women in Pokhara, Nepal, walk to the fields behind their homes to check on their crops of maize. Many women share and rent land for agricultural production to support their families and sell produce for profit. Image courtesy of Peter Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kaushal also said women have greater opportunities to purchase land independently through a reduction in property registration fees the Nepal government offers for land registered in a woman\u2019s name. Through this discount, women get 25-50% off fees associated with land purchases or transfers, rather than reducing annual property taxes. The rebate aims to empower women by incentivizing them to hold land ownership.<\/p>\n<p>For Bishwokaarma, however, the issue is not whether women can own land, but whether they are encouraged and supported in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I hope that more women in Nepal will not only have legal rights to property but will feel confident enough to claim and use those rights,\u201d Bishwokaarma said. \u201cI think education, legal awareness and economic opportunities are important in helping bridge the gap in land ownership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Nepal\u2019s laws have improved, Bishwokaarma said social attitudes and family practices must also change if women are to fully benefit from them. In her view, land ownership can provide security, promote independence and give women a stronger voice in family and community decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a woman owns land or property, she often has more control over her future and has greater economic stability,\u201d Bishwokaarma said.<\/p>\n<p>Because of that, she said Nepal\u2019s challenge is no longer expanding legal protections, but ensuring existing laws are effectively implemented and understood by the women they are intended to serve. Looking ahead, she said future governments should focus on increasing awareness of property rights, improving access to information and creating greater economic opportunities for women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf those areas are improved, the ownership gap may gradually become smaller,\u201d Bishwokaarma said. \u201cBut I think social change is often slower than political change, so it may take time to see the full impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Banner image:<\/strong> Women work in a paddy field at Uttarbahini village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. Although many women work in agriculture, land ownership is largely held by men in Nepal. Image by AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is published through a collaboration between Mongabay and the University of Montana\u2019s School of Journalism. Students traveled to Nepal in May 2026 to report on wildlife, conservation and other environmental issues. You can read more about the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mjanepal.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gbiLUGrLXa\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2024\/01\/indigenous-gurung-farmers-revive-climate-resilient-millet-in-nepal\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Indigenous Gurung farmers revive climate-resilient millet in Nepal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cIndigenous Gurung farmers revive climate-resilient millet in Nepal\u201d \u2014 Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2024\/01\/indigenous-gurung-farmers-revive-climate-resilient-millet-in-nepal\/embed\/#?secret=Zd3Dc3Htuj#?secret=gbiLUGrLXa\" data-secret=\"gbiLUGrLXa\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WL1R8qXnKa\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/07\/return-to-agroforestry-empowers-women-in-nepal\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Return to agroforestry empowers women in Nepal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cReturn to agroforestry empowers women in Nepal\u201d \u2014 Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/07\/return-to-agroforestry-empowers-women-in-nepal\/embed\/#?secret=UV3UVkwRnN#?secret=WL1R8qXnKa\" data-secret=\"WL1R8qXnKa\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spangler,\u00a0K., &amp; Christie,\u00a0M.\u00a0E. (2019). Renegotiating gender roles and cultivation practices in the Nepali mid-hills: Unpacking the feminization of agriculture. <em>Agriculture and Human Values<\/em>, <em>37<\/em>(2), 415-432. doi:<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.usu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&amp;context=envs_stures\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">10.1007\/s10460-019-09997-0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Begho,\u00a0T., Dendup,\u00a0S., Tshering,\u00a0D., Nepal,\u00a0B., &amp; Joshi,\u00a0R. (2025). 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