Land Tenure
Definition
The relationship, whether legally or customarily defined, through which people, as individuals or groups, own or hold rights to use land.
Source
Glossary. "Plan Vivo Standard 2012 Draft for Consultation". 2012 http://www.planvivo.org/wp-content/uploads/Plan-Vivo-Standard-2012-cons…
Alternative definition
Arrangements or rights under which the holder operates the land making up the holding.
Alternative source
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (WCA 2010), FAO Statistics Division, 2005.