Uganda

The future of Uganda is in danger: Stop land grabbing!
- Slow Food
- 09 January 2018
An increase in land grabbing in Uganda has pushed Slow Food to launch a campaign against it
Phoenix looks to India to feed Africa as part of rice expansion
- Bloomberg
- 08 December 2017
The company plans to spend $300 million over the next five years, mostly on increasing processing and production, as well as expanding into farming in Africa, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Dhawan said.
Naked force meets naked resistance in northern Uganda land conflict
- Reuters
- 24 November 2017
The struggle for land in northern Uganda has been going on for a decade but has taken a violent turn recently. The government is currently trying to amend the constitution so that it can acquire land quickly in cases where compensation is disputed.
Interview with Geoffrey Morley, Director, Cross Agriculture Ltd, bronze sponsors of the Agribusiness Congress East Africa in Kampala
- Agri-East Africa
- 23 October 2017
"We currently manage over 50 000 acres of agricultural land in East Africa and are growing over 20 different crops."
Développement agricole : les Rwandais intéressés par les terres congolaises
- ADIAC
- 12 October 2017
L’objectif est de mettre sur pied des projets d’agriculture et d’élevage.
European Development Finance Institutions and land grabs: The need for further independent scrutiny
- FERN
- 16 September 2017
This study highlights the role of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in possible land grabs and questionable forestry projects in Africa.
L’Ouganda veut faciliter l’expropriation foncière au nom du développement
- RFI
- 24 August 2017
En Ouganda, un changement constitutionnel sur le droit des terres fait polémique.
Ouganda: un projet de changement constitutionnel du droit des terres inquiète
- RFI
- 20 July 2017
Le gouvernement s'est lancé dans une politique de grands travaux et a besoin d'accéder aux terres privées, et vite - ce que vise l'amendement constitutionnel. Les ONG qui dénoncent le risque d'accaparement des terres et d'évictions.
Uganda: Chinese firm accused of grabbing land in Mubende
- NTV
- 16 May 2017
The manager of a farm belonging to a Chinese Company known as Quality Parts (FOMASA) in Mubende district has been arrested on allegations of grabbing people’s land and torturing them.
China eyes Uganda's agribusiness in new front
- China Daily
- 06 May 2017
Tucked away over 50 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, Chinese technicians continue to set up the first agricultural industrial park in the East African country.
La fièvre fonicère atteint l'Ouganda
- Alternatives Économiques
- 26 April 2017
Engagés dans une politique de grands travaux, le gouvernment ougandais s'apprête à modifier la Constitution pour accélérer les expropriations
Uganda: Govt pays billions in taxes for Aya, Bidco, Quality Chemicals
- Oberver
- 19 April 2017
The Ugandan government has settled the tax obligations for Bidco since 2003, when it set up oil palm plantations in the country. If the government fails to provide more land, it may continue paying Bidco's taxes, which stood at Shs 12.4bn (US$3.4M) last year