Kenya

Biofuels land grab in Kenya's Tana Delta fuels talk of war
- The Guardian
- 02 July 2011
Villagers vow to resist as wildlife vanishes and they are driven from their land to make way for water-thirsty crops.
Land grabbing in africa and the new politics of food
- Future Agricultures
- 22 June 2011
A short article on the land grab phenomenon: What are the drivers? Who is doing the grabbing? What are the main issues? What implications for the future ?
Dominion Farms and food security in Kenya
- State of Affairs
- 10 June 2011
Most of the current and past conflicts over Dominion Farms’ development of the Yala swamp can be traced back to three structural problems: poor communication, cultural and social misunderstanding and political involvement.
Kenya: Lamu farmers accuse chiefs of land grab
- Nairobi Star
- 08 June 2011
Hundreds of Lamu farmers are up in arms against chiefs and district officers they claim collude with unscrupulous buyers to sell off their land.
Q+A: Palm oil, growth and Indonesia's forest clearing ban
- Reuters
- 26 May 2011
Indonesia, the world's No.1 palm oil producer, signed into law a 2-year freeze on new permits that may prompt palm oil firms to seek new ways to grow supply to meet rising demand from India and China, such as buying more land in Africa
Food security and quest for foreign land
- Financial Express
- 11 May 2011
The government of Bangladesh has also been looking for farmland abroad -- in Burma, Kenya, Uganda
Dom Farms
- YouTube
- 31 Mar 2011
Video about the US agribusiness Dominion Farms in Kenya.
South Sudan threatened by land grab
- NPA
- 23 Mar 2011
Four months before South Sudan becomes an independant nation nine percent of the country has been targeted by investors, a Norwegian People's Aid report reveals.
Les terres convoitées de l’Afrique
- Politis
- 17 February 2011
De plus en plus d’investisseurs accaparent des surfaces cultivables pour la production d’aliments destinés à l’étranger ou la spéculation. Présents au FSM, paysans et ONG organisent la résistance.
Le mani (italiane) sulla terra
- Lettera 43
- 09 February 2011
L’Italia non è estranea al fenomeno del land grabbing, anche se gli investimenti in terreni riguardano soprattutto aziende cinesi, indiane o saudite.E i gruppi italiani hanno messo le mani su oltre 1,5 milioni di ettari
Des paysans privés de leur terre en Afrique
- Politis
- 08 February 2011
« Il faudrait créer une commission au niveau de l’ONU qui permettrait à toute victime de l’accaparement des terres de pouvoir porter plainte » selon Ana Maria Suarez de FIAN
Communautés pastorales : le défi de l’accès aux terres
- Univers Nature
- 03 February 2011
Au Kenya, dans certaines régions pastorales, l’acquisition de terres communales par le gouvernement, au profit d’une agriculture intensive irriguée, a entraîné des changements dans le mode de vie des communautés pastorales.