Tanzania

« Ne nous étonnons pas si des révoltes éclatent »
- Malango
- 18 July 2012
Des voix s’élèvent contre les prêts de terres de 99 ans à des sociétés étrangères. Les Tanzaniens se sentent ignorés par leur gouvernement…
Lives on hold
- Oakland Institute
- 09 July 2012
AgriSol's land deal in Tanzania creates an uncertain future for more than 160,000 people
Politics of investment in large scale agricultural ventures
- Guardian
- 08 July 2012
The AgriSol investment is a good case in justifying that in Tanzania it is the state which grabs on behalf of the investors as opposed in other areas where land is acquired illegally.
Activists raise red flag over Tanzania land deal
- East African
- 30 June 2012
The US-based Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement say they want senior government officials involved in the deal investigated and prosecuted for accepting a deal that will be detrimental to the welfare of Tanzanians.
Tanzania to seek China help on farming
- The Citizen
- 25 June 2012
Tanzania is planning to involve the Chinese government in its agriculture revolution strategy as well as establish value-adding small industries to boost agricultural products by local producers
Ethics complaint: Rastetter used regents board to push African 'land grab'
- Des Moines Register
- 19 June 2012
An ethics complaint being filed today alleges agribusiness investor Bruce Rastetter used his membership on a board that oversees Iowa’s public universities to advance a business venture involving Iowa State University.
African land fertile ground for crops and investors
- NPR
- 15 June 2012
Part 2 of a report from the US-based National Public Radio on landgrabbing in Africa, highlighting the case of Mozambique
Indian farmer’s African safari
- Business World
- 02 June 2012
Karuturi, which has 300,000 ha in Ethiopia, is now targeting the DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Tanzania: Country urged to reduce land lease period to investors
- East African Business Week
- 28 May 2012
Tanzania has been advised to reduce land lease agreement to investors to below 50 years from the current 99.
Tanzania: Land losers for hefty compensation
- Tanzania Daily News
- 28 May 2012
The government is in the final stages of introducing a Land Authority whose duties, among others, will include dealing with land investments as well as establishment of a land bank and database.
Investors vow to end sugar scarcity
- Tanzania Daily News
- 22 May 2012
India's Mahakaushal Sugar and Power Industries has acquired 12,000 ha, and more efforts are being made to acquire an additional 15,000 ha, along Lower Rufiji River basin in Utunge Ward, Tanzania.
Beware G8 motives, JK, others cautioned
- The Citizen Reporter
- 17 May 2012
Four African leaders attending the rich nations’ meeting that opens in Washington today have been cautioned to be wary of the G8’s New Alliance to Increase Food and Nutrition Security, noting that it poses a serious threat to small-scale farmers in Africa.