ProSavana

Japan & Mozambique - Africa's soyabean potential
- NHK
- 13 June 2013
NHK World video report looks at Itochu's efforts to grow soybeans for export in Mozambique in collaboration with JICA.
Peasants vs big business
- Southern Times
- 10 June 2013
Mozambique’s President Armando Guebuza has rebuffed allegations that land-grabbing has taken place along the Nacala Corridor under the Japanese and Brazilian-supported ProSavana agriculture project in the north of the country.
African farmers fear large food production programme of Japan
- TBS
- 04 June 2013
TBS News visits Mozambique to look into why farmers are opposed to Japan's agricultural development programme with Brazil.
Japón también quiere la riqueza africana
- IPS
- 04 June 2013
Augusto Mafigo, agricultor y sindicalista de Mozambique, dijo que los campesinos redoblaron sus protestas contra ProSabana porque temen que les haga perder sus pequeñas porciones de tierra cultivable cuando las compañías extranjeras se instalen.
Concern mounts over agriculture development plan in Mozambique
- Kyodo
- 03 June 2013
Concerns mount among civil society groups that an agriculture project in Mozambique, which Tokyo is pushing through as one of its key projects in Africa, may end up depriving local farmers of their land.
At TICAD, clumsy diplomacy mars controversial Japanese aid project in Mozambique
- Japan Today
- 03 June 2013
Mozambican Minister suggests "illiterate" farmers were not behind letter to President denouncing trilateral agribusiness project backed by Japan and Brazil.
Mozambique seeks additional funding for ProSavana project
- Macauhub
- 31 May 2013
With a view to reproducing in Mozambique Brazil’s success in transforming its “cerrado” region into arable land, ProSavana is expected to have a direct effect on 4 million Mozambicans living along the area of the Nacala Corridor.
Mozambique farmers seek halt to aid project
- Kyodo
- 31 May 2013
Farmers in Mozambique are calling on the governments of Japan, Brazil and Mozambique to halt a project aimed at supporting agricultural development there, saying it will result in land grabs.
「プロサバンナ事業の緊急停止と再考を求めるモザンビーク・ブラジル・日本の三カ国首脳宛公開書簡」
- 30 May 2013
モザンビーク共和国政府は、ブラジル連邦共和国政府並びに日本国政府との協力の下、2011年4 月にプロサバンナ事業を開始しました。
Carta aberta para deter e reflectir de forma urgente o Programa ProSavana
- UNAC
- 28 May 2013
Os signatárias desta Carta Aberta dirigem-se à chefes de Governo de Moçambique, Brasil e Japão para requerer que mandem tomar todas as medidas necessárias para suspensão imediata de todas as acções e projectos em curso nas savanas tropicais do Corredor de Nacala.
Open Letter from Mozambican civil society organisations and movements to the presidents of Mozambique and Brazil and the Prime Minister of Japan
- UNAC et al
- 28 May 2013
Mozambican peasants union and large number of national and international groups call on heads of state of Mozambique, Japan and Brazil to immediately suspend the ProSavana agribusiness project.
Interview with FGV coordinator Cleber Guarany about the ProSavana Project in Mozambique.
- Terraviva
- 21 May 2013
Translation of an interview given by the coordinator of the consulting firm responsible for developing the ProSavana master plan and coordinating private sector investment.