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Land grabbing – A new political strategy for Arab countries
- IPS
- 30 July 2014
Arab countries are increasingly seeking to secure their food needs through an international strategy of land grabs which are often detrimental to local populations.
World Bank turns its back on rights protections for the poor
- Inclusive Development International
- 30 July 2014
Despite earlier commitments that safeguards on land rights would be strengthened, the proposed policy changes would gut essential requirements necessary to prevent displacement, impoverishment, and environmental damage.
Kampot villagers protest alleged land grab
- Cambodia Daily
- 29 July 2014
About 100 villagers locked in a land dispute with an agriculture firm temporarily forced the company on Sunday to cease excavating the contested site in Kampot province.
Liberia: Dismissed Sime Darby employee threatens to set himself ablaze
- Heritage
- 29 July 2014
A 35 year-old resident of Gbar in Klay District, Bomi County has threatened to set himself ablaze for being terminated from the employ of the Sime Darby Company without benefits.
Farmers protest in Serbia: ‘Most fertile land is given to Arabs’
- inSerbia
- 28 July 2014
Farmers are outraged at the Ministry of Agriculture, which leased more than 3,000 ha of the best arable land to the company “Al Rafaved” from the United Arab Emirates for 250 euros per hectare.
Farmland in Chernobyl? Pension investments to avoid
- CityWire
- 28 July 2014
Sipp operator warns of spike in overseas property investment schemes that could leave you short-changed.
Mozambique: Peasants report land grabbing in Nacala corridor
- Via Campesina
- 28 July 2014
Grabbing of land for the production of soy in Nacala corridor North of Mozambique has raised harsh criticism from the peasant organizations of Nampula, Zambezia and Niassa provinces.
Brasil e Japão atribuem ao governo de Moçambique a responsabilidade pelo Prosavana
- UNAC
- 28 July 2014
Os Governos de Brasil e Japão vieram em defesa dos seus países, alegando que só estão no programa porque o Governo de Moçambique assim os solicitou.
O projectos de estratégias de desenvolvimento económico do Corredor de Nacala na República de Moçambique
- MPD/JICA
- 27 July 2014
Draft do Relatorio das Estrategias do PEDEC-Versao 3 Volume1:Texto Principal
Quand la terre devient refuge, elle vaut de l’or
- Le Soir
- 26 July 2014
Le prix des terres agricoles belges flambe par la faute d’investisseurs étrangers au secteur. Un lobby s’est créé pour sensibiliser le monde politique et enrayer la machine.
Mulheres impedidas de buscar lenha e outras culturas no corredor de Nacala
- Via Campesina
- 26 July 2014
Na província de Nampula, as mulheres estão impedidas de atravessar e passar nas zonas onde as empresas operam no âmbito da ProSavana, e isso restringe o acesso a lenha e outras culturas que as mulheres habitualmente buscavam no campo.
Japão admite que programa agrícola moçambicano ProSavana baseia-se em polémico modelo brasileiro
- Folha 8
- 26 July 2014
Um conselheiro da embaixada do Japão em Moçambique reconheceu que o programa agrícola moçambicano ProSavana tem como modelo o Prodecer, implementado no Brasil.