Women in Sierra Leone are losing their land and livelihoods in the face of land grabs, discriminatory traditions and customs, and the lack of a strong legal framework, reports Mariama Tarawallie of the Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food (SiLNoRF)
- Open Democracy
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16 December 2013
Land grabbing has taken on a distinct characteristic in Latin America, as Cristobal Kay, a specialist in development and agrarian reform, explains.
Three Presidential decrees attributing lands to Herakles Farms in the South West region of Cameroon are reminiscent of colonialism and slavery.
Sayaka Funada-Classen analisa ainda possíveis associações entre o ProSAVANA e outros megaprojectos, cuja implantação atravessa toda a zona do corredor de Nacala
En Guatemala, ante el acaparamiento de tierras e imposición de monocultivos como la caña de azúcar y palma africana en el Valle del Polochic, mujeres como Matilde están alzando la voz.
- El Diario
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16 December 2013
Nearly 150 homes destroyed in the latest incident in conflict between indigenous Batin Sembilan residents and former Wilmar company.
- Mongabay
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14 December 2013
Il Paese è tra i principali protagonisti del fenomeno dell’'accaparramento della terra'
Differing land ownership laws in East Africa are hurting the growth of agribusiness as the sector is unable to attract needed private equity funds.
- East African
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13 December 2013
Signée par le Collectif pour la défense des terres malgaches - TANY
Last year, CPPIB launched its agriculture investment program which is initially focusing on farmland opportunities in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.
La tentative de limiter l'usage de terres arables pour la production de biocarburants dans l'UE a été bloquée jeudi par une coalition d'Etats aux « intérêts contraires » pour la plus grande satisfaction de l'industrie.
Selon le président de Socfin, Luc Boedt, joint par RFI, la manifestation n'était pas l'œuvre de Malen et elle ne portait pas sur le projet de plantation de son groupe...