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Siaya investment bonanza
- Siaya Government
- 13 January 2016
Siaya county could benefit from a huge investment bonanza thanks to Farmlands of Africa INC from India who have pledged to invest up to Ksh8 billion in projects in the county.
Malawi: Chiefs clash with subjects over land sale to Indian investor
- Nyasa Times
- 12 January 2016
"Imagine, they started demarcating the land earmarked for selling without our knowledge. Our chiefs jumped the gun because we were supposed to be consulted from the word go other than seeing our land being demarcated"
The refugee who took on the British government
- Guardian
- 12 January 2016
Despite important legal victories, Anuak of Gambella continue to face land evictions and repression to clear their lands for foreign and domestic investors.
Depois de desperdiçados mais de 560 milhões de Ienes para Elaboração do Plano Director do Prosavana, os governos optam pela cooptação da Sociedade Civil
- ADECRU
- 12 January 2016
A equipa de coordenação do Prosavana em conivência com os governos de Moçambique, do Brasil e de Japão, opta pelo aliciamento e cooptação das organizações da sociedade civil nacionais.
Ativistas da UNAC escapam de tentativa de espancamento protagonizada por um dos consultores da JICA durante a sessão de consulta às organizações sobre ProSavana
- UNAC
- 12 January 2016
UNAC já havia denunciado os actos de perseguições, intimidações, aliciamentos e manipulações dos seus ativistas, camponeses e camponesas, protagonizados por alguns dos membros da equipa de implementação do Prosavana.
Karuturi challenges Ethiopia decision to cancel farm project
- Bloomberg
- 11 January 2016
Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company.
After having wasted more than 560 million yen on the drafting of the ProSavana Master Plan, governments resort to co-opting Civil Society
- ADECRU
- 11 January 2016
The ProSavana coordination team, together with the governments of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan, has resorted to enticement and has set out to co-opt national civil society organisations.
La nouvelle révolution verte en Afrique subsaharienne
- CADTM
- 11 January 2016
Vers un bouleversement des pratiques agricoles paysannes ?
Saudi dairy company Almarai buys land in California to grow fodder
- Reuters
- 10 January 2016
Almarai, which already owns land in Arizona, said the purchase was part of efforts to secure high-quality hay from outside Saudi Arabia, in line with Saudi government policy.
Philippines islanders unite to resist "land grab" palm oil companies
- Truth-out
- 10 January 2016
Farmers on Palawan are being tricked into giving land away to palm oil companies with local government support. Those who resist the land grabs are now in fear for their lives following the murder of a prominent campaigner.
Sénégal : Rapport du 2e atelier national sur la mise en œuvre des Directives Volontaires pour une gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers
- 08 January 2016
La réforme foncière au Sénégal, une opportunité pour la mise en œuvre effective et durable des directives volontaires.
Host countries should be watchful on foreign land sales
- Dominion Post
- 08 January 2016
Foreign buying of land is not going to stop any time soon. It is up to the host country to look after itself.
What is land grabbing? A critical review of existing definitions
- Eco Ruralis
- 08 January 2016
Eco Ruralis presents a definitional framework for land grabbing and an overview of other definitions and ideas, drawing attention to their gaps and weaknesses.
How a project with good aims delivered bitter outcomes in Sierra Leone
- The Conversation
- 07 January 2016
Reports about land-grabs in Africa often attack the corporations that stand to profit from such projects. But little is said of the international development banks that fund the projects.
Land grabs in crosshairs as Ecuador passes major land reforms
- TeleSur
- 07 January 2016
The law prohibits the concentration of rural land for speculative, commercial or monopolistic ends and specifies that foreign state companies may only invest in farming in conjunction with a state enterprises or Ecuadorean business.