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Mozambique: Peasants report land grabbing in Nacala corridor
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.

Mozambique: civil society organizations decided to globalize the ‘No to ProSavana’ campaign and promise to give legal responsibility to ‘perperators’
The plan of action was revealed during a Press Conference on the second Triangular Conference of the Peoples held on July the 24th, in Maputo.

Parar com ProSavana e redefinir politicas agrícolas inclusivas e sustentáveis – exigem os povos de Moçambique, Japão e Brasil
Organizações da sociedade civil moçambicana exigem que se pare com as acções do ProSavana e que haja uma coordenação entre o governo e a sociedade civil no redesenho das politicas da agricultura.

The global land grab as modern day corporate colonialsm
The global land grab is not the consequence of ad hoc crises; it is the logical outcome from the policies and political environment laid down before it.

Les étrangers ne pourront plus acheter de terre en Afrique du Sud
Le gouvernement sud-africain souhaiterait « limiter » les acquisitions de terre pour les étrangers afin d’accélérer sa réforme agraire.

Global funds for African farmers
In making 2014 the 'Year of Agriculture' [sic!], the African Union has concentrated its focus on private-sector investment and public-private partnerships to drive the sector. Private equity financiers, funds and investors are answering the call.

Serbian village raises complaint about UAE purchase of farmland
Farmers in Kula, Serbia have made formal complaints about an Abu Dhabi company, Al Rawafed Agriculture, which is trying to acquire land.

Cerca de 3 mil famílias Sem Terra ocupam área da Araupel no Paraná
Cerca de 3 mil famílias ocuparam, na manhã desta quinta-feira (17), a Fazenda Rio das Cobras, da empresa Araupel, entre os municípios de Rio Bonito do Iguaçu e Quedas do Iguaçu (PR).

Sudan reaffirms commitment to provide land for agricultural investment
Minister of Agriculture confirmed, during his meeting with China's ambassador to Khartoum, the Sudanese government's commitment to providing land for agricultural investment

Olam to invests $100m in commercial rice production
Olam reveals plans to expand its rice farm in Nigeria to 10,000 hectares.

29 Jul 2014Cambodia Daily

Kampot villagers protest alleged land grab

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.

28 Jul 2014inSerbia

Farmers protest in Serbia: ‘Most fertile land is given to Arabs’

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.

28 Jul 2014UNAC

Brasil e Japão atribuem ao governo de Moçambique a responsabilidade pelo Prosavana

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.

18 Jun 2014	Amaechi, Mexican farmer in shady banana plantation deal…MOSOP screams ‘fraud’	Naija Standard
18 Jun 2014	Tunisie : Marzouki appelle à examiner le droit à la propriété foncière	GNET
18 Jun 2014	We harvest–you profit: Investors and locals get a raw deal from African Land Ltd.	Oakland Institue
18 Jun 2014	Cocoa deficit may nurture new sector to invest in	Agrimoney
18 Jun 2014	Apply now for investigative grants on land grabbing in Africa	GIC & FAIR
18 Jun 2014	China will profit from feeding the world’s appetite	CIC
18 Jun 2014	Madagascar – La durée du bail emphytéotique remise en question	L'Express de Madagascar
17 Jun 2014	NGOs blame Berlin for feeding big business land grabs	EurActiv
17 Jun 2014	Un paradis pour les accapareurs de terres : un militant écologiste camerounais confronté à un procès	GRAIN et al
17 Jun 2014	Land grabber's paradise: Cameroonian environmentalist faces trial	GRAIN et al
17 Jun 2014	Chinese investors treated badly - expert	NZ Herald
17 Jun 2014	Papua New Guinea landowners win lands back from Malaysian palm oil plantation	CorpWatch
17 Jun 2014	Qatari Government buys up 14,000 hectares of prime South Australian farmland	The Australian
16 Jun 2014	Nuevo estudio revela que una tribu de Brasil registra la mayor tasa de suicidios del mundo	Canal Solidario
16 Jun 2014	Empresa brasileña se lava las manos: Acusan a la Policía y la Fiscalía por no desalojar a indígenas	E'a
16 Jun 2014	Não ao ProSavana - A luta continua	Não ao ProSavana
16 Jun 2014	Les défis à relever dans les nouvelles lois sur les investissements	Collectif TANY
15 Jun 2014	Violento desalojo a indígenas en Paraguay arroja saldo de 16 heridos	Telesur TV
15 Jun 2014	African farming is the new frontier for brave investors	Telegraph
13 Jun 2014	Morondava – Rajaonarimampianina sort ses griffes	Express de Madagascar

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