Little of the 5 million acres [2.02 million hectares] that Sudan's agriculture ministry estimates are in foreign hands—perhaps less than 1 in 20 acres—has been cultivated.
Land deals along River Nile could easily impair its recharging potential if water abstraction is not regulated.
Saudi-based Almarai owns 15,000 acres of an irrigated valley – but what business does a foreign food production company have drawing resources from a US desert?
Deux ans après le changement de régime, le pays est engagé dans un Plan d’aménagement du territoire qui se traduit par un accaparement des terres et du littoral généralisé, selon les militants du Nafso
Lancée grâce à un soutien financier de la FAO, le programme GRAINE s’installera sur 200.000 hectares de terres occupée par des communautés au Gabon
- Bulletin de WRM
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11 July 2017
Le lac de Guiers constitue le plus important pôle de développement agro-industriel du Sénégal avec 20.000 à 25.000 ha exploités, dont 10.000 à 12.000 ha pour la CSS et 1.000 ha pour Senegindia.
Selon une étude universitaire suédoise, l’achat de terres agricoles en Afrique par des sociétés étrangères, augmente les risques de conflits et de tensions sur les ressources en eau.
- La France Agricole
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29 September 2016
In the last decade, more than 22 million ha of land have been contracted to large-scale land acquisitions in Africa, leading to increased pressures, competition, and conflicts over freshwater resources.
This policy brief presents the different sources of law that are triggered by the use of water for farmland investments, and makes recommendations to help reconcile different legal regimes while ensuring water issues are adequately addressed.
Saudis have been urged to invest in land and water resources overseas, but now face an immense water crisis
- Middle East Eye
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11 July 2016
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will support Ethiopia to develop its water resources by enhancing its agriculture systems.
- Daily News Egypt
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08 July 2016
WFFP vient de publier le compte rendu d'un atelier sur la lutte contre l’accaparement des océans