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The labor of land
- Africa is a Country
- 30 December 2022
In order to better resist contemporary, neocolonial accumulation, we need to historicize land grabs in Africa.
UAE invests in Kurdistan's agriculture and livestock sectors
- Iraq Business News
- 30 December 2022
"We came to the conclusion that Kurdistan has fertile land suitable for investment in agriculture and planting," says the head of a delegation from the Emirati Al Abrar Company.
Malawi: Govt releases K500m for mega farms as Engucwini Cooperative longs to benefit from the programme
- Malawi Exclusive
- 20 December 2022
The wait is over the implementation of mega farms following the releasing of K500 million to facilitate the rollout of the farms.
Land conflicts targeting indigenous communities intensify in Northern Guatemala
- NACLA
- 19 December 2022
Waves of evictions and the criminalization of Q’eqchi’ Maya communities propel rural poverty and forced migration.
Mauritania and African Agriculture enter an agreement for commercial farming on expanse of Senegal-Mauritania River valley with potential of over 500,000 hectares of arable land
- PR Newswire
- 19 December 2022
African Agriculture has agreed to a public-private partnership with the Government of Mauritania and the communities of Boghé on the Senegal River Valley for a phased commercial farming buildout up to $500mm of investment.
Ukraine: Resolution of the Public Forum of peasant farms, farming households, civil society organizations, and academic community
- Public Farmer Forum
- 15 December 2022
Resolution calls for the suspension of market transactions of agricultural land in wartime and the post-war period and for the creation of mechanisms to guarantee small farmers real opportunities to acquire land.
Government, Salala Rubber Plantation Company suffer major setback in court case
- FrontPageAfrica
- 14 December 2022
The Court room was parked with people from the communities who tuned out in large number to witness the hearing. After the hearing, the Petitioner were rejoicing and chanting slogans “We want our rights, we want our land”.
Sudan to develop Red Sea port in $6-bln initial pact with Emirati group
- Reuters
- 13 December 2022
Sudan signed an agreement with a group led by the UAE's AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to build and operate the Abu Amama port and economic zone on the Red Sea - including a 168,000 ha agriculture zone - with a $6-billion investment.
Institutional investors set to take over swathes of Danish agriculture
- AMWatch
- 13 December 2022
14,000 farmers in Denmark are expected to have retired by 2030. This could pave the way for land acquisitions and agricultural ventures at a completely new scale, says think tank and media outlet Mandag Morgen.
US: Bipartisan group of lawmakers push to restrict foreign ownership of Missouri farmland
- Missouri Independent
- 12 December 2022
Citing concerns about the environment, food security, and the fate of family farmers, Missouri legislators have filed several bills that would restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land.
Ten takeaways: The palm oil scheme leaving Indonesian villagers submerged in debt
- The Gecko Project
- 12 December 2022
As the palm oil industry swept through Indonesia, it transformed millions of hectares of land into plantations. An opaque system supposed to improve rural livelihoods has left villagers waiting for profits — and answers.
‘How are we going to live?’ Families dispossessed of their land to make way for Total’s Congo offsetting project
- Unearthed
- 12 December 2022
Local farmers say they can no longer afford to send children to school after the oil giant’s 40,000 hectare tree plantation barred them from their fields