Access to traditional land remains fundamental to the well-being of indigenous groups. But in the last decade, national governments have sold over 81 million acres of land—much of it indigenous—to foreign investors without the permission of those inhabiting the land.

Le document final de l’accord-cadre devant régir les relations entre les collectivités locales, les investisseurs et les populations, dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du Projet de développement inclusif et durable de l’agrobusiness, a été adopté.

IPAR s'entretien avec des participants de l'Atelier sur les acquisitions de terres à grande échelle et la reddition de comptes en Afrique, a Dakar du 24 au 26 novembre 2015.

En 2013, le Bénin a adopté un nouveau Code foncier(3) qui présente d'importantes innovations et pourrait donner ainsi une direction très positive pour d'autres pays d'Afrique.

Tentativa de espancamento e agressão física aos ativistas Jeremias Vunjanhe e Vicente Adriano, da União Nacional de Camponeses (UNAC) foi protagonizada no dia 11 de Janeiro de 2016 por um dos consultores integrante da equipe da MAJOL Consultoria e Serviços.

Olam est devenu le premier investisseur au Gabon dans le secteur de l’agriculture (palmier à huile et hévéa).

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.

"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"

Despite important legal victories, Anuak of Gambella continue to face land evictions and repression to clear their lands for foreign and domestic investors.

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.

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 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.