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.

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.

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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.

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.

La réforme foncière au Sénégal, une opportunité pour la mise en œuvre effective et durable des directives volontaires.

Foreign buying of land is not going to stop any time soon. It is up to the host country to look after itself.

Eco Ruralis presents a definitional framework for land grabbing and an overview of other definitions and ideas, drawing attention to their gaps and weaknesses.