New report gives damning indictment of the government’s mandatory resettlement policy carried out in a political climate of torture, oppression and silencing.

Companies with SABL leases are nervous that their unlawfully acquired rights could be extinguished and are looking for ways to protect their positions. Once again, it could be the Department of Lands that comes to their assistance.

Cette étude examine de plus près les acquisitions foncières à grande échelle par le secteur agroindustriel au Cameroun depuis 2005 pour établir un état des lieux réaliste.

Dix militantes du droit à la terre emprisonnées au Cambodge dans une affaire devenue le symbole de la répression menée par le régime du Premier ministre Hun Sen ont été grâciées, a annoncé dimanche une ONG.

"Lo que se decida aquí va a afectar los territorios indígenas; van a exigir un nuevo plus, plan de uso de suelo, van a expandir la frontera agrícola, vamos a tener soya en toda la carretera Santa Cruz-Puerto Suárez, en todo el límites de la provincia Chiquitos (con Brasil)"

Selon Mme Nama Ouattara du Mali, les pays africains sont tellement enclins à attirer des investissements étrangers qu’ils oublient souvent de prendre en compte les intérêts des populations locales qu’on déplace ou qu’on prive de leurs terres.

Les agents licenciés de Senhuile démontent en bloc les affirmations du boss du projet qui face à la presse avait motivé le licenciement économique de quelques agents suite aux mauvais résultats de son entreprise.

The announcement of the sale - which is expected to attract significant foreign interest - comes a month after the government said it would clamp down on foreign ownership of agricultural land.

A new study examines large-scale land acquisitions by the agro-industrial sector in Cameroon since 2005.

New Mxico's SIC makes its second investment into an agriculture-related fund this year by investing $75 million in Brookfield Brazil AgriLand Fund II, after it approved a $200m commitment to a TIAA-CREF fund in February.

The Global Donor Working Group on Land provided an overview of ongoing work to develop operational guidance for the private sector to implement the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land.

Senhuile réclame le remboursement intégral de toutes les sommes versées aux autorités de la commune de Fanaye, au Sénégal dont les populations ont refusé que 20 000 hectares de leurs terres lui soient octroyés.

The Tanzanian government sacked senior officials of the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (Rubada) over the disappearance of more than Sh2.3 billion funds, some of which were for the acquistion of lands.

Sudan is hosting the agriculture ministers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia for discussions on a proposal made by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir to use his country’s vast fertile lands to achieve Arab food security.

The meeting brought together Economic and Trade Ministers from the UAE, Ghana, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Macedonia to discuss how direct investment could be channeled into agribusiness to achieve food security and prosperity.