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.

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

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.

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.

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

Reports about land-grabs in Africa often attack the corporations that stand to profit from such projects. But little is said of the international development banks that fund the projects.

The law prohibits the concentration of rural land for speculative, commercial or monopolistic ends and specifies that foreign state companies may only invest in farming in conjunction with a state enterprises or Ecuadorean business.

Canadian company developing plantations in the DRC announces new financing from a syndicate of European development funds, backed by Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK.

Youth leaders in the West Sepik Province spent the last 3 months of 2015, spreading the word on the importance of protecting their customary land and how land has been taken throughout the country through Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL).

The Economic Community for West African States has agreed to provide the Foundation for African Development Aid US$25 million to revamp a rice project originally financed by the Libyan African Investment Portfolio.

A Rice Farm Consortium from Dubai investing in a 7,500 hectares of rice farm in Saminaka, Borgu local government area of Niger State will spend $100million and employ 4,000 youths in the state.

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

Le projet qui s’étale sur 8 ans, se réalisera de manière graduelle, sur une concession d’environ 50.000 hectares, répartie entre les départements de la Cuvette-Ouest, la Cuvette et celui de la Sangha.

GTC s’est lancé dans le maïs avec un objectif de 500 hectares en 2016 tandis que Tolona, une société créée par des privés espagnols, développe 150 hectares de maïs et de tomate dans la Bouenza.

Análise pela sociedade civil Japonesa sobre os documentos da JICA em relação ao ProSAVANA

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.

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