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Energy and Food Demands, Drivers of Land Grab; A Case of Rufiji River Basin in Tanzania

Conference Papers & Reports
October, 2012
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
collective ownership
customary tenure
dispossession
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land dispute
land governance
land grabbing
Contemporary waves of large scale land acquisitions for commercial production in developing countries in Africa and other parts of the world have been branded as ‘land grabs’ by many scholars, media and activists. Some scholars have describe this phenomena as the “new scramble for Africa” (Moyo and Yeros, 2011). However, others have refuted such a description on the grounds that the current land deals are being negotiated by sovereign African states in the exercise of powers that they have under national laws (Odhiambo, 2011).
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Wildlife Conservation for Tourism Investments or Villagers' Livelihoods?

A Fact-Finding Mission Report on Vilima Vitatu Village Land Dispute-Babati District

Reports & Research
June, 2007
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
communal ownership
compulsory acquisitions
encroachment
eviction
indigenous peoples' land rights
land conflicts
land dispute
land grabbing
A fact-finding mission team was formed as a result of consultative meetings on the land dispute between the village government and pastoralists in Vilima Vitatu village in Babati district. The team was comprised of the following members: Kassian Mshomba (LHRC), Seif Mangwangi (Majira), Diana Mawalla (PINGOs Forum), Hamadi Sadick, Emmanuel Cornel (PINGOs Forum), Asraji Mvungi (ITV), Rodgers Luhwago (The Citizen), Bakari Mnkondo (Uhuru), Bernard Baha (HakiArdhi) and Chambi Chachage (Independent Researcher).
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A Report of a Fact Finding Study on Conflicts between Loita Maasai and Batemi Sonyo ni Sale Division Loliondo District

Reports & Research
August, 2004
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
common lands
grazing land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land grabbing
land ownership
pastoralists
The conflict for which the research team has taken immediate measures to find its causes and give recommendations for its complete arrest, took place from the 1st-14th July 2004 in the frontiers of Engusero Sambu and Kisangiro villages, in the divisions of Loliondo and Sale, respectively, both of Ngorongoro District. Ngorongoro is the third division in the District. One person was killed and another injured in the subject fighting.
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The Politics of Investment in Large Scale Agricultural Ventures: Case of Mpanda Rukwa Tanzania

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
compulsory acquisitions
eviction
farmland
land grabbing
land investments
Tanzania has always been a country in the spotlight over cases of land grabbing for various uses. Over the recent past there has been a lot of information in both print and electronic media of land being taken for various investment purposes. Little is known to the public of the deals the government is entering with these foreign investment companies that are eyeing Tanzania as a destination in agricultural investment. Investment in agricultural land has been a key driving force in Tanzania as a rush now has intensified in which agricultural land is being taken for various uses.
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Accumulation by Land Dispossession and Labour Devaluation in Tanzania

The Case of Biofuel and Forestry Investments in Kilwa and Kilolo

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Tanzania
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
collective ownership
land acquisitions
land governance
land grabbing
land investments
land rights
New commercial pressures on land and its impact on small producers is one of the major issues being discussed in both national and international arenas. As foreign states and corporate entities continue to exert pressures on African countries to acquire land for various investment purposes, Tanzania is not exempted. The country is stereotypically perceived as having large underutilized, or rather unexploited, fertile land – the so-called ‗virgin land‘.
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Biofuels in Tanzania: Small-Scale Producers and Sustainable Environmental Management

Reports & Research
February, 2013
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
community land rights
displacement
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land investments
The purpose of this study was to assess the bio-energy sector in Tanzania and to critically inquire the threats, benefits and opportunities to smallscale producers and sustainable environment management. Based on the terms of references this study focused on areas where land is earmarked or already in use for production of biofuels in Tanzania for both large and small-scale firms. The development of policy of liquid biofuels and other policies in general were examined.
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Kilimo Kwanza and Small-Scale Producers: An Opportunity or a Curse?

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
community land rights
concession (land)
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land grabbing
land investments
This study sought to follow up the implementation of the Kilimo Kwanza initiative with the view to establish reliable facts on its significance to small-scale producers, mainly peasants and pastoralists. To achieve this, the study began by examining the perception of small-scale producers about Kilimo Kwanza and it assessed their participation in the implementation process. Moreover, the study scrutinized the proposed amendment of the Village Land Act and its implication to small-scale produces if carried out.
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The Agrofuel Industry in Tanzania: A Critical Inquiry into Challenges and Opportunities

Reports & Research
March, 2008
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
eminent domain
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land investments
Biofuel development in Tanzania places at stake 4 highly strategic national resources: land, water, forests and labour, and for generations to come. This alone is sufficient reason for the Tanzanian general public and rural communities in particular, to wrestle back the initiative and seek direct engagement in determining the best way forward for the nation.
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The State of the then NAFCO, NARCO and Absentee Landlords' Farms/Ranches in Tanzania

Reports & Research
February, 2009
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
common lands
concession (land)
customary land rights
customary law
displacement
eminent domain
grazing land rights
land grabbing
land reform
The study sought to determine the state of farms that belonged to the then National Agricultural Corporation (NAFCO), ranches that belong to the National Ranching Company (NAFCO) and land belonging to absentee landlords. Since any state is dynamic, this research report, then, is a socio-historical account of what has been happening within/out more than 543,604 hectares of ranch/farmland in the wake of the fall of nationalization and rise of privatization.
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Land Grabbing in a Post Investment Period and Popular Reaction in the Rufiji River Basin

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Tanzania
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
eviction
expropriation
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land investments
What has been the reaction of the rural producers and other land holders over these demands and actual land acquisitions? What does their reactions means in relation to ongoing land grabbing? While these questions are important this study was motivated by two major concerns.