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Nigeria: Land grabbing to become a criminal offence in Lagos
By: Eromosele Ebhomele
Date: April 22nd 2016
Source: The News Nigeria
A bill for a law to prohibit forceful entry and occupation of landed properties in Lagos state, western Nigeria is being planned for passage. The bill seeks to criminalise what has come to be known as land grabbing in the state.
South Africa: Ceres group supports land reform initiatives
By: Carl Collen
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Eurofruit
Witzenberg PALS helps empower agri-workers and play a role in South African land reform
A dedicated group of Ceres-based growers in South Africa have prioritised black empowerment and land reform as they look to secure future food security and social harmony in the region.
Land rights at root of palm oil conflict in Liberia, campaigners say
By: Matthew Ponsford
Date: May 6th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The lack of tenure over ancestral lands lies at the root of violent clashes on land leased to foreign palm oil producers in Liberia, a leading researcher said.
How land reform is transforming a small town in southern Zimbabwe
By: Ian Scoones
Date: October 24th 2016
Source: The Zimbabwean
Maphisa in Matobo district in Matabeleland has transformed from its early days as a TILCOR (Tribal Trust Land Development Corporation) growth point linked to the nearby Antelope farm estate. Like Mvurwi and Chatsworth that I profiled in the earlier series on small towns and economic development, Maphisa is booming in the post land reform era.
South Africa's parliament approves land expropriation bill
By: Joe Brock
Date: May 26th 2016
Source: Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's parliament on Thursday approved a bill allowing state expropriations of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership, an emotive issue two decades after the end of apartheid.
Indigenous People Fight for Place at World Climate Action Table
By: hg-CM-egb
Date: November 8th 2016
Source: TeleSUR English
A growing body of research shows that Indigenous people and guaranteed rights to their land are critical factors in keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.
Vietnam struggling to farm in a parched land
By: Associated Press
Date: May 28th 2016
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican / Associated Press
SOC TRANG, Vietnam — When the rice shoots began to wither on Lam Thi Loi’s farm in the heart of the Mekong Delta, a usually verdant region of Vietnam, she faced a hard choice: Let them die in the parched earth, or pump salty water from the river to give them a chance.
A Chinese Farmer’s Execution Shows the Pitfalls of Rapid Urbanization
By: Owen Guo
Date: November 15th 2016
Source: New York Times
BEIJING — The Chinese authorities said on Tuesday that they had executed a farmer convicted of killing a village official after the demolition of the farmer’s home, despite months of public outcry in sympathy with the farmer.