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Indian media assess 'controversial' land acquisition law
Media in India debate the government's decision to ease rules for acquiring land for infrastructure projects.
But the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing stiff competition from opposition parties.
Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare has also begun a protest demanding the removal of changed rules.
Mr Hazare and opposition parties believe that the new rules will be unfair to farmers and the poor.
Malaysia: Indigenous communities want their maps recognised
By: Loh Foon Fong
Date: August 7th 2016
Source: The Star Online
SHAH ALAM: NGOs representing indigenous people are urging the federal and state governments to recognise the maps indigenous communities have drawn up to demarcate their land.
Public Debate on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (TGs[1]) in Europe and Central Asia
Today, different farmers’ organizations of the European Coordination of La Via Campesina (ECVC) from the EU and Central Asia[2] took part in a public debate on access to land at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels[3].
Simpler laws needed to avert conflict over India's scarce land
By: Rina Chandran
Date: August 18th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Conflicts over land in India will only increase as its economy grows quickly, and the most effective way to prevent them is to ensure land laws are simpler and more transparent, a leading campaigner said.
Nigeria's women farmers call for land rights
In rural Nigeria, 80 percent of small scale farmers are women. Yet very few own land -- held back by a lack of resources and conservative male attitudes. Activists are calling for more rights for women farmers, including access to land and credit.
Ireland: Land is wetter and less productive - and we only have ourselves to blame
By: Richard Hackett
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: The Independent.ie
Normally at this time of year, while the harvest is still being wrapped up, thoughts rapidly turn to the next cropping season.
Tanzania: Most Rural Women Ignorant of Land Matters - Study
By: Ludovick Kazoka
Majority of women in rural areas are unaware of village land matters, a new study conducted jointly by Tanzania Women Lawyers' Association (TAWLA) and Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT) has revealed.
South Africa: Many farmers in danger of going under due to drought
By: Bekezela Phakathi
Date: September 8th 2016
Source: BD Live
GOVERNMENT is intensifying its drought relief efforts amid fears that hundreds of commercial farmers will be forced to shut up shop as their rising debt reach crisis levels.