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Affordable Housing: India’s challenge Of Disordered Urbanization
By: Manish Kumar
Date: February 16th 2016
Source: India Infoline News Service
About 377 million people from India’s total population of 1.21 billion are urban dwellers. With more than 10 million people migrating to cities and towns every year, the total urban population is expected to reach about 600 million by 2031.
Trees on Agricultural Lands on the Rise, Could Help Mitigate Climate Change in Developing Countries
By John Raphael
Date: August 3rd 2016
Source: Nature World News
A new study revealed that tree cover on agricultural around the world has increased, potentially helping in the mitigation of climate change by capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every year.
Africa: Farming on the continent alive with potential
By: Mike Cohen and Eric Ombok
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: Business Day Live
JOSEPHINE Mbinya bends from the waist to pluck beans from the black soil on her smallholding south of Nairobi. She throws them in a heap on the side of the field.
Myanmar: Farmers seek reform of seized lands scrutiny
By: Nay Aung
Date: August 16th 2016
Source: The Myanmar Times
Villagers in Magwe Region’s Sinbaungwe township are calling for the reconstitution of committees in the township tasked with resolving seized land claims, saying their current memberships do not have locals’ approval.
Namibia: Mbambo concerned about deteriorating rangelands
By: New Era Staff Reporter
Date: March 2nd 2016
Source: New Era
Windhoek- Rangeland management is no longer a ‘nice to do’ practice, but should be a command that every farmer abide by, because our rangelands are under immense pressure, says Governor of Kavango East Region Dr Samuel Mbambo.
He made the comment when he acted as keynote speaker at Agra ProVision’s bi-monthly breakfast meeting in Rundu on Friday, held under the theme ‘Rangeland Management – no grass, no bucks’.
Pakistan taking necessary initiatives to get accurate knowledge of urbanization
By: Samaa Web Desk
Date: August 29th 2016
Source: Samaa
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s increasing urban population and insufficient knowledge of the cities’ dynamics is resulting in lack of timely service delivery, resource allocation, and urban solutions by cities’ authorities.
South Africa has taken a big step towards abolishing property rights
By: Anthea Jeffrey
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: Rand Daily Mail
In pushing ahead with the bill, the ANC is determined not to allow black farmers to obtain ownership of land acquired for redistribution
In recent weeks, President Jacob Zuma and other ANC leaders have repeatedly identified rural "land hunger" as the major cause of poverty, inequality and unemployment.