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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.
Tanzania: New Rights Group Comes Aboard
By: Ludovick Kazoka
Date: February 15th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Tanzania Daily News
Human rights activists have launched a coalition, Mama Ardhi Alliance, with the aim of advocating for the amendments of the existing laws which are still infringing upon women's rights denying equal access to ownership of land and property.
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.
Ethiopia's crackdown on land protests ongoing: rights group
By: Aaron Maasho
Date: February 22nd 2016
Source: Mail Online / Reuters
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Ethiopia continues to crack down on demonstrators in its vast Oromiya region some four months after protests began over plans to develop an economic zone on what is now farmland around the capital, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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.
Australia: Advertising mogul Harold Mitchell backs WA Government plan to diversify rangelands
By: Richard Hudson
Date: March 2nd 2016
Source: ABC Australia
Advertising mogul Harold Mitchell is fully supporting the Western Australian Government's introduction of multi-use leases for rangelands making up about 87 per cent of the state.
UN agriculture agency to support land reforms at core of Colombia’s new peace deal
Date: 8 December 2016
Source: UN News Centre
With millions of Colombian farmers affected by the violent conflict that plagued the Latin American country for more than 50 years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will support a comprehensive rural reform strategy, aimed at strengthening food security and peace, including measures which address issues of land access and restitution.
