This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Biofuels as the primary resource(s)

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.

Quando do Ministério da Planificação e Desenvolvimento veio a solicitação para que apresentasse uma palestra sobre os desafios do desenvolvimento rural, foi-me dito que deveria usar uma abordagem que provocasse a reflexão e a discussão crítica. Evidentemente, sem que eu próprio reflectisse criticamente sobre os desafios do desenvolvimento rural estaria incapaz de ajudar quem quer que fosse a fazer o mesmo. Lancei-me, então, na tarefa de construir um quadro analítico provocador e crítico que servisse para construir esta conversa. É este raciocínio que aqui pretendo apresentar.

This is a Concession Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Rubber as the primary resource(s)

this short paper will discuss where things currently stand with the  implamentation of the innovative and widely regarded 1997 land law of Mozambique. A recent assessment begens with the upbeat conclusion that significant progress has been made. A decade  after its approval by the assembly there are howver many voices calling for a changes. Mozambique is apparantly a very  diferent place compared with a vary diferent place compared with the  mid 1990s and according to same, now requires  a diferrent kind of land law.

This is a Memorandum of Understanding posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Sugarcane as the primary resource(s)

The Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC) is a community-based organisation established in 1997 in Tanzania. It was founded to promote the development of Maasai pastoralist women and children by facilitating their access to education, health, social services and economic empowerment. It seeks to address women’s marginalisation in patriarchal Maasai culture, as well as the poverty among the Maasai that has long been underpinned by land access restrictions for pastoralists, hunters and gatherers.

This report for GTZ, published in May 2008,  analyses the potentials and risks of Jatropha plantation. With regards to land issues, it highlights the risks of land degradation and intransparent investment and lists a number of large-scale investors. The study also gives an outlook on the potential for small-scale farmers.

Published by www.jatropha.de

This is a Contrat de Concession Agricole posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Not Specified as the primary resource(s)

This is a Concession Agreement,Contract Annex posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

This paper tries to show the advantages - both in productivity and consumer appeal - of domestic and global companies connecting with smallholder suppliers. It draws on programme experience and case studiesin the food and drinks sector where companies aimed to deliver value for their business in ways that would also benefit smallholder suppliers.

This manual provides guidance on management logic that can be taken up in different organisational contexts and structures to incorporate security into the work plan to protect human rights defenders.