(Main photo: Indonesia - Employment in agriculture, services and industry [% of total employment]. The data is according to the World Bank compilation of development indicators, collected from official sources.) The rate at which the country is losing farmers is a cause for concern. If it

In this land news update from South Africa we focus on: Our changing Covid 19 context The unresolved problem of farm worker evictions Budget cuts and food insecurity Contestation over land administration in communal areas in KwaZulu-Natal province The need for a digital deeds registry platform

Since the coronavirus pandemic battered China's economy, tens of millions of urban and factory jobs have evaporated. Some workers and business owners have banded together to pressure companies or local governments for subsidies and payouts. But many of the newly unemployed have instead returned to

Land Equity International seeks an experienced and motivated Team Leader to join the Mekong Region Land Governance project team. Project Background

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has made plans to help 77,400 people set up farms. According to the agency, the farmers would be drawn from across the 774 local governments areas of the country. NALDA was created by Ibrahim Babangida, a former military ruler, in

The Fresh Produce Development Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Southern Highlands Provincial Government to collaborate and promote agriculture in Southern Highlands Province. The partnership is for three years at a cost of K3 million which will see FPDA providing technical

Fear of the virus and job loss in cities are pushing many back to the countryside, reversing a decades-long trend of urban migration and raising alarm about a public health crisis in rural areas. LIMA, Peru — The bus terminals in Lima are so crowded with people waiting to escape to the

Weeks 14 – 17: Monday 31 March – Sunday, 26 April 2020

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some also fear that food supplies may start running short, especially if supply chains are disrupted. Others fear that agricultural production may be disrupted by containment measures that restrict workers from

Weeks 14 – 17: Monday 31 March – Sunday, 26 April 2020

Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al Mashat joined a high level virtual panel on the significance of international developmental cooperation to face the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on the agricultural sector and food security.

Zimbabwe has announced a price freeze on goods and services and ordered businesses to instead revert to prices obtained on 25 March 2020, just before the country went into a nationwide lockdown.  At a meeting attended by representatives of the manufacturing and retail sector, Vice President Kembo