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Land-grabbing in Madagascar: un’iniziativa popolare salva piccole porzioni di terra
Sharing The Economic Benefits Of Urban Agriculture
By: Judoemue Kollie
Date: 11 January 2017
Source: Daily Observer
An increasing number of residents in Monrovia and its suburbs are involved in urban farming for income generation and food security.
Urban and peri-urban farming is the growing of crops and raising of animals within and around cities. It also involves the production of inputs, processing, marketing, and the provision of services to agricultural producers and agro-entrepreneurs.
Kenya: New Law to Block Men From Mortgaging Family Homes - By Muna Wahome
Food security: Asia’s critical balancing act
By: R. Quentin Grafton and John Williams, ANU, and Qiang Jiang, Sichuan University
Date: February 2nd 2016
Source: East Asia Forum
Asia’s food systems are under an unprecedented confluence of pressures. Balancing future food demand and supply in ways that protect the most vulnerable, while also being sustainable, must be a first order policy priority.
Côte d’Ivoire : Le trafic du bois toujours actif
Déjà en proie à de multiples défis, le gouvernement ivoirien est également confronté au trafic du bois. Cette filière frauduleuse ne cesse pas de se développer. Ainsi, depuis le début de l’année, les saisies ne font que s’enchaîner. Le week-end dernier, le Ministre en charge des Eaux et des Forêts, M. Clément Bouéka Nabo, a dû effectuer un déplacement vers le port de San Pedro, où 30 conteneurs de 40 pieds de bois de vèine venaient d’être saisis, alors que la cargaison s’apprêtait à prendre le large.
UN commissioner calls for return of land, de-militarisation in Sri Lanka
By: T. Ramakrishnan
Date: February 9th 2016
Source: The Hindu
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein also calls for reducing the size of the military force in the North and East to a "less intrusive" level.
Kenya: Elders Dismiss Attempt By Parliamentary Committee to Resolve Land Disputes
By: Vivian Jebet
Date: February 16th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Daily Nation
Elders from Somali, Borana, Samburu and Turkana communities have dismissed attempts by a Parliamentary committee on Lands to resolve disputes in Isiolo.
The elders said they were disappointed by recent visit by the legislators and the manner in which they conducted investigations as per the Okoa Jahazi Sacco lobby petition.
Kenyan wind power project cancelled due to land disputes
By: George Obulutsa
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: Reuters
Feb 23 A $144 million Kenyan wind power project backed by a joint venture between Macquarie Group and Old Mutual Investment Group has been cancelled due to opposition from local landowners and farmers, developer Kinangop Wind Park said on Tuesday.