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800 Officials In Iran Involved In Land-Grabbing
By: INU Staff
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: Iran News Update
INU - The head of Iran's land affairs organization acknowledged in an interview with state television on Thursday that 800 government officials are implicated in cases of ‘land-grabbing’ in the country.
Live Q&A: How can we better support the rights of indigenous people?
By: Holly Young
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: The Guardian
Join an expert panel on Thursday 17 March, 1-3pm GMT to discuss how to recognise the rights of the world’s indigenous people
Simulating sustainability: Stanford computer model sheds light on how modern interventions can affect tropical forests and indigenous peoples
By: Bethany Augliere
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: Stanford News
A computer simulation shows that carefully designing government interactions with rural indigenous people is critical for protecting the sustainability of people, wildlife and the land.
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.
Asamblea Nacional aprueba la Ley de Tierras
La Asamblea Nacional se allanó a 16 de las 18 objeciones presentadas por el Ejecutivo a la Ley de Tierras Rurales y Territorios Ancestrales, aprobada en enero. Esta ahora podrá entrar al Registro Oficial para ser promulgada.
La norma busca garantizar la redistribución de la tierra productiva para los campesinos sin tierra, con poca tierra o que tienen de mala calidad. Para ello, se crea el Fondo Nacional de Tierras y se establece créditos e incentivos para la producción.
Women Feeding the World Represent 70% of Hungry People, UN Says
By: Isis Almeida
Date: March 8th 2016
Source: Bloomberg Business
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Lower social status mean women get less food in many countries
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Women are responsible for more than 50% of global food output
Women account for 70 percent of the world’s hungry even as they produce more than half of the global food output, the United Nations said.
Thailand: Locals oppose land allocation to wealthy people
By: Boonnum Kerdkaew
Date: March 10th 2016
Source: Bangkok Post
UTTARADIT - Residents of two communities say land reform authorities plan to distribute land at Bueng Kalo marsh to wealthy people and relatives of politicians.
Zimbabwe sets up $10 bn fund to compensate white farmers
By: Janet Shoko
Date: March 9th 2016
Source: The Africa Report
Zimbabwe has set up a fund to compensate white commercial farmers who were dispossessed of their land during an often violent land reform programme that began in 2000.