By: Frinston Lim
Date: December 19th 2016
Source: Inquirer.net
TAGUM CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday reinstated the ownership of the 145-hectare land to the 159 farmers under the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (Marbai) in Barangay Madaum here.
The farmers were locked in a dispute with banana firm Lapanday Foods Corp. (LFC).
Date: 12 December 2016
Source: The Conversation
Almost 40 years after its independence, land reform remains at the heart of Zimbabwe’s political and economic challenges. But perhaps more than any other issue in Zimbabwe, it has historically been met with inertia from government and the international community.
By: Angelo Caballero
Date: November 16th 2016
Source: ABS News
The agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), who came from different parts of Mindanao want Lapanday to grant them the "government-awarded land" for them to return to farming and earn a living.
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.
By: Michael Gray
Date: November 11th 2016
Source: Common Space
Scottish Government proposes team to take forward land reform aims
THE FIRST COMMISSIONERS to Scotland’s land agency to tackle centuries of land inequalities in the country have been proposed by the Scottish Government.
By: Daily Times Editorial Board
Date: November 9th 2016
Source: DelMarvaNow
OPINION
Agricultural land makes up a substantial and important portion of Maryland's lower Eastern Shore, and the Maryland Farm Bureau is a vital advocacy organization for farmlands, farmers and poultry growers.
By: Kagondu Njagi
Date: November 9th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Date: November 10th 2016
Source: ZimEye
EUROPE’S top diplomat in Zimbabwe has expressed concern over a new wave of land expropriations in the country, saying this has slowed down the country’s reform and re-engagement programme.
