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Japan: Ministry plans to guide Asian nations in better use of land
By: Jiji
Date: August 28th 2016
Source: Japan Times
The land ministry plans to draft a multilateral framework that could help developing nations in Asia make better use of their land through careful planning, government sources said.
Ethiopia: Beans - a Mighty Tool in the Fight for Food Security
By: Mahmoud Solh
Date: August 26th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Al Jazeera
In the Amhara region of Ethiopia, farmers have given up on one of their staple crops. "Once our village was a major producer of faba bean," says farmer Yeshewalul Tilaye, from the Chichet village of Tarma Ber, "but we lost hope."
Liberia Faces Slump in Donors Projects Over Liberia Land Authority Bill
By: Jos Garneo Cephas
Date: August 26th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Front Page Africa
Monrovia — Land governance and administration experts are engaging citizens through regional workshops on land governance issues, including accelerated action on the passage into law of the Liberia Land Authority Bill.
India: Support centre for women's land rights
By: Express News Service
Date: August 28th 2016
Source: the New Indian Express
BHUBANESWAR: The Gajapati district administration has launched a Women Support Centre (WSC) programme to prioritise land allocation to landless single women and help them access various Government schemes.
Scotland: 'Land Reform Act passage has been an unsettling time': Calls for ongoing dialogue as Act takes shape
Date: August 27th 2016
Source: FarmersUK
The Scottish farming sector is urging legislators to continue to consult with farmers and crofters as the Land Reform Act continues to take shape.
Farming union NFU Scotland wants a "functioning, healthy and vibrant" tenanted sector to be delivered.
Uganda: Proposed New Land Law Sparks Public Outrage
By: Frederic Musisi
Date: August 25th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Monitor
Kampala — The new proposed amendments to the Land law that seeks to provide for compulsory acquisition of land for government development projects such as roads and other infrastructure have sparked outrage, with sections of Ugandans now accusing the government of trying to grab their land.
India: Rawat calls for action against illegal land grab by ashrams
By: Darshan Kunwar|
Date: August 25th 2016
Source: Times of India
DEHRADUN: Chief minister Harish Rawat has directed top officials across the state to identify those responsible for grabbing the state government land illegally to expand ashrams, especially in holy places like Haridwar, and initiating action against them.
The Farmer Calling for Equal Land Rights for Women in Malawi
Date: August 26, 2016
Source: Action Aid press release
In Malawi, women’s land rights are often governed by customary laws, which are unwritten and lead to the marginalisation of women. Incredibly, women own just 1% of Africa’s land. In the village of Chikojo in Malawi, Maureen Adson is taking a stand.
Find out how you can support women like Maureen here!
India: 2,000 acres of assigned lands grabbed: Report
By: Naresh Sankepally
Date: August 26th 2016
Source: The Hans India
Hyderabad: In an explosive finding the Task Force Committee constituted by the State Government, which probed encroachment of lands, has concluded that thousands of acres of land in and around Hyderabad have been encroached upon with the tacit connivance of certain bigwigs.
Ethiopian marathon medalist stays put in Rio, vows to fight for land rights
By Sally Hayden
Date: August 24th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ethiopian silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa, who did not return home after staging a protest against his government at the Rio Olympics, said on Thursday he feared for his life if he went back and vowed to keep up his fight for land rights.