À Madagascar, la lutte contre l’accaparement des terres
Entretien avec Mamy Rakotondrainibe – Présidente du Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches (TANY) et Valérie Cabanes – Juriste, auteure de « Une nouveau droit pour la terre » aux éditions du Seuil.
Derpuis 6 mois les habitants du village de Soamahamanina manifestent contre l’exploitation par une société minière chinoise du sous-sol riche en or. Une exploitation permise par le pouvoir à Antananarivo, dont les bénéfices ne profitent à personne sur place, et qui détruit les terres arables. Qui s’en soucie ? Pas grand monde. C ’est un des problèmes qui déstabilise Madagascar et c’est selon certains juristes un écocide pur et simple.
The Guardian | 20 October 2016
by Clair MacDougall
With a sweat slicked forearm, Bacchus Wilson Panyonnoh hacks away the vines that snake over a young oil palm tree. He knows the rhythm of a whipping cutlass, the oppressive tropical heat that clings like a second skin and the dull sting of calloused hands well.
The 35-year-old comes from a long line of farmers and hunters from the remote forests of south-eastern Liberia. But instead of cutting back relentless jungle in search of farmland or bushmeat, Panyonnoh moves between rows of stout trees on what is set to become the largest palm plantation in Liberia. Panyonnoh is one of more than 3,700 Liberians working for Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), a company whose main investor is one of the most powerful palm oil outfits in the world, Singapore-based Golden Agri-Resources.
“I do slashing on the field. I brush. I brush all day,” says Panyonnoh. “I’m happy because other people are looking for a job. They cannot get a job.”
Entretiens :Atelier du CRDI sur les acquisitions de terres a grande échelle (ATGE) et la reddition de comptes en Afrique, a Dakar du 24 au 26 novembre 2015.
Flash Atelier de lancement Rapport Ndiael Birama camara Lancement d’un rapport d’Actionaid sur l’accaparement des terres au Forum Social Africain à Dakar en octobre 2014
Friends of the Earth Liberia | 11 June 2014
Liberian politician speaks out against landgrabbing
Byron Browne, Member of Parliament from Grand Bassa County, Liberia, has lambasted the government for protecting investors rather than the rights of its own people. Grand Bassa is the home of the Jogbahn Clan the Liberian community that is currently resisting Equatorial Palm Oil from grabbing their land. Browne’s community is also engaged in a long running land dispute with a rubber company Liberia Agriculture Company (LAC). http://www.farmlandgrab.org/post/view/23608-liberian-politician-speaks-out-against-landgrabbing#sthash.XahtcI89.dpuf
FoEI and SDI | 6 May 2014
In Liberia, the Jogbahn Clan have been fighting against a palm oil company grabbing their land. In March 2014 Liberia’s President recognised their right to say no to British palm oil company Equatorial Palm Oil PLC. However, despite the President’s commitment, EPO still has not recognised that the Clan said no to their operations. They are conducting studies of the Clan’s land in preparation for clearing. http://www.farmlandgrab.org/post/view/23463-film-the-jogbahn-clan#sthash.OyuPNQQe.dpuf
SOS Faim | April 2014
Accaparement de terres – Le cas Senhuile-Senéthanol Au Sénégal, un projet d’investissement agricole fait grand bruit. La société Senethanol SA rassemblant des capitaux sénégalais et étrangers vise la production d’agrocarburants destinés au marché européen, sur près de 20.000 ha. Ce projet initié en 2010 a rapidement provoqué la colère et l’opposition de certains paysans et habitants de la zone de Fanaye, où le projet devait s’implanter. Virginie et Antonella, deux collègues du Service Information de SOS Faim, sont parties une semaine au Sénégal pour aller à la rencontre de ceux qui aujourd’hui tentent de résister au projet, notamment au travers de l’action du CNCR, organisation paysanne partenaire de SOS Faim au Sénégal. Accaparement de terres – Le cas Senhuile-Senéthanol from SOS Faim on Vimeo.
ARTE | 26 avril 2014 Terres arables : un marché pas comme les autres
Dans ce second numéro consacré à la vente et la location de terres arables à grande échelle, “Le Dessous des cartes” s’intéresse aux facteurs d’instabilité induits par cette compétition autour du foncier agricole, aux bénéfices qui peuvent en découler, et fait le point sur les investissements chinois en Afrique.
No Land No Food No Life explores the calls for an end to global land grabs, and for sustainable peasant and community agriculture. It gives voice to those directly affected by combining personal stories showing how farmers are dealing with losing their land from these grabs, and vérité footage of organizers and community leaders fighting against land grabs. No Land No Food No Life is a deep examination into the challenges and struggles farmers face despite the exultation they experience in their fight for to retain control of their land. http://www.farmlandgrab.org/post/view/22651-no-land-no-food-no-life
Seeds of discontent — Mozambique
A powerful new documentary film, “Seeds of discontent”, has been launched today October 2, 2013 drawing attention to the role of a Swedish investment firm, Dutch pension fund and Norwegian church endowment in land grabbing in Mozambique. The film, released less than a week before the UN Committee for World Food Security meets in Rome, gives a compelling visual portrait of how investment by private financial players can undermine food security and human rights in developing countries. http://www.farmlandgrab.org/post/view/22644-seeds-of-discontent
