Investissements et régulation des transactions foncières de grande envergure en Afrique de l’Ouest

Cicodev Afrique, l’institut pour la recherche, la formation et l’action pour la Citoyenneté, les Consommateurs et le Déceloppement en Afrique, a mené une étude entre janvier et février 2011 sur le cas d’accaparement des terres survenu dans la communauté rurale de Diokoul Ndiawrigne au Sénégal.

Dakar (Sénégal) / décembre 2011 / 25 pages

Land-grabbing is occurring at a significant extent and pace in Southeast Asia; some of the characteristics of this land grab differ from those in regions such as Africa. At a glance, Europe is not a high profile, major driver of land-grabbing in this region, but a closer examination reveals that it nonetheless is playing a significant role. This influence is both direct and indirect, through European corporate sector and public policies, as well as through multilateral agencies within which EU states are members. Looking at some of the cases of large-scale land acquisition in Southeast Asia, and the role played by the European Union, we put forward several observations and issues for discussion.

Amsterdam / January 2011 / 56 pages

For close to a century, peasants in the Philippines have been organizing to defend their lands from being grabbed by foreign agribusiness corporations. However, this struggle for land and livelihood in rural areas has intensified over the past five years, as a race to establish plantations of “green oases” for agrofuel development and agro-industrial crops for export has been initiated by foreign companies from Japan, South Korea, China and the Arab world.

Manille (Philippines) / août 2011 / 20 pages.

The Socfin SL arrangement has already caused tension amongst key stakeholders and farmers in the area. Allegations were made to Green Scenery about a lack of transparency, little or no consultation with key stakeholders and elected representatives, no information on potential resettlement, and also about pressure being applied on land-owners and town chiefs to sign agreements.

Freetown (Sierra Leone), May 2011 / 15 pages