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Land Deal Brief: Lives on Hold

In June 2011, the Oakland Institute (OI) released details of the largest land deal in Tanzania, which had been hidden away from public scrutiny prior to that and obscured from national debate and discussion. The deal involved Iowa-based Summit Group and the Global Agriculture Fund of the Pharos Financial Group working in partnership with AgriSol Energy LLC and Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Special Investigation Phase Two: Understanding How Land Deals Contribute to Famine and Conflict in Africa

Phase two of our research on land grabs reveals how bad energy policies and development agendas contribute to famine and conflict in Africa.

Land Deal Brief: Eight Myths and Facts About AgriSol Energy in Tanzania

The June 2011 publication of the Oakland Institute’s investigation into AgriSol Energy’s land deal in Tanzania was followed by an indicting televised report from Dan Rather, the involvement of international civil society including the Sierra Club, Tanzanian activists, and a broad array of supporters from around the world. Yet, AgriSol still plans to go ahead with this large-scale agricultural project to produce agrofuel and genetically modified...

Land Deal Brief: AgriSol Energy and Pharos Global Agriculture Fund’s Land Deal in Tanzania

Iowa-based Summit Group and Global Agriculture Fund of the Pharos Financial Group, in partnership with AgriSol Energy LLC and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, are developing a large agriculture enterprise in Tanzania. The site encompasses three “abandoned refugee camps”– Lugufu in Kigoma province (25,000 ha), Katumba (80,317 ha), and Mishamo (219,800 ha), both in Rukwa province.

Land Deal Brief: The Myth of Job Creation

The promise of job creation has been put forward by investors, governments, and international institutions to convince local communities of the benefits of foreign investment in agriculture. For instance, the Sierra Leonean president, claimed in March 2011, “Huge investments in the [agricultural] sector will definitely translate into hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for our youths.” Several countries studied by the Oakland...

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Press Releases and Public Statements

Call to Sever Ties with Tanzanian Government Over Latest Human Rights Abuses Against the Maasai

Worldwide Condemnation Over Violence against the Maasai by Tanzania Security Forces

URGENT ALERT – Heavy Police Presence in Loliondo as Threats of Mass Evictions of the Maasai Intensify

Critical Flaws with Tanzanian Government’s Relocation Plans for the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Eight UN Special Rapporteurs Call on the Tanzanian Government, UNESCO WHC, and IUCN, to Respect Rights of the Maasai Threatened by Mass Eviction Plans

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Media

Tanzania Squeezes Maasai by Seizing Livestock, Report Says

AP

This Human Rights Day, Stand With the Maasai to End Fortress Conservation

Common Dreams

Tanzania Drops Murder Charges Against 24 Maasai Land Defenders

Grist

Les autorités tanzaniennes ont vu ouvrir le feu sur les Massaïs dans le cadre d’un différend sur une réserve de chasse

Look - Travels

More Than 70000 Maasai Evicted From Ancestral Grounds in Tanzania

Getaway

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Documentation and Contracts

Impact Assessments and Surveys

Communication from the Company

The Politics of Investment in Large Scale Agricultural Ventures: Case of Mpanda Rukwa, Tanzania

Green Revolution or Green Plunder?

Envirocare under Tanzania Land Alliance with HAKIARIDHI

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