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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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Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: Tanzania

After decades of limited interest in agriculture in developing countries, foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture is on the rise. In recent years, over 4 million hectares (ha) of land have been requested by foreign investors for both agrofuel and food production in Tanzania. Though a small portion of these (70,000 ha) had actually been formally leased as of December 2010, this confirms Tanzania as a very attractive country for foreign...

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Press Releases and Public Statements

In the News: The Maasai Land Struggle

Tanzanian Government's Sustained Campaign Against the Maasai in Loliondo and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Request for Action Regarding Government of Tanzania’ s Conditional Use of IMF Funds and Severe Human Rights Abuses Against Maasai Communities

Tanzanian Government Continues Violent Repression of the Maasai in Loliondo Despite Worldwide Condemnation

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

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Media

World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions

The Guardian

Tanzania tourism: World Bank suspends funding for Ruaha National Park project

BBC

Land-grabbing luxury safari tourism is displacing Maasai communities in Tanzania

The Canary

UNESCO World Heritage Day is a celebration of violent colonial conservation against Indigenous people

The Canary

Over 100 Maasai Threaten to Return to Ngorongoro Following Claims of Abandonment

The Chanzo

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Documentation and Contracts

Green Revolution or Green Plunder?

Envirocare under Tanzania Land Alliance with HAKIARIDHI

External Reports and Articles on the Refugee Relocation in Tanzania

Presentation on Africa Projects, Pharos Global Agriculture Fund

AgriSol Presentation to the Tanzanian Prime Minister

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