I am compelled by the murder of Mr. Andre Meyer, 49, a Zimbabwean British Investor in Ghana, to release this four-part article prematurely. My condolence to the bereaved family, friends, and well-wishers. My personal circumstances compelled me to protest this situation and presented two petitions to Ghana’s Legislative Assembly of which one was on land …
Ghana Food
- Japan Boosts Financial Support for African Development - Voice of America
- FAO To Honour Ghana - Ghana
- 12 African CCountries Attends A 2-Week Training Course - spyghana.com
- Nigeria joins Ghana as new member of G8 food security alliance - GhanaWeb
- Ghana Set To Receive UN Food and Agriculture Organization Award In Rome ... - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- Why the growth of modern retail should be good news to African farmers - How we made it in Africa
- New Market Study, "Ghana Food & Drink Report Q2 2013", Has Been Published - SBWire (press release)
- Climate change impacting food supply in Ghana - Times of India
- Parts of northern Ghana is food insecure - WFP - Myjoyonline.com
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
Category Archive: Land Grab
Jan 05
The great land grab
UK and Germany firms use government officials to grab 20,000 peasants’ land As people celebrate Christmas, it is a luxury that others can even hardly afford to think about and have spent their last 10 Christmas like that—sad, poor and displaced.
Nov 15
Large tracts of land being acquired for bio-fuel production in Ghana
A day sensitization and awareness creation on alienation of communal land and its implications on livelihood and forms of rights and interests has been held at Koforidua.
Oct 31
Oxfam, GTLC and partners launch GROW Campaign
Nyariga, Oct 31, GNA –An Oxfam-led global campaign, which aims to promote sustainable agriculture while increasing food supply has been launched at Nyariga in the Upper East Region.
Oct 31
Twenty-First Century Land Grab, As Rich Buy Farm Land In Developing World
With world food demand expected to jump 70% and rising production of biofuels, international investors are gobbling up agricultural land in developing world. But what happens to the rights of local farmers?
Oct 19
UN body delays efforts to regulate land grabs
ROME (Reuters) – A U.N. intergovernmental body on food security has failed to adopt international guidelines on land governance, delaying efforts to regulate so-called land-grabbing as investors race to snap up agricultural land.
Sep 22
Oxfam warns about effects of ‘land rush’
An increasing number of land deals are displacing farmers and leaving poor communities homeless, campaigning charity Oxfam has warned.
Sep 07
Demand for Renewable Energy Could Drive More Land Grabs
Rising demand for the dominant form of renewable energy worldwide – wood – could drive yet more acquisitions of land in developing countries where food insecurity is rising and land rights are weak, say researchers at the International Institute for Environment and Development.
Aug 09
Arable Land Deals With the West Bad for Food Security
The thriving market for land for commercial agriculture in East and West Africa is now seen as a threat to food security as rural populations are pushed off prime land.
Jul 27
Land grabs threaten African food security, says World Watch
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 27 (UPI) — Large land grabs by foreign countries and corporate entities are endangering food security in sub-Saharan Africa, an area already under pressure from famine, drought and endemic conflict, the State of the World 2011 report said.