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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

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

Oakland Institute disputes UNESCO's claim it "has never at any time asked for the displacement of the Maasai people."

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Media

World Bank investigating alleged crimes at $150 million Ruaha tourism project

The Citizen

Rights watchdog accuses the World Bank of complicity in rights abuses around Tanzanian national park

AP News

Investigation launched into killings and evictions on World Bank tourism project

The Guardian

Evictions Disguised as Conservation: Voices from the Land That Was to Run Forever

Common Dreams

Tanzanian Maasai Visit Europe to Urge Action over Their Eviction from Their Lands

The Canary

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Documentation and Contracts

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

Memorandum of Understanding for Conducting Feasibility Study

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