This paper examines the domestic political economy of socalled landgrabbing in ethiopia, assessing the motivations of the ethiopian government, which has strongly promoted foreign. Effects of largescale land acquisition in rural ethiopia the case of bakotibe woreda moges gobena swedish university of agricultural sciences department of urban and rural development rural development and natural resource management keywords. Faculty of natural resources and agricultural sciences. Data were generated through interviews, discussions and document. Land governance involves a procedure, policies, processes and institutions by which land, property and other natural resources are managed. Illegal activities including land grabbing in the city is on the rise, according to addis ababa police commission. In addition to an attempt to occupy land there is also an increase of illegal. Mediumscale forestland grabbing in the southwestern. In ethiopia, foreign investment is a fancy word for stealing land. Land grabbing occurs in countries, such as malaysia and cambodia, where the residents are often poor.
Breaking the silence against forced displacement in ethiopia, a report from the california. This study investigated the impacts of mediumscale forestland grabbing on local livelihoods and forest conservation in the southwestern highlands of ethiopia. The flag of ethiopia and, below it, saudi stars flag flying above the farm in. Huu luc et al, studies legal aspect of ecosystem services in agricultural land pricing, land rights and land grabbing and the address to legeslative protection 4, 5, and land reform and land. Eight years after releasing its first report on land grabbing, which put the issue on the international agenda, grain publishes a new dataset documenting nearly 500 cases of land grabbing around the world. In ethiopia, land grabbing undermines affected communities active participation in decisions about their lives, denies them access to key information about land deals, and abrogates their constitutional rights to free prior, informed consent, compensation, and legal redress. He had his eye on as much as 100,000 hectares in the area around saudi stars farm that he expected to come free as the government cancelled failed leases. In addition to the international driv ers of the land grab, in. Land grabbing is classically known as the seizing of land by a nation, state or organization, especially illegally or unfairly. It is recently redefined as a large scale acquisition. This paper examines the domestic political economy of socalled land grabbing in ethiopia, assessing the motivations of the ethiopian government, which has strongly promoted foreign agricultural investment. Land free fulltext mediumscale forestland grabbing. Apart from the recent global land grabbing, in ethiopia many small and mediumscale land appropriations for commercial agriculture and industrial and urban development have also been effected since the mid1990s 22,25. In ethiopia, foreign investment is a fancy word for.
Causes of flawed expropriation laws and land grabs in ethiopia. Over the past several years, grain staff and allies in different regions have been tracking media and other information sources on a daily basis and posting reports on land grab developments. Thescholarsinterviewedwill be presented via footnotes in the text. Indian land grabs in ethiopia show dark side of south.
Bachelor course in economics, neg 300 abstract the phenomenon of large scale land acquisition has increased in recent years. More than 87 biofuel companies from 25 different countries are operating on 3,791,602 hectares of land between 2005 and 2012 almost in all regional states in ethiopia except that of tigray. Access to land in ethiopia the impact of land laws, industrial development, villagization and land grab in rural areas abstract the objective of this thesis is to examine rural populations access to land in ethiopia, in the light of land regulations and different obstacles. The case of tigray region, northern ethiopia fitsum hagos1 abstract the study explored whether land titling fostered tenure security and, thereby, increased investment on land improvement.
The state has transferred small and mediumscale land parcels to mainly domestic investors 3. Land grabbing and violations of human rights in ethiopia. Land grabbing in ethiopia welfare or farewell is it a story painted in black and white. The tragic truth of land grabbing for biofuels in ethiopia. How the present day land grabbing in africa is forcing thousands to migrate to europe. Using a qualitative research design, based on a literature. Ownership, equity, and liberty in land use rights daniel weldegebriel ambaye, ethiopia key words. In ethiopia, more land grabs, more indigenous people. Pdf largescale land acquisitions are widespread in africa. Odusola over the past decade, largescale land acquisition in africa has become quite intense, especially in drc, ethiopia, madagascar, mozambique, sudan, tanzania and zambia. Stebek abstract this article examines whether the land rent contracts and the ethiopian legal framework on rural land use rights can assure winwin mutual benefits. Land rent contracts with foreign investors and ethiopia s normative setting in focus elias n. Please stay safe, strong and heed public health advisories.
Based on the discussion above, it is possible to conclude that land grabbing for biofuels is the most serious national issue in ethiopia. In the documentary, land grabbing, it was found that over 1,000 people in a village were evicted violently. Land grabbing and or rush have been observed to an age long practice by the feudal lords, big investors and the elites in several areas and communities. All countries have evolved a policy on how to deal with the management of land in their society. Ethiopia is the world champion of land grabbing the practice of renting out vast expanses of farmland to local and, in particular, foreign investors. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing as used in the 21st century primarily refers to largescale land acquisitions following the 200708 world food price crisis.
This includes decisions on access to land, land rights, land use, and land development. Land grabbing, sustainable development and human rights. The imperial regime 19301974 had imposed an oppressive land tenure system on the oromo and other peoples of ethiopia until the derg regime 19741991 had introduced a public land tenure system. The suffering of farmers in ethiopia, especially in oromia, benishangul, somali and gambella regions is going from worse to the worst in ethiopia as a result of inequitable land acquisitions, better called by neocolonial land grabbing, by foreign investors in the name of lease by the ethiopian regime. While some of this land is sold outright to private companies, state companies or investment funds most is leased and some is obtained through contracting with the farmer to. For us, land is not only economical, it is historical, political, spiritual, and very emotional, a displaced anuak farmer told oakland institute researchers, who published a study of land grabbing in ethiopia.
Land grabbing simply has to do with heavy land take by an individual s for purposes of personal investments. Ethiopians talk of violence and land grabs as their homes. Indian land grabs in ethiopia show dark side of southsouth cooperation the takeover of peoples land and water by corporations even if they are from the global south is a new form of. Attempts to modernize land ownership by giving title either to the peasants who till the soil, or to largescale farming programs, have been tried under imperial rulers like emperor haile selassie, and under marxist regimes like the derg, with mixed results. This article explores the impact of land grabbing in ethiopia and examines the human rights and sustainable development frameworks within which land grabbing takes place. The imperial regime 19301974 had imposed an oppressive land tenure system on the oromo and other peoples of ethiopia until the derg regime 19741991. The article argues that a human rights approach is fundamental to reconcile the sustainable development imperatives of economic development and environmental protection in the. Chapter five examines in detail about recent land investment where, how, and why it is taking place and the magnitude of largescale farmland acquisition in ethiopia based on recent research, and will be followed by the conclusion. Land grabbing is the contentious issue of largescale land acquisitions. This report is part of the oakland institutes oi sevencountry case study project to document and examine land investment deals in africa ethiopia, mali, mozambique, sierra leone, sudan, tanzania, and zambia in order to determine social, economic, and environmental implications of land acquisitions in the developing world.
In recent days the activity of land grab is increased in addis ababa, said degife bedi, commissioner at addis ababa police commission, during a meeting held yesterday with various stakeholders. In ethiopia, more land grabs, more indigenous people pushed out 929 10. What effect does land grabbing have on local people. Land rights, holding rights, expropriation, largescale agricultural investment summary from time immemorial, land had been controlled by the elite kings and their trusted followers in ethiopia. Land acquisition, livelihood, food security, land grab, participation, ethiopia thesis no xx. The political economy of agricultural investment in ethiopia article pdf available in journal of peasant studies 391. Land grabbing in ethiopia ethiopia news and politics. Pdf patterns of agrarian transformation in ethiopia. Tropical forest provides a crucial portion of sustenance in many rural communities, although it is increasingly under pressure from appropriations of various scales. A 15,000hectare concession awarded to karuturi global in ethiopia s gambela region has left locals fearing their ancestral lands will be cleared for agribusiness once again by the indian firm. Land expropriation and the emerging largescale land transfer to investors in ethiopia have farreaching adverse impacts on the livelihood of rural populations and the environment abdo, 2015, ambaye, 20, tura, 2017, grant, 2015. Land laws currently in force also do not sufficiently protect rights of rural land users. We are working remotely and continue to stand by our partner communities.
During the land grab, the profiteer burned down many of the residents houses. Skype interviews were held in september2014,wereopenended,lastingseveralhourstodraw on observations and documentation available on land grab trends in. The scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels. The victims of land grabbing and displacement are given a rare voice in we say the land is not yours. Published on 17 july 2018 modified on 24 july 2018 by super user 508 downloads.
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