Full Coverage: Land

25.02.2004 As Zimbabwe marks the fourth anniversary of its controversial land redistribution programme, there is widespread concern about the impact this is having on the country’s environment. Many of the peasant farmers who were resettled on land forcibly acquired from white owners lack funds to buy the seed, fertiliser and tools needed to produce a crop. This, combined with poor rains in parts of Zimbabwe, has prompted some peasant farmers to start harvesting other resources instead.

19.02.2004 LAHORE, Feb 19 (OneWorld) - Pakistan's southern province of Sindh has become a rallying point for protests and hunger strikes against two huge water projects, which activists claim will benefit only the eastern province of Punjab and deny other states their share.

19.02.2004 The government of the west Indian state of Gujarat has arrested tribals and farmers who were protesting against the inadequate and unfair rehabilitation provided by the government.

04.02.2004 Activists and locals have launched a protest in the south western state of Maharashtra over the delay in the rehabilitation of villagers affected by the Narmada dam.

03.02.2004 Hundreds of Indian villagers are joining a three-week campaign that promises to give land to underprivileged people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, where nearly one out of every two people lives in abject poverty.