In the public perception resistance against land grab for industrialisation is 'disturbance' created by political parties.But it may not be so.There are genuine causes for agitation, resistance and bargain by the stakeholders.
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Dear @Abhijit, in Serbia, many good arable land was grabbed by suspect companies, often with money laundered which origin is unknown! New land grab cases follow!
"Farmers from villages and settlements of Sivac, Kruscic, Lipar and Crvenka in Vojvodina are outraged at the Ministry of Agriculture of Serbia, which leased more than 3,000 hectares of the best arable land to the company “Al Rafaved” from the United Arab Emirates for 250 euros per hectare." Resistances and petitions are ongoing.
http://farmlandgrab.org/post/view/23773-farmers-protest-in-serbia-most-fertile-land-is-given-to-arabs
http://farmlandgrab.org/
http://www.oxfam.org/en/grow/campaigns/act-now-stop-land-grabs
Dear @Abhijit, in Serbia, many good arable land was grabbed by suspect companies, often with money laundered which origin is unknown! New land grab cases follow!
"Farmers from villages and settlements of Sivac, Kruscic, Lipar and Crvenka in Vojvodina are outraged at the Ministry of Agriculture of Serbia, which leased more than 3,000 hectares of the best arable land to the company “Al Rafaved” from the United Arab Emirates for 250 euros per hectare." Resistances and petitions are ongoing.
http://farmlandgrab.org/post/view/23773-farmers-protest-in-serbia-most-fertile-land-is-given-to-arabs
http://farmlandgrab.org/
http://www.oxfam.org/en/grow/campaigns/act-now-stop-land-grabs
Dear Abhijit,
This is a political question as well as that of democracy. Unfortunately, as Ljubomir wrote even in the heart of Europe land grabbing is possible. It is only a question to alter the rules and laws and everything is possible. It would be good to know what can the Serbian farmers achieve?
An interesting concept, land grabbing,
In our country our laws have been written to permit this very thing and they do it through a process called eminent domain, which essentially forces lawful owners who are paying taxes off of their land to some public or private entity.
I am surprised to get information on land grabbing at the heart of Europe.Many thanks Ljubomir for sharing the articles.I also thank András and Gerry for your conceptual reactions.Very useful.
Dear @Abhijit, do not be surprised. Look at the role of European Union in land grabbing in Africa. Paper is attached!
As You are interested in this issue, here are some more facts on land grabbing! Land concentration,land grabbing and people’s struggles in Europe! - the first link.
"Land rights not just issue for developing world as report shows public subsidies help a few firms 'grab' vast tracts of EU land."- the second link.
The European Union and the Global Land Grab! - third link. Two more articles follow.
http://www.eurovia.org/IMG/pdf/Land_in_Europe.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/apr/17/land-grabs-europe-big-business-farming
http://www.tni.org/files/download/european_union_and_the_global_land_grab-a5.pdf
https://www.foeeurope.org/land-grabbing
https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/221-transnational-corporations/52451-land-grabbing-is-a-european-problem-too.html
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