accumulation by land dispossession and labor ... - Land Portal

Table of contents
Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................... 3
Dedication..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.0 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Objective....................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Methodology................................................................................................................. 6
2.0 The Politics of Land in Tanzania...................................................................................... 8
2.1 Land Dispossession and Labour Devaluation............................................................... 9
2.2 Labour and Land Market Reforms................................................................................11
3.0 The State of Land Grabbing in Tanzania.........................................................................13
3.1 Procedures for Acquiring Investment Land..................................................................14
3.2 Forces and Actors Behind Land Grabs.........................................................................20
4.0 The case of New Forests Company in Kilolo...................................................................23
4.1 Attracting Investors.......................................................................................................24
4.2 Afforestation Markets....................................................................................................25
4.3 Acquiring Forestlands...................................................................................................28
4.4 Appeasing Villagers......................................................................................................37
5.0 The Case of Bio-Shape Tanzania Ltd in Kilwa...............................................................42
5.1 Bio-shaping Kilwa........................................................................................................42
5.2 Bio-fueling Hunger.......................................................................................................51
5.3 Bio-diversifying Labour...............................................................................................53
6.0 Conclusion.........................................................................................................................54
6.1 Recommendations.......................................................................................................55
References..........................................................................................................................58
FIGURE 1: MAIN PROCEDURES FOR ACQUIRING INVESTMENT LAND IN TANZANIA.................................................................16
FIGURE 2: NEW FORESTS COMPANY PLANTING PINE TREES IN KILOLO - MARCH 2010……………………………………………….…….33
FIGURE 3: PART OF LAND ACQUIRED BY THE NEW FORESTS COMPANY IN KILOLO…………………………………………………..……....38
FIGURE 4: GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF THE USE OF LAND IN MAVUJI AS IN 2007………………………………………..……..……....46
FIGURE 5: MAVUJI VILLAGE LAND USE PLAN FOR 2007 – 2017………………………………………………………………………………..……....47
FIGURE 6: BIOSHAPE’S BIOFUEL FARM IN MAVUJI, MIGEREGERE AND NAINOKWE………………………………………………..….…....48
FIGURE 7: A TWO CLASSROOM-PRIMARY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTED IN LIWITI VILLAGE……………………………………………….…...50
Table I: LAND REQUESTED/ACQUIRED FOR PRODUCING BIOFUEL CROPS……………………………………………….…..21
Table 2: SIZE OF LAND ACUIRED AND COMPENSATION PAID IN KILWA BY BIOSHAPE……………….……………...…49
Table 3: FOOD DEFICIT DISTRICTS IN LINDI REGION IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS……………………………………………...52
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