Deal #1634
Mozambique
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2024-07-26
Last full update
2024-07-26
Recognition status of community land tenure
Recognition status of community land tenure
Community traditional or customary rights not recognized by government
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Not consulted
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
“No to ProSavana has been one of Mozambique's most successful civil society campaigns,
proving that an alliance of local groups and international NGOs can change policy
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Other
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
It seems that ProSAVANA has positive impacts on agriculture and on the total GDP of Mozambique and can improve childhood nutrition
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
UNAC (National Union of Peasant), UNAC is the biggest peasant movement, with a membership of over 100,000 peasants, women and men, and 240 peasant organizations, civil society, NGOs, MASA, MOFA, ABC and JICA.
In 2012, União Nacional de Camponeses, the biggest farmers’ organization in Mozambique, criticized the ProSAVANA project in precisely this way (Classen 2013). Responding to these concerns, international NGOs such as Oxfam Japan and Japan Africa Forum have started to advocate for terminating or restructuring the framework of the ProSAVANA project