“No-one is unemployed here”: Corn crop feeds prosperity in Bangladesh’s flood-prone north
MOSABBER HOSSAIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how growing corn has helped lift people out of poverty in northern Bangladesh…
Myanmar law aims to settle land claims, but could cause conflict
Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of people risk being forced off their land in Myanmar due to a recently-amended law, which campaigners and analysts warned could also undermine peace negotiations between the government and ethnic armed groups. The 2012 Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Law aims to clarify land claims and reduce landlessness. It covers […]