Ecuador's Congress Passes Law to End Land Hoarding by Rich
Ecuador's Congress Passes Law to End Land Hoarding by Rich
Published 3 March 2016
The Land Law seeks to redistribute land and support family agriculture.
The Ecuadorean National Assembly approved on Thursday new modifications to the country’s proposed Land Law. The legislative measure was passed with 92 votes in favor and will go to President Rafael Correa for final approval.
The Director of the Commission for Food Sovereignty Miguel Carvajal highlighted the important aspects of the bill, which aim to improve agricultural production, the redistribution of idle land, and to end the concentration of land in the hands of a few.
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“There are many benefits of this bill, including the guarantee of property, increased production, along with sanctions against land speculators,” Carvajal stated.
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He went on to note that the latest draft seeks to regulate the use of and access to rural land, so that it meets social and environmental norms. If approved the bill would also grant access to lands to small-scale farmers through a credit fund set up through the National Assembly.
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Exactly.
