{"id":33916,"date":"2023-02-12T10:35:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T10:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/access-to-land-government-should-conduct-community-consultations-not-investors"},"modified":"2023-02-12T10:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T10:35:16","slug":"access-to-land-government-should-conduct-community-consultations-not-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/access-to-land-government-should-conduct-community-consultations-not-investors","title":{"rendered":"Access to land: Government should conduct community consultations, not investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The Confederation of the Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) has suggested that it is not the role of the investor to conduct community consultations in the country\u2019s land access processes.<\/p>\n<p>The position was advanced in Maputo on Tuesday during a working meeting between the CTA board of directors and a team from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), led by Washington-based Senior Land and Resource Governance Advisor, Karol Boudreaux.<\/p>\n<p>According to a CTA press release, Boudreaux sought input on how to address weaknesses and consolidate strengths in the institutional framework of access to land for investment in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, the CTA laid out the position of the Mozambican private sector in relation to the National Land Policy, which is currently being revised, stressing that, in addition to approving the new framework, it is necessary to create institutional capacity for the correct application of the current policy and the respective Land Law.<\/p>\n<p>The CTA added that, should the new National Land Policy be fully implemented, it will force the revision of the Constitution of the Republic and accessory laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should not be the investor\u2019s role to conduct community consultations on the land, but the government\u2019s, and it, too, should map and demarcate all the land that belongs to the communities,\u201d the CTA statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Land available for investment must be assigned to the investor, the CTA argues. \u201cTherefore, mapping and identifying the land available for investment is critical to implementing the principles established in the National Land Policy,\u201d it concludes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. The Confederation of the Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) has suggested that it is not the role of the investor to conduct community consultations in the country\u2019s land access processes. 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