Government says commercial agriculture plan will benefit smallholders, but farmers in Nakarari fear they will lose land.

Stefano Liberti is a journalist based in Rome. His latest book is "Land Grabbing. Journeys in the new colonialism"
Government says commercial agriculture plan will benefit smallholders, but farmers in Nakarari fear they will lose land.

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![The rural community of Thiamene is fighting against the Senhuile agriculture project [Stefano Liberti/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013128164442135734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)