government land

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It is a dramatic turnaround for a sector that crashed to 48,000 tonnes in 2008 in the wake of a botched government land reform programme that led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial farms.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"In the meantime, the government has started looking for alternative government land to resettle the villagers," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

It used government land in the West to help finance the Union Pacific-Central Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Official figures also showed China's government land sales revenue declined for the 19th consecutive month in July.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023

Except for government land grants and homestead acts, land dealing and colonization in the United States have, up to very recent times, been entirely in private hands.

From A Stake in the Land by Speek, Peter A. (Peter Alexander)