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

Officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal government, which has been carrying out the demolitions, however say the houses were built illegally on government land and their removal "is a continuous activity".

From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2023

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

This last region, containing large amounts of government land recently opened to exploration, bids fair to produce increasing quantities of oil for some time.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)