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Tycoon sued over illegal land grab

Villagers in Chipinge, Manicaland province have dragged ethanol producer, Green Fuel to court to stop it from occupying their communal land and interfering with their farming activities
The Chain: BrasilAgro moves forward with deforestation at Chaparral

BrasilAgro, which is 40% owned by Argentina's Cresud, continues to clear land on its Chaparral farm in Correntina, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Greenpeace Afrique et des artistes camerounais lancent une campagne contre l’accaparement des terres

Les vidéos et les sketches humoristiques constituent un moyen utilisé par les acteurs tels que Nsang Dilong, Freddy Kristel et AleneMenget pour présenter le grave problème de l'accaparement des terres d'une manière compréhensible pour tous les Camerounais.
Acaparamiento de tierras, financiamiento ilícito y delitos corporativos: una actualización

Los nexos entre el delito, la corrupción y quienes están involucrados en negocios que acaparan tierras agrícolas son reales.
Harvard quietly amasses California vineyards—and the water underneath

Making a bet on climate change, the university’s $39 billion endowment has been snapping up farmland and the related water rights
Brazil could open up 43 mln hectares of new agricultural land - SLC

Aurélio Pavinato, CEO of SLC Agrícola SA, says the potential to expand soybean, grains and sugarcane plantations on 43 million hectares in the Cerrado region will "demand heavy investments".
How not to conduct large-scale agricultural investments: Lessons from the Malen/Socfin Land dispute in Sierra Leone

The SOCFIN land acquisition in Malen Chiefdom reads like a collusion between the government and the investor—an alliance of the powerful and wealthy—to strip a community of their most valuable resource.
The SABL land grab: Papua New Guinea’s ongoing human rights scandal

New report shines a spotlight on the ongoing resistance to land grabs and provides recommendations calling for immediate action, not only by the PNG government but also various UN bodies and national governments.
France : Un rapport parlementaire propose la création d'une « épargne verte »

Pour lutter contre la pression foncière et l'accaparement des terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers, et préparer l'arrivée des nouvelles générations d'agriculteurs, un rapport parlementaire propose la création d'un livret d'« épargne verte » afin de « résister aux capitalisme spéculatif ».
Tokyo declaration: “We reiterate the rejection of ProSavana and MATOPIBA and defend the food sovereignty of the peoples”

Declaration by the peasants’ movements and civil society organizations from Mozambique, Brazil and Japan at the 4th Triangular Peoples’ Conference against ProSAVANA in Tokyo

El acaparamiento de tierras perpetrado por los fondos de pensión debe terminar

La magnitud de este fenómeno de apropiación de tierras agrícolas por parte de las financieras tiene importantes consecuencias tanto para las comunidades rurales como para los sistemas alimentarios.

14 Dec 2018

Tycoon sued over illegal land grab

Villagers in Chipinge, Manicaland province have dragged ethanol producer, Green Fuel to court to stop it from occupying their communal land and interfering with their farming activities

13 Dec 2018 Zim Eye

The Chain: BrasilAgro moves forward with deforestation at Chaparral

BrasilAgro, which is 40% owned by Argentina's Cresud, continues to clear land on its Chaparral farm in Correntina, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

13 Dec 2018 CRR

Greenpeace Africa and Cameroonian artists launch campaign against land grabbing

Greenpeace Africa, in partnership with Nsang Dilong, Freddy Kristel and Alene Menget, is launching a campaign against land grabbing using videos, an online and offline petition in Cameroon.

13 Dec 2018 Greenpeace

Greenpeace Afrique et des artistes camerounais lancent une campagne contre l’accaparement des terres

Les vidéos et les sketches humoristiques constituent un moyen utilisé par les acteurs tels que Nsang Dilong, Freddy Kristel et AleneMenget pour présenter le grave problème de l'accaparement des terres d'une manière compréhensible pour tous les Camerounais.

12 Dec 2018 APO

«On se dirige vers une agriculture financiarisée»

On peut se poser la question de savoir s’il y a pas de grands groupes agro-alimentaires et financiers derrière l'achat des terres en France

12 Dec 2018 JDLE

Failed bioethanol project in Romania leaves unanswered questions for Hungarian legislator

Hungarian legislator Erik Bánki claims his farmland purchases in Romania were financed from loans from foreign and Hungarian companies but he does not remember the names of these companies.

11 Dec 2018 OCCRP

Turkish, Kuwaiti business people invest $100M in greenhouses in southeast city

Turkish investors have been cooperating with Kuwaiti businesspeople to invest some $100 million in greenhouses on a 100 hectare area in the Karaali region to export agricultural products to Gulf countries.

11 Dec 2018 Daily Sabah

Acaparamiento de tierras, financiamiento ilícito y delitos corporativos: una actualización

Los nexos entre el delito, la corrupción y quienes están involucrados en negocios que acaparan tierras agrícolas son reales.

11 Dec 2018 GRAIN

Harvard quietly amasses California vineyards—and the water underneath

Making a bet on climate change, the university’s $39 billion endowment has been snapping up farmland and the related water rights

10 Dec 2018 WSJ

Cameroun : La société PHP arrache 743 hectares de terres dans le Moungo

Au mépris d’une décision de justice datant de l’époque coloniale, l’entreprise français occupe et exploite de vastes parcelles de terrains appartenant à quatre communautés du Moungo, informe Camer.be

10 Dec 2018 Camer.be

Brazil could open up 43 mln hectares of new agricultural land - SLC

Aurélio Pavinato, CEO of SLC Agrícola SA, says the potential to expand soybean, grains and sugarcane plantations on 43 million hectares in the Cerrado region will "demand heavy investments".

07 Dec 2018 Reuters

How not to conduct large-scale agricultural investments: Lessons from the Malen/Socfin Land dispute in Sierra Leone

The SOCFIN land acquisition in Malen Chiefdom reads like a collusion between the government and the investor—an alliance of the powerful and wealthy—to strip a community of their most valuable resource.

06 Dec 2018 Standard Times

The SABL land grab: Papua New Guinea’s ongoing human rights scandal

New report shines a spotlight on the ongoing resistance to land grabs and provides recommendations calling for immediate action, not only by the PNG government but also various UN bodies and national governments.

06 Dec 2018 War on Want

Declaração de Tóquio: “Reiteramos a rejeição ao ProSAVANA e ao MATOPIBA e defendemos a soberania alimentar dos povos”

A nossa conferência permitiu-nos igualmente partilhar casos de resistência a este tipo de programas de imposição agrícola e mostramos experiências concretas de agroecologia em Moçambique, Brasil e Japão.

05 Dec 2018 Biodiversidad en América Latina

France : Un rapport parlementaire propose la création d'une « épargne verte »

Pour lutter contre la pression foncière et l'accaparement des terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers, et préparer l'arrivée des nouvelles générations d'agriculteurs, un rapport parlementaire propose la création d'un livret d'« épargne verte » afin de « résister aux capitalisme spéculatif ».

05 Dec 2018 AFP

Warakirri's new $100m fund seeks only high-value farms

Warakirri says it is already managing discrete agricultural investments for super funds, but this new fund is being set up in response to demand from private family offices, high-net-worth and not-for-profit community

03 Dec 2018 AFR

The biggest investment opportunity you've probably never heard of

"I think we are in the Goldilocks period of this opportunity right now where the market isn’t too thin or too saturated, but just right," says Artem Milinchuk founder of farmland investment company FarmTogether.

03 Dec 2018 Forbes

New Saudi Investments in Sudan’s agriculture

Saudi Arabia and Sudan have launched a new agricultural partnership as part of the implementation of the Arab food security initiative

03 Dec 2018 Aawsat

Malgré les déboutés, Bolloré s’acharne à attaquer les enquêteurs en diffamation

Le magazine en ligne Bastamag vient d'être relaxé dans la deuxième poursuite engagée par le groupe Bolloré. Reportage de RT France.

30 Nov 2018 RT

Tokyo declaration: “We reiterate the rejection of ProSavana and MATOPIBA and defend the food sovereignty of the peoples”

Declaration by the peasants’ movements and civil society organizations from Mozambique, Brazil and Japan at the 4th Triangular Peoples’ Conference against ProSAVANA in Tokyo

30 Nov 2018 Na?o ao ProSAVANA

Nouvelle défaite pour Bolloré face au site Bastamag

Le groupe Bolloré a de nouveau perdu vendredi une action en diffamation contre le site Bastamag, qui avait publié un article faisant état d'"accaparement de terres" à des paysans en Afrique et en Asie.

30 Nov 2018 AFP

Le Brésil et nos fonds de retraite

Au Québec, les gens seront surpris d’apprendre qu’ils ont des intérêts directs dans l'agrobusiness violent et destructeur de l’environnement au Brésil

30 Nov 2018 Le Devoir

Karan Beef cashes in on exponential growth in demand from China

South Africa's Karan family accepted a R5.2bn offer for its cattle feedlot from a South African pension fund over a R6bn offer from Chinese investors who wanted to export all of its meat

29 Nov 2018 Bloomberg

The secret deal to destroy paradise

In December 2012, on the sidelines of Islamic business forum in Malaysia, a man made a bold claim said his company, Menara Group held the rights to 4,000 square kilometres of rainforest for oil palm plantations in Indonesia. The basis of his claim was Tanah Merah project in Boven Digoel, Papua.

28 Nov 2018 The Gecko Project

El acaparamiento de tierras perpetrado por los fondos de pensión debe terminar

14 Dec 2018

Greenpeace Africa and Cameroonian artists launch campaign against land grabbing

Greenpeace Africa, in partnership with Nsang Dilong, Freddy Kristel and Alene Menget, is launching a campaign against land grabbing using videos, an online and offline petition in Cameroon.

13 Dec 2018 Greenpeace