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“Business as usual” chez Socfin et Bolloré

Tribune collective préparée par plus de 40 organisations à la veille de l'AG es groupes Socfin et Bolloré sur la situation autour de plusieurs plantations de palmier et d'hévéa apparentenant au group Socfin
Feronia Inc. reports 2019 financial results; announces short term debt financing, proposed restructuring and director changes

The debt-ridden oil palm plantations company operating in the DR Congo announces that it is pursuing a restructuring plan that includes a sales process and potential liquidation.
BrasilAgro’s string of new farmland acquisitions signals ongoing land speculation

BrasilAgro, which recently merged with farmland investor Agrifirma, continues to aggressively implement its business model that focuses on the acquisition and transformation of Cerrado savanna into farmland.
International Monetary Fund leverages COVID-19 economic fallout to create a land market in Ukraine despite widespread opposition

While conditionalities accompanying Western foreign assistance are common practice, the way Ukraine has been forced to put its land for sale has no precedent in modern history.
Chinese sugar company leases parts of Cambodian land concession to farmers

A Chinese sugar company with a large long-term land concession in Cambodia came under fire from NGOs Tuesday for leasing parts of the concession to local villagers, collecting rent instead of engaging in the activities stipulated in its contract with the Cambodian government.
China gets the meat that risks U.S. workers' lives. Missouri helped it happen.

In 2013, Missouri’s legislature pushed through a law altering a previous ban on foreign ownership of agricultural property in the state to facilitate the sale of Smithfield Foods to Hong Kong-based Shuanghui International.
After seven years, displaced Zambian villagers might get land

High Court in Lusaka rules that the conversion of village lands in Muchinda chiefdom for a large-scale agribusiness project was illegal and violated the community’s rights, but stops short of cancelling the company's title.
Liberia : le producteur d’huile de palme Golden Veroleum réduit sa masse salariale de 10 %

GVL, le premier producteur d’huile de palme au Libéria disposant de 350 000 hectares, a réduit de 10 % (443 emplois) son effectif dans le pays à cause de la pandémie mondiale du coronavirus.
Human Rights Watch submission to the UK International Development Committee

Human Rights Watch found that DFID's CDC Group failed to ensure that the palm oil companies it finances in the DR Congo respects the basic rights of the people who work and live on or near its plantations.
EPP proposes law to protect small farmers against oligarchs

The European People’s Party has proposed an EU law to prevent oligarchs and land-grabbers drawing on EU subsidies at the expense of small and medium-sized farming businesses.

“Business as usual” chez Socfin et Bolloré

Tribune collective préparée par plus de 40 organisations à la veille de l'AG es groupes Socfin et Bolloré sur la situation autour de plusieurs plantations de palmier et d'hévéa apparentenant au group Socfin

25 May 2020 L'Humanité

"Business as usual" at Socfin and Bolloré

On the eve of their shareholder meetings, more than 40 organisations sign a collective statement about the situation in numerous rubber and oil palm plantations run by the Socfin group, with the financial participation of the Bolloré group

25 May 2020 L'Humanité

Feronia Inc. reports 2019 financial results; announces short term debt financing, proposed restructuring and director changes

The debt-ridden oil palm plantations company operating in the DR Congo announces that it is pursuing a restructuring plan that includes a sales process and potential liquidation.

24 May 2020 Globe Newswire

Argentina: Greenpeace difunde lista de más de 300 empresarios y compañías que deforestaron en los últimos 30 años

La organización ambientalista difundió más de 300 nombres de grandes empresarios y compañías que deforestaron en el país durante los últimos 30 años, en los cuales se perdieron casi 8 millones de hectáreas de bosques nativos.

21 May 2020 Greenpeace

BrasilAgro’s string of new farmland acquisitions signals ongoing land speculation

BrasilAgro, which recently merged with farmland investor Agrifirma, continues to aggressively implement its business model that focuses on the acquisition and transformation of Cerrado savanna into farmland.

21 May 2020 CRR

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact is a threat to people’s sovereignty

In response to resistance from people’s movements, Sri Lanka has pulled out of MCC agreement, which would have opened the door for commercial agriculture and large scale acquisition of Sri Lankan lands for foreign individuals and corporations.

21 May 2020 LVC South Asia

International Monetary Fund leverages COVID-19 economic fallout to create a land market in Ukraine despite widespread opposition

While conditionalities accompanying Western foreign assistance are common practice, the way Ukraine has been forced to put its land for sale has no precedent in modern history.

21 May 2020 Oakland Institute

Chinese sugar company leases parts of Cambodian land concession to farmers

A Chinese sugar company with a large long-term land concession in Cambodia came under fire from NGOs Tuesday for leasing parts of the concession to local villagers, collecting rent instead of engaging in the activities stipulated in its contract with the Cambodian government.

20 May 2020 Radio Free Asia

Una ley de Reforma Agraria Antidemocrática amenaza el acceso de lxs campesinxs a la tierra en Ucrania

ECVC junto a URDN, Bankwatch y Eco Action exigen que el Gobierno de Ucrania derogue esta ley y que garantice que cualquier proceso futuro esté sujeto a un debate justo, abierto y democrático, en el que se consulten las voces de los pequeños agricultorxs y de la sociedad civil.

20 May 2020 La Vía Campesina

China gets the meat that risks U.S. workers' lives. Missouri helped it happen.

In 2013, Missouri’s legislature pushed through a law altering a previous ban on foreign ownership of agricultural property in the state to facilitate the sale of Smithfield Foods to Hong Kong-based Shuanghui International.

19 May 2020 St. Louis Post

After seven years, displaced Zambian villagers might get land

High Court in Lusaka rules that the conversion of village lands in Muchinda chiefdom for a large-scale agribusiness project was illegal and violated the community’s rights, but stops short of cancelling the company's title.

19 May 2020 Mail & Guardian

Nigeria: Abiodun commends GroupFarma’s new 2,500 hectares of premium rice

Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor, has lauded an agrictech company in the state, GroupFarm for cultivating fresh 2,500 hectares of premium rice in the state.

19 May 2020 Business AM

Indonesia: Blogger held over land dispute report

The Indonesian police in South Kalimantan province should drop criminal defamation charges against a blogger who interviewed indigenous Dayak leaders regarding land dispute with PT Jhonlin Agro Raya oil palm plantation, said Human Rights Watch.

18 May 2020 Human Rights Watch

Land conflicts flare across South-East Asia during coronavirus lockdowns

The pandemic has opened an opportunity for activities such as illegal logging and land grabs across Asia-Pacific because of less oversight and accountability.

18 May 2020 The Star

Liberia : le producteur d’huile de palme Golden Veroleum réduit sa masse salariale de 10 %

GVL, le premier producteur d’huile de palme au Libéria disposant de 350 000 hectares, a réduit de 10 % (443 emplois) son effectif dans le pays à cause de la pandémie mondiale du coronavirus.

18 May 2020 Agence Ecofin

Human Rights Watch submission to the UK International Development Committee

Human Rights Watch found that DFID's CDC Group failed to ensure that the palm oil companies it finances in the DR Congo respects the basic rights of the people who work and live on or near its plantations.

17 May 2020 HRW

Finnfund invests US$15m in African agri supply chain business ETG

Finnfund, a development financer, has invested US$15 million in a syndicate loan to Export Trading Group, one of Africa’s largest agricultural conglomerates.

14 May 2020 FBA

EPP proposes law to protect small farmers against oligarchs

The European People’s Party has proposed an EU law to prevent oligarchs and land-grabbers drawing on EU subsidies at the expense of small and medium-sized farming businesses.

14 May 2020 Euractiv

Hewitt Cattle Australia lists Charters Tower aggregation for sale amid focus shift to organic

Hewitt Cattle Australia, a joint partner of Canadian pension fund – Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), has listed its Mt. Cooper aggregation in Northern Queensland for sale.

14 May 2020 GAI

UAE: ADQ to buy 50 percent stake in agri-food company

Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company has acquired a 50% stake in Al Dahra Holding Company, which operates a landbank of 350,000 acres of irrigated land with direct access to various rivers such as the Danube, Colorado and Nile rivers.

14 May 2020 albawaba

Phoenix Global: Top global rice trader and farmland owner goes bust

Phoenix Global - the Dubai-based agri-trader which directly farmed more than 150,000 hectares in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Uganda, Mozambique and India - is now in liquidation

13 May 2020 GRAIN

Exigimos justicia y seguridad para los trabajadores en las plantaciones de caucho y palma aceitera de Socfin durante la pandemia de COVID 19

Nosotros, los abajo firmantes, les escribimos en relación con las condiciones de los trabajadores en las plantaciones de Socfin, así como las condiciones de las comunidades vecinas, en particular durante la actual pandemia de Covid-19.

12 May 2020 Antena África Europa Fe-Justicia Madrid

El acaparamiento de tierras de Harvard en Brasil es un desastre para las comunidades y una advertencia para los especuladores

Un nuevo informe de Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos y GRAIN, basado en una reciente investigación en terreno y documentos internos que forman parte de un caso en las cortes, reveló que la universidad utilizó múltiples compañías registradas en paraísos fiscales para acaparar más de 400 mil hectáreas en el Cerrado de Brasil.

12 May 2020 GRAIN