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Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crime: an update

GRAIN recently learned that several cases of land grabbing have been prosecuted in the courts, or been acted upon by national authorities, and so we have compiled a short update on these developments.
Caravane en vue contre l’accaparement des terres par les nantis

La caravane débutera en Guinée, passera par la Côte d’Ivoire, le Ghana, le Togo et prendra fin au Bénin. Dans chaque pays les organisateurs posteront des recommandations au gouvernement.
IFC likely to extend $10m debt to Phoenix Commodities’ Kazakhstan project

Phoenix Fruits, a subsidiary of Phoenix Commodities, the global Indian agri-business giant, is in the process of securing several greenfield sites for fruit production in Kazakhstan
County government denies leasing Yala swamp to West Kenya Sugar Company

Siaya county government has not surrendered the Yala swamp to a private sugar milling company as alleged by a section of the media, the county director of communications, Jerry Ochieng has said.
Banco Mundial—FMI Culpables de Promover el Acaparamiento de Tierra, Incrementar la Desigualdad

“Reunión anual en Bali esta semana es tan sólo un engaño para tapar la negligencia criminal de los intereses del pueblo” dicen campesinxs.”
ANZ bank issued rare rebuke by Australian oversight body

ANZ Banking Group violated its own policies and international human rights standards by providing 40 million $ loan to a Cambodian sugar company that seized land from local farmers, according to a statement released by Australian government body that monitors corporate behavior overs.
Mali : Le projet agropole de Morila voit le jour

Un centre agrobusiness sera développé sur 1 400 ha de terres appartenant aux communautés
How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts

The elite university has quietly become one of the largest owners of farmland in the world, according to a new report by GRAIN, an international nonprofit supporting small farmers, and Brazil-based Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
Le Cameroun va importer 100 000 tonnes d’huile de palme brute du Gabon et de l’Indonésie

Malgré les grands projets menés par des investisseurs étrangers, la production d'huile de palme stagne au Cameroun
World Bank – IMF guilty of promoting land grabs, increasing inequality

Peasant organisations have pledged to expose the incriminating role of the World Bank and IMF in increasing inequality, land dispossession and poverty, as the annual meeting of these bodies get under way in Bali.

Accaparement des terres, corruption et crime industriel : mise à jour

GRAIN a appris récemment que plusieurs cas d'accaparement des terres ont donné lieu à des poursuites en justice ou des actions menées par les autorités des pays concernés. Nous avons donc décidé de présenter une brève mise à jour des derniers développements.

17 Oct 2018 GRAIN

Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crime: an update

GRAIN recently learned that several cases of land grabbing have been prosecuted in the courts, or been acted upon by national authorities, and so we have compiled a short update on these developments.

17 Oct 2018 GRAIN

Dirty deals threaten Kenya's food security, report says

A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says land grabs are another common mechanism of corruption threatening Kenya's food security, citing instances where backdoor deals were used to secure land.

17 Oct 2018 Business Daily

Fate of troubled Karuturi to be known December

Kenya's Court of Appeal is in December expected to determine if Karuturi will pay Sh1.8 billion contested debt to Stanbic Bank before the dispute before High Court is determined.

16 Oct 2018 Nation

Ndiawdoune rejette le canal du PDIDAS : les populations fustigent « la méthode « solidaire et discriminatoire » du projet

La construction d’un futur canal reliant Makhana et Ndiawsir provoque l’ire des populations qui sonnent la résistance contre le Projet pour le développement inclusif et durable de l'agrobusiness au Sénégal

15 Oct 2018 Ndar Info

Int’l mission decries state neglect, rights violations in Cambodia land dispute with Chinese company

International groups submitted to the United Nations (UN) officials the results of an independent international fact-finding mission in Cambodia that found local and national authorities are facilitating the land grabbing of a Chinese company in Preah Vihear province.

14 Oct 2018 PCFS

Caravane en vue contre l’accaparement des terres par les nantis

La caravane débutera en Guinée, passera par la Côte d’Ivoire, le Ghana, le Togo et prendra fin au Bénin. Dans chaque pays les organisateurs posteront des recommandations au gouvernement.

12 Oct 2018 Le Temps

IFC likely to extend $10m debt to Phoenix Commodities’ Kazakhstan project

Phoenix Fruits, a subsidiary of Phoenix Commodities, the global Indian agri-business giant, is in the process of securing several greenfield sites for fruit production in Kazakhstan

12 Oct 2018 Deal Street Asia

County government denies leasing Yala swamp to West Kenya Sugar Company

Siaya county government has not surrendered the Yala swamp to a private sugar milling company as alleged by a section of the media, the county director of communications, Jerry Ochieng has said.

11 Oct 2018 KNA

Banco Mundial—FMI Culpables de Promover el Acaparamiento de Tierra, Incrementar la Desigualdad

“Reunión anual en Bali esta semana es tan sólo un engaño para tapar la negligencia criminal de los intereses del pueblo” dicen campesinxs.”

11 Oct 2018 La Vía Campesina

ANZ bank issued rare rebuke by Australian oversight body

ANZ Banking Group violated its own policies and international human rights standards by providing 40 million $ loan to a Cambodian sugar company that seized land from local farmers, according to a statement released by Australian government body that monitors corporate behavior overs.

11 Oct 2018 IDI

France : Opération anti-accaparement foncier en Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Pour décourager les achats d’hectares agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers, la Safer Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes et la région incitent les élus à les avertir en amont

11 Oct 2018 Euractiv

Paraguay: Labriegos denunciaron agresión de brasiguayos

El senador Sixto Pereira, del Frente Guasu, recibió a una comitiva del distrito de Tembiaporã, Departamento de Caaguazú, que ofreció detalles del ataque con armas de fuego del que fueron víctimas la semana pasada.

10 Oct 2018 Última Hora

Que va faire Sifca de ses €90 millions ?

L’agroindustriel ivoirien Sifca va bénéficier d’un prêt de €90 millions octroyé par Proparco, FMO et la Société Générale.

10 Oct 2018 Commodafrica

EBRD launches new agribusiness strategy

Addressing the growing challenges that the agribusiness sector faces in the EBRD regions, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has launched its new strategy for the sector for the period 2019 to 2023.

10 Oct 2018 EBRD

Harvard Management Company Inc's Natural Resources Sustainable Investing Guidelines

Harvard University's endowment fund has 5 principles that guide its investments in natural resources, including farmland

10 Oct 2018 Harvard

Au Brésil, la protection de onze nouvelles réserves du Rondonia est abolie

Le lobby brésilien de l’agroalimentaire a réussi à amalgamer dans un projet de loi de financement d’urgence l’abolition de la protection de 600.000 ha dans l'État de Rondonia

10 Oct 2018 Reporterre

Mali : Le projet agropole de Morila voit le jour

Un centre agrobusiness sera développé sur 1 400 ha de terres appartenant aux communautés

09 Oct 2018 bamada

How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts

The elite university has quietly become one of the largest owners of farmland in the world, according to a new report by GRAIN, an international nonprofit supporting small farmers, and Brazil-based Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos

09 Oct 2018 Grist

Le Cameroun va importer 100 000 tonnes d’huile de palme brute du Gabon et de l’Indonésie

Malgré les grands projets menés par des investisseurs étrangers, la production d'huile de palme stagne au Cameroun

09 Oct 2018 Afrique Media TV

World Bank – IMF guilty of promoting land grabs, increasing inequality

Peasant organisations have pledged to expose the incriminating role of the World Bank and IMF in increasing inequality, land dispossession and poverty, as the annual meeting of these bodies get under way in Bali.

08 Oct 2018 LVC

Karuturi staff hopeful as they await key ruling in December

Kenya's court of appeal will rule on the 20th of December on the ownership of the Karuturi farm which was put under receivership over a debt it owed one of the banks.

08 Oct 2018 The Star

Theological reflection on land

An exploration on laudato si’s approach to our relationship and responsibility to care for the land and its small-scale food producers

05 Oct 2018 AEFJN-AFJN-SECAM-RECOWA

Rise of the 'megafarms': how UK agriculture is being sold off and consolidated

Across the UK, farm land is now seen as a safe shelter for wealth – recommended by estate agents as a 'tax-efficient' investment, contributing to the current trend of consolidation and rising farmland prices

05 Oct 2018 MENAFN

CCI of Uzbekistan holds talks with Shanyang province delegation

The purpose of the visit was to discuss investment climate of Uzbekistan and possible cooperation in livestock farming and growing cereal crops. The Chinese side also expressed interest in the newly created FEZ “Bukhoro-agro”.

05 Oct 2018 UzDaily

Accaparement des terres, corruption et crime industriel : mise à jour

17 Oct 2018 GRAIN

Dirty deals threaten Kenya's food security, report says

17 Oct 2018 Business Daily

Fate of troubled Karuturi to be known December

Kenya's Court of Appeal is in December expected to determine if Karuturi will pay Sh1.8 billion contested debt to Stanbic Bank before the dispute before High Court is determined.

16 Oct 2018 Nation