In a fresh push to have the lands reverted to local communities, Henry Belsoi, a resident of Chesoen in Bomet Central said the leases held by Unilever and other multinational tea companies should have ended after the declaration of independence in 1963.
- The Standard
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15 April 2024
Les sociétés de crédit carbone expulsent des communautés à travers l’Afrique.
- Observatoire de l'Europe
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09 April 2024
Facing a civil lawsuit over killings allegedly carried out by its security staff at a pineapple plantation near Nairobi, food company Fresh Del Monte is claiming it cannot be sued in Kenya because it is registered in the Cayman Islands.
- Cayman Compass
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27 Mar 2024
In Kenya’s lush Thika region, stealing pineapples is a de facto capital crime. At least nine men have allegedly been killed by security guards employed by Del Monte, the world’s largest producer of pineapples.
Eni is pursuing agricultural production for biofuels in six African countries, including the Republic of the Congo where collaboration with ‘Big Agri’ companies risks land dispossession and environmental degradation.
Catona Climate announces that Microsoft has signed a six-year offtake agreement to purchase 350,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits from an agroforestry project in Kenya.
- PR Newswire
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21 February 2024
The Agriculture and Livestock Ministry has opened up 21,000 acres of idle land belonging to the National Youth Service and Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority for commercial leases to boost food security.
- The Nation
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14 February 2024
US food giant Del Monte is facing multiple accusations of assault, rape and murder by its guards at the vast farm northeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, some going back years.
The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub est un projet du gouvernement avec l’entreprise israélienne Netafim dont la première phase prévoit l’exploitation de 5 600 hectares de terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers et locaux
- Agence Ecofin
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02 February 2024
Kenya is encouraging foreign investors to contribute to agricultural projects within the country's arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), comprising 80 percent of its landmass, to enhance food security
- Fresh Plaza
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19 January 2024
Surexport is a leading fully-integrated producer of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries with land in Spain, Morocco, Portugal, and Kenya
Mirova's LDN Fund has raised $208 million from public institutions and private investors and invested in companies like the Swiss company Pamoja which operates nut farms in Kenya and Tanzania
- Fintech Global
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06 December 2023