Mounting complaints put Wilmar under scrutiny
    The world's largest palm oil trader faces accusations against unresolved land grabbing and human rights issues by its concessions in Asia and Africa, but says it stands by its sustainability policy.
    • Eco-Business
    • 21 July 2015
    The Mahuzes (trailer)
    Ketika Papua dipaksa menjadi lumbung pangan dan energi dunia, berbasis korporasi
    • Indonesia Biru
    • 11 July 2015
    Infrastructural violence and the monopoly system in Indonesia’s oil palm plantation zone
    Tania Murray Li of the University of Toronto explains how the devastating expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia shows what can be expected from the current expansion of the plantation model elsewhere around the world.
    • MSH-M
    • 09 July 2015
    Palm oil giant Wilmar resorts to dirty tricks
    World’s largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses.
    • FPP
    • 08 July 2015
    Land Inc.
    Land Inc. is a journey across Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar the Philippines and Ukraine to document what some define as a form of neocolonialism, and others as a chance for development: land grabbing
    • TerraProject
    • 30 June 2015
    NGOs, activists fret new role for Indonesia's spy agency
    A mysterious new partnership between Indonesia's spy agency and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to boost foreign investment has civil society wary of deepening agrarian conflict in the post-authoritarian country.
    • Mongabay
    • 29 June 2015
    Tycoon wants to make Indonesia global player in food supply
    Peter Sondakh, the Rajawali Group chairman and chief executive officer, has set his sight on making his company a global giant in the palm oil business and sees PNG as the game changer for the industry.
    • The Star
    • 29 June 2015
    China to invest in Ketapang`s cassava plantation
    The China-based company PT Thian Yuan Agriculture Technology Trading has submitted an application to operate a cassava plantation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.
    • Tempo
    • 28 June 2015
    FGV defends Eagle High purchase from Indonesian tycoon
    State-controlled Felda Global Ventures Bhd (FGV)said it needs more land bank and has been looking outside Malaysia for some time to boost its portfolio, including Africa, Myanmar and Indonesia.
    • The Malaysian Insider
    • 26 June 2015
    L’organisation paysanne SPI lutte pour la souveraineté alimentaire en Indonésie
    Une grande partie des terres cultivables en Indonésie sont accaparées pour la production d’huile de palme, l’exploitation minière ou encore par des compagnies immobilières.
    • CCFD
    • 26 June 2015
    Le plus grand terrain du monde est à vendre pour 290 millions d’euros
    Une trentaine d'acheteurs venus de Chine, du Canada, des Etats-Unis, d'Amérique du Sud, d'Indonésie, de Suisse et d'Australie sont en compétition pour ces 11 millions d'hectares.
    • Le Monde
    • 24 June 2015
    The biggest property sale on earth
    One of the world's largest farms is up for sale in Australia, with bidders hailing from China, the US, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, South America and Indonesia
    • Daily Mail Australia
    • 23 June 2015

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