Indonesia, the world's No.1 palm oil producer, signed into law a 2-year freeze on new permits that may prompt palm oil firms to seek new ways to grow supply to meet rising demand from India and China, such as buying more land in Africa
The Environmental Forum of Indonesia says fifty-percent of the country’s oil palm plantations are owned by foreign parties.
Hunting grounds and forests will be handed over for nothing unless development promises are translated into compensation that provides remedies for the economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of the MIFEE project on local people, according to Sawit Watch in Indonesia
The emerging resistance against MIFEE is located within a national (and international) alliance against land grabs and within the indigeous movement against Indonesian occupation and exploitation.
Industry giants such as Malaysia’s Sime Darby and Singapore’s Olam and Wilmar International are scrambling for fresh space in equatorial Africa.
Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year moratorium on new palm oil plantations has seen agribusiness giants like Sime Darby switch expansion plans to Cameroon, Ghana and Liberia.
Un dossier réalisé par l’équipe d’Altermondes et reproduit dans demain le monde, mars-avril 2011
Felda Holdings, the world's largest estate owner, is in talks to buy up to 90,000ha of land across South-East Asia
The world's biggest listed palm oil firm, is on the lookout for more land, in a move sure to fuel the global grab for arable land as food prices remain high.
The European Union is a significant player in the widespread occurrence of land-grabbing in Southeast Asia; both through its corporate sector and public policies.
Induk Koperasi Unit Desa (Induk KUD) bersama sejumlah investor dari sejumlah negara akan menandatangani kesepakatan kerja sama (MoU) untuk mengeksplorasi tanaman kelapa sawit, jarak dan singkong.
The government also invites foreign investors to develop animal husbandry, aimed at securing livestock supplies.
