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Land grabs at gunpoint
- Witness Radio et al
- 25 August 2020
Thousands of families are being violently evicted from their farms to make way for foreign-owned plantations in Kiryandongo, Uganda.
Kenyan communities sue UK over colonial-era land grab
- Aljazeera
- 24 August 2020
Communities brutally evicted by the British to make way for tea plantations seek compensation for ‘colonial crimes’.
Aprés le pétrole, Franck Timis s’est tapé plus de 25.000 hectares de terres au Sénégal
- SeneNews
- 22 August 2020
A en croire des documents confidentiels obtenus par Senenews, l'homme d’affaire d’origine roumaine est à la recherche de bailleurs de fonds pour financer son gigantesque projet agricole au Sénégal.
Feronia Inc. enters into restructuring purchase agreement
- Globe Newswire
- 21 July 2020
Feronia announces that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Straight KKM 2 Ltd that provides for the acquisition of its operating subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo.
European pension funds back Stafford’s latest Australia farmland fund
- IPE Real Assets
- 22 June 2020
London-based Stafford Capital Partners has raised €12m from three European pension funds towards its soon-to-be-launched follow-up to its Australian farmland fund.
Groups welcome Feronia’s decision to abandon plantation lands and enable communities in the DR Congo to thrive
- RIAO-RDC
- 09 June 2020
The communities have already introduced traditional and artisanal palm oil harvesting and production systems for the abandoned areas.
Des organisations félicitent la décision de Feronia d’abandonner ses plantations pour permettre aux communautés de la RD Congo de prospérer
- RIAO-RDC
- 09 June 2020
Après l’annonce de l’abandon de certaines plantations, les communautés ont introduit des systèmes de récolte et de production de huile de palme artisanaux et traditionnels.
Who owns Australia? Our biggest land barons
- news.com.au
- 27 May 2020
You’d be surprised to learn that the billion dollar barons of Australian farmland are a Canadian government worker super fund, a New York teacher insurance fund and an Australian pastoral giant backed by a Dutch pension fund
Feronia Inc. reports 2019 financial results; announces short term debt financing, proposed restructuring and director changes
- Globe Newswire
- 24 May 2020
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.
Human Rights Watch submission to the UK International Development Committee
- HRW
- 17 May 2020
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.
Feronia Inc. announces changes to board of directors
- EIN News
- 12 May 2020
DR Congo's largest plantation company announces resignation of its Executive Chairman, soon after departure of its CEO.
Razing the stakes
- Global Witness
- 07 May 2020
Controversial hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey invested more than US$170m into one of Brazil’s most damaging agribusinesses despite it deforesting large areas and receiving numerous environmental fines