Vincent Bolloré, son groupe et ses divers porte-parole restent extrêmement chatouilleux au sujet des plantations africaines et asiatiques. Au point de multiplier les procès en diffamation sur le sujet, et de se voir accusés de mener des poursuites-bâillons destinées à faire taire leurs adversaires parlant un peu trop fort sur ce thème.
For more than a decade, some Bunong villagers have been trying to reclaim and gain legal recognition for their customary land that have been acquired by Luxembourg-based Socfin Group’s subsidiaries since 2007. Some details of the settlement were released this September, in a joint statement issued by the firms and community representatives who negotiated on behalf of 210 families in five villages.
In 2014, over 700 Cambodian villagers filed a complaint with the Thai Human Rights Commission against Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, accused of forced displacement, property destruction and land grabbing.The trial on the substance of the case is expected to start in April 2023, with a verdict at the end of next year.
In Cambodia, the Bunong people’s sacred forest became a rubber plantation as the government took their commune’s land and leased it to French firm Socfin-KCD and its Cambodian private partner.
Green Sea Agriculture Co Ltd's plantation currently covers a total area of 1,200 ha, and it plans to invest an additional $500 million to expand mango cultivation and export the fruit to the Chinese market on a large scale
Cambodian banana exports to China have surged in recent years, but reports abound of exploitation and endangerment across Cambodia’s banana farms.
HAGL currently has some 10,000 hectares of fruit trees, including 2,500 ha under banana in Vietnam, 1,500 ha in Laos and 1,000 ha in Cambodia.
Longfruiter Anlong Veng Oddor Meanchey Agriculture Park Co Ltd has invested $51 million in the cultivation of bananas and fruits in Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province to boost exports, especially to the Chinese market.
The minister said the MoU requires all parties to work together to build 10,000 Agriculture 4.0 greenhouses over the next 10 years that are to produce at least 400 tonnes of crops a year.
US court orders Coca-Cola Company to turn over evidence related to ongoing class action lawsuit against Mitr Phol in Thai courts over allegations of forced eviction
Cambodia's Minister of Agriculture hosts meeting on agricultural cooperation with a Chinese company identified only as “Hualong”.
Quelque 145 Camerounais ont été déboutés vendredi par la justice française alors qu’ils souhaitaient contraindre le groupe Bolloré à fournir des documents censés établir ses liens avec une société camerounaise qu’ils accusent d’attenter à leurs droits.
