The BFB sale has raised concerns that even if local bidders are able to raise the cash required for these deals, they’re not able to compete with the vast resources and track records of international players.
- The Land
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21 November 2018
A group of Riverina farmers is demanding answers from the federal government over the sale of BFB, a large diversified agribusiness in Temora, which is being sold by a US private equity investor to a Canadian pension fund.
A German state-owned bank has found itself at the centre of a battle in the Democratic Republic of Congo over agricultural land dating back to the Belgian colonial period
Depuis 2009, les dix entreprises les plus actives ont consacré plus de 68 millions de dollars à 136 acquisitions de terres agricoles au Québec
- Le Devoir
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27 October 2018
Solange Bolembe of RIAO-RDC, an information and support network for community organisations in the DR Congo, explains the challenges that women face who live in communities affected by oil palm plantations.
Guardiani delle piantagioni di palma da olio che tormentano la popolazione, salari bassi e contratti fantasma: ecco la denuncia dei leader comunitari raccolta dalle ong nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo.
- Osservatorio Diritti
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17 September 2018
Sans le nommer directement, Philippe Couillard s’est engagé à « limiter » les activités de rachat de terres agricoles de l’un des cofondateurs de la CAQ, Charles Sirois, qui dirige le fonds d’investissement Pangea.
- Journal du Quebec
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07 September 2018
Les populations de Lokutu ont vigoureusement protestées contre les récents cas d’abus commis par la nouvelle société de gardiennage armée de FERONIA.
L’aide du Canada à travers la Nouvelle alliance pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition n’a pas permis d’augmenter l’investissement dans le secteur agricole au Sénégal.
- Le Quotidien
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01 June 2018
The Weekly Times has compiled a list of more than 900 properties, and their owners, who range from family farms to domestic and international corporate and investment institutions. The result? The big are getting bigger.
“I’ve got strong interest from Canada, the United Kingdom and Dubai and they want to come out now and have a look around," says the owner of the largest semi-contiguous cropping aggregation to be offered in Australia’s history.
Longtemps en difficulté, le groupe canadien arrivé dans le pays en 2009 dit qu'il devrait réaliser ses premiers bénéfices cette année.
- Jeune Afrique
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21 April 2018