Canada

A member of the Congolese organisation RIAO-RDC was brutally killed by a security guard of the Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc near the company’s Boteka plantations.

Un membre de l'organisation congolaise RIAO-RDC a été brutalement tué par un agent de sécurité de la société canadienne Feronia Inc, près des plantations à Boteka

According to asset managers, a window is emerging for institutional money to flow into agriculture due to change of ownership, notably in markets such as Australia and the US.

OpenLandContracts has published a set of 223 documents covering Feronia Inc's land lease agreements for its oil palm plantations in the DR Congo.

Canadian company operating oil palm plantations in the DR Congo announces new round of share sales to its existing shareholders, including the UK's CDC Group and the African Agricultural Fund.

Trois années après le financement par l’agence belge de développement BIO de l’entreprise FERONIA PHC en RDC, ce rapport du CNCD-11.11.11 dénonce la persistance des conflits fonciers et l’absence d’impacts positifs pour les communautés locales.

La plateforme d’ONG de développement belges CNCD-11.11.11, après une mission au Congo, met en cause la coopération belge pour sa participation à l’exploitation de trois plantations d’huile de palme au nord et au nord-est du pays par l’entreprise canadienne Feronia.

This Saturday military forces fired live bullets at villagers within the Lokutu oil palm plantation concession area of the Canadian company Feronia Inc, following weeks of growing tension between communities and the company.

Ce samedi des militaires auraient tiré à balles réelles sur des villageois dans le district d’exploitation de plantations de palmiers à huile de la société canadienne Feronia à Lokutu, suite à des semaines de tension entre les communautés et la société.

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired Broetje Orchards, one of the largest privately-owned apple orchard operations in the U.S.

Two of Washington’s largest tree fruit orchards have been taken over by financial companies, as operators reportedly began to realize the operations would need large capital infusions to renew older orchards and remain competitive.

One of Canada’s largest pension funds acquires majority stake in Australian company that owns 44,167 ha of arable land, as well as significant grain storage, fertilizer, agronomy, livestock, farming and logistics businesses.