Indonesia

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Noble invests in palm oil production in Indonesia
- Noble Group
- 14 Jun 2010
The Company intends to develop approximately 32,500 ha of land for palm oil production in Sorong Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
Indonesia sees rice crop up, seeks Gulf farm investment
- Reuters
- 12 Jun 2010
Indonesia aims to attract Gulf Arab investors to develop "sleeping land" says Agriculture Minister during meetings with businessmen in Riyadh.
Lula defende inibir venda de terras a estrangeiros
- Folha de São Paulo
- 08 Jun 2010
Pelo menos nove grupos, entre coreanos, chineses e indonésios, vieram neste ano ao país em busca de terras para plantio de alimentos.
Indonesia allows foreign investment in agriculture
- Reuters
- 07 Jun 2010
Foreigners will be allowed to have a maximum ownership of 49 percent in plantations for staples such as rice, according to a presidential decree seen by Reuters on Monday.
“Food estates” in West Papua raise fears of systematic marginalization
- WPAT
- 04 Jun 2010
These planned food estates will deprive Papuans of their traditional resources for hunting and fishing and destroy the very basis of their livelihoods.
Shock and uncertainty over forest-clearing moratorium
- Jakarta Globe
- 31 May 2010
Business leaders and even top government officials have been left surprised by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s announcement last week that the country would impose a two-year moratorium on the clearing of natural forests, which may affect various foreign investment projects.
Battle brewing over forests and plantations in Papua
- Jakarta Globe
- 09 May 2010
Environmentalists are up in arms over the latest design for the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate in Papua, which they say will see more than 1.1 million hectares of forests converted into agricultural estates.
Food estate bisa rugikan petani di Tanah Air
- Bisnis Indonesia
- 28 Apr 2010
Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI) mengatakan program food estate di Merauke, Papua akan memberikan empat kerugian implikasi.
Chinese investors to open 1,000 ha of rice fields in Mamuju
- Antara
- 26 Apr 2010
Chinese investors to open 1,000 hectares of rice fields in Tommo subdistrict, Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia
Food Estate rejected
- VIVA News
- 26 Apr 2010
The Agricultural Stance Coalition has rejected the government’s plan to establish a food estate in Merauke, Papua. According to them, the plan sounds reckless and letting the people of Indonesia become slaves in their own country.
AMAN statement on Merauke Integrated Foor and Energy Estate
- AMAN
- 23 Apr 2010
"We request the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to conduct an independent study on the impact of MIFEE and other similar businesses to Indigenous Peoples in Merauke and around the world."
Indonesia says food crop investors must get local permits
- Reuters
- 21 Apr 2010
Indonesia will require investors in food crop production to get local government permission before developing farms or estates in order to prevent land disputes.