New report by the Oakland Institute examines the African Forestry Impact Platform bankrolled by European development finance institutions, Japanese oil interests, and an Australian investment firm.
Ten years after the signing of their first lease, we interviewed 30 inhabitants about their experiences and opinions concerning the activities of the Italian JTF-Tozzi Green in Madagascar.
Dix ans après la signature du premier bail, quelles étaient les réalités vécues par les riverains des plantations de la société JTF-Tozzi Green à Madagascar ?
Phatisa, together with a consortium of development finance institutions, has acquired a significant minority stake in South African-based fruit producer and exporter, Lona Group.
CDC Group, Norfund, Finnfund, FinDev Canada and BIO announce an $82 million joint commitment to Phatisa Food Fund 2 to invest in agribusiness across Sub-Saharan Africa.
CDC Group, Norfund, Finnfund, FinDev Canada and BIO invest in Phatisa's second African agribusiness fund, even as Phatisa's first DFI-supported fund, the African Agriculture Fund, remains embroiled in land conflicts.
Finnfund, a development financer, has invested US$15 million in a syndicate loan to Export Trading Group, one of Africa’s largest agricultural conglomerates.
La société JTF Madagascar, filiale de Tozzi Green, a reçu un financement de 7,5 millions d’euros de Finnfund et de la BIO pour son développement. JTF Madagascar est spécialisée dans l’agro-industrie et les cultures vivrières.
Finnfund and the DFI-backed African Agricultural Fund assume majority control of the Sierre Leone oil palm plantations and concessions of Goldtree Holdings and Natural Habitats.
Palm oil company, Goldtree, has recently committed $18.3 million to expanding its existing operations in the Kailahun district of Sierra Leone.
On October 9th 2012, the Finnish solidary network Kepa held a discussion on the effects of large-scale land investments or "land grabs" in the Global South.
