Trade in agricultural services is a practical option to meet Chinese firms' demand to invest in overseas agricultural projects and pursue "going global" strategies, says Chinese official
- China Daily
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27 October 2021
A US institutional investor has awarded a US$50m mandate to Australian sustainable farmland manager Kilter Rural to invest in agriculture and water assets.
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar "come together in solidarity and fraternity to amplify the voices of African communities struggling for land justice"
- Catholic News Service
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27 October 2021
Villagers in Cameroon have been going through a night mare to find what to eat on a daily basis after their lands were taken for a Chinese rice project over a decade ago.
- Journal du Cameroun
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27 October 2021
GRAIN reflects on a new report on large scale land acquisitions by the Land Matrix Initiative.
16 former workers of Golden Veroleum Liberia received their severance benefits following a settlement with the company, one year and eight months after they filed a complaint with the labor Office over their illegal dismissals.
Van Dairy, formerly Moon Lake Investments and Van Diemens' Land Company before that, has attracted a lot of attention over its foreign ownership and farm operations.
- Farm Online
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25 October 2021
In Kenya, a row is brewing between local leaders, members of the community, and Siaya county government following a notice to allocate land within Yala Swamp to a new investor, Lake Agro Limited.
- The Standard
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23 October 2021
The use of “transfer pricing” to avoid taxation is common among multinationals operating in Africa, depriving low-income governments of badly needed revenue.
A new report by Bread for all, Alliance Sud, and the German Network for Tax Justice has accused Belgian-French multinational Socfin, which operates rubber and palm oil plantations across West Africa, of shifting profits from Africa to Switzerland. The use of “transfer pricing” to avoid taxation is common among multinationals operating in Africa, depriving low-income governments of badly needed revenue.
Big financial institutions rake in profits bankrolling the destruction of the land, homes and livelihoods of communities who have safeguarded their forests for generations
- Global Witness
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21 October 2021
A new report on the tax strategy of agribusiness corporation Socfin reveals how multinational companies can shift profits from countries where they produce commodities in Africa and Asia to tax havens like Switzerland.
- Bread for All
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20 October 2021