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Failed commercial farms
- The Reporter
- 10 August 2019
Birhanu Fikade of "The Reporter" sat down with Atkyelesh G.M. Persson (PhD) to learn about her findings on large scale FDI that failed to deliver the desired results in Ethiopia
Karuturi, Saudi Star et al labeled poor performers, less responsible investors
- The Reporter
- 10 August 2019
Scholar and employee of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Atkyelesh G.M. Persson, recommends that the government, private sector and academia further investigate the potential damages large scale farms have perpetrated in Ethiopia and beyond.
Bolsonaro ignores fears for Amazon amid record land-grab
- The Australian
- 09 August 2019
A record amount of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest was cut down or destroyed last month, fuelling concerns that under President Jair Bolsonaro, illegal miners and farmers are involved in a free-for-all land grab.
UAE investments: Al Ravafed at loss, unfinished irrigation systems, state land lease price secret
- Insider
- 08 August 2019
The agricultural company Al Ravafed Serbia, a majority-owned company of the same name from the United Arab Emirates, operated 3,500 ha in Karadjordjevo in 2018 with a loss of more than two million euros
China investing in Brazil ag
- DTN
- 07 August 2019
COFCO announced it will finance the expansion of more than 60 million acres [24 million ha] of soybean production in Brazil.
Former MP, investors evict thousands in Kiryandongo
- The Observer
- 07 August 2019
Kiryandongo Sugar, allegedly owned by some Indians, Agilis, owned by an American called Philip Investor, and Sole Agro Business Company, also owned by Indians, have been named in the evictions of thousands of people in the western districts of Kiryandongo and Masindi in Uganda.
Lao protest villagers held since 2017 have been sentenced
- Radio Free Asia
- 06 August 2019
Nine Lao villagers held for over two years for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to six years.
Macquarie’s agriculture company extends its land clearing with precision farming
- Fifth Estate
- 06 August 2019
Macquarie Bank has come under fire for land clearing operations undertaken by Viridis Ag, a farming enterprise owned by the banking group’s agricultural investment management business, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Asset.
Land returns after complaint to World Bank offer hope to indigenous villagers
- VoA Cambodia
- 05 August 2019
After a decade of hardship, indigenous villagers in Cambodia scored a significant victory after they put pressure on the World Bank Group over its financial ties to a land-grabbing company, Vietnam agribusiness giant HAGL.
Super fund turns to food sustainability
- Financial Standard
- 05 August 2019
The sustainability of food supply chains has become increasingly important in determining where First State Super, an Australian $75 billion superannuation fund, directs its investments.
UAE intends to invest in Central Kalimantan's food crops
- Antara
- 05 August 2019
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent a delegation to Central Kalimantan in Indonesia to observe several areas as a follow up to a plan to invest in food crops in the province.
Environmental defenders—often fighting agribusiness—are being violently silenced around the world
- Civil Eats
- 02 August 2019
Agribusiness—especially soy, sugar, palm oil, and beef production—was the second deadliest sector for people standing up for the environment and their lands.