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Rwanda: Gabiro Agribusiness Hub project to create 4,000 jobs
- New Times
- 09 Mar 2019
GAHP aims to create a holistic and commercial agricultural ecosystem by developing an advanced modern value chain over approximately 15,600 hectares of arable land
Socfin writes to 'Le Quotidien'
- Le Quotidien
- 08 Mar 2019
The Luxembourgish daily publishes a letter from Socfin, a plantation company registered in Luxembourg, together with its own rectifications.
Breaking the silence: Industrial oil palm and rubber plantations bring harassment, sexual violence and abuse against women
- GRAIN
- 08 Mar 2019
On the 8th of March - International Women's Day – we join women across the world who are affected by the violent expansion of industrial oil palm and rubber plantations and who are calling for action to stop the harassment, sexual violence and abuse against women in and around plantations IMMEDIATELY!
5 key takeaways from launch of ‘Making a Killing’ report
- Trocaire
- 08 Mar 2019
Trócaire’s new report highlights how corporate greed is leading to land being taken, forests cut down, rivers poisoned. Those who stand up to defend their rights are being harassed, intimidated, even murdered.
Global Witness celebrates agreement on EU investor due diligence
- Global Witness
- 07 Mar 2019
European investors will now need to disclose the steps they have taken to address the adverse impact of their investment decisions, such as land grabbing
Defamatory vs defamation
- GRAIN
- 06 Mar 2019
Over the past few years, civil society groups have been drawn into a serious of legal actions to defend the rights of people to talk about what they see and experience as land grabbing and other abuses committed not only by multinational corporations in the agribusiness arena, but government authorities and local elites as well.
After local outcry, a Harvard-owned vineyard project faces environmental review
- Harvard Crimson
- 06 Mar 2019
Despite Cuyama Valley being one of the most severely overdrawn basins in California, Harvard recently proposed a plan to build three large reservoirs in the area for its vineyard, much to the chagrin of neighboring residents and farmers.
Global land grab gathers pace
- Trócaire
- 06 Mar 2019
Trócaire launches Lent campaign with new report 'Making a Killing' on global land grab
Chinese banana plantations in Lao district leave locals with little land to farm
- Radio Free Asia
- 05 Mar 2019
Concessions of land made by the government of Laos to Chinese banana farms are leaving villagers in one northern district without enough land of their own to feed their families, RFA sources say
Letter to Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
- ESCR-Net
- 04 Mar 2019
ESCR-Net has written to President Bio about the human rights violations against members of the Malen Affected Landowners and Users Association in connection with industrial scale palm oil operations by Société Financière des caoutchoucs (Socfin Group).
Law and political economy of the global resource squeeze: can action rise to the challenge?
- IIED
- 04 Mar 2019
Today, certain legal arrangements are facilitating unsustainable resource extraction and shifting resource control in favour of commercial interests.
Rwanda, Israel firm ink $66M to develop Gabiro Agribusiness Hub
- KT Press
- 04 Mar 2019
The Rwanda Development Board signs agreement with Israeli firm Netafim to develop irrigation for 5,600 ha agricultural project in Eastern Province.