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Land of plenty, land of but a few
- Divergente
- 10 August 2018
New webdocumentary about land grabbing in the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique
Indigenous people fighting for land rights
- Place
- 09 August 2018
The right of indigenous people to land and territories is protected by international legal conventions. But campaigners say native groups are struggling with encroachment by governments and logging, mining and agribusiness companies.
Community vs. company: A tiny town in Ecuador battles a palm oil giant
- Mongabay
- 09 August 2018
In 2000, palm oil company Energy & Palma bought land in northern Ecuador, home to Afro-Ecuadorian community of Wimbi. Provincial court ruled in favor of the company and ordered evacuation of Wimbi community but they refused to leave. This is only one part of a long ongoing legal battle between company and community in Ecuador.
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day: International groups demand pullout, accountability of Chinese company in Cambodia
- PCFS
- 09 August 2018
Two global movements supporting Indigenous Kuoy communities in Cambodia submit a petition to embassies of China and Cambodia calling for the pullout and accountability of Chinese state-owned enterprise Guangdong Hengfu Group Sugar Industry Co., Ltd.
Chinese firm’s investment in banana farm approved
- Khmer Times
- 09 August 2018
Cambodian government yesterday gave green light to a Chinese-owned firm, Longmate Agriculture Co Ltd, to invest in a banana plantation in Kampot province. Three plantatios cover 5,000 hectares of land that can produce up to 14,000 tonnes of bananas according to Cambodia General Director of Agriculture.
Government should clarify land acquisition and compensation
- Modern Ghana
- 08 August 2018
Deputy Director of Korea Rural Community Corporation on Tuesday urged government of Ghana to clarify land acquisition and compensation issues in the country and to provide guarantee for investors through increased participation in the agricultural value chain.
German Agri Terra Group offers investments in Paraguayan agriculture
- Fresh Plaza
- 08 August 2018
Hundreds of clients have used the services of the German company in order to participate in projects such as cattle breeding, orange plantations or vegetable production in greenhouses in Paraguay
Indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon calls for support to defend forests
- The Ecologist
- 07 August 2018
The palm oil industry is causing severe environmental destruction and spiralling violence in the Peruvian Amazon. Investigations of local actions sets out ways in which you can offer support and solidarity.
APEC warned PNG has poor record on food security
- ActNow PNG
- 06 August 2018
Community advocacy group ACT NOW! warns APEC delegates attending food Security Week in Port Moresby that Papua New Guinea government has a very poor record on protecting rural famers. The most glaring example is the SABL land grab, in which over 5 million hectares of land was taken from rural communities.
Tanzania's indigenous communities racing to secure land eyed by investors
- InDepth News
- 05 August 2018
Tanzania has attracted huge interest as a destination for large-scale agricultural investment due to sufficient land and cheap labour. As traditional laws that once protected village land weaken, indigenous communities and farmers have repeatedly lost chunks of land facilitated by foreign investors.
Land-resource sell-out: Companies becoming more powerful than countries
- LankaWeb
- 04 August 2018
An overview of land grabbing in Africa and Asia as lessons for Sri Lanka. In September 2016 the International Criminal Court called land grabs as a crime against humanity and this is an area that Sri Lanka’s lawyers are advised to further look into.
Myanmar allows up to 80% of foreign investment in agriculture sector
- Eleven Myanmar
- 03 August 2018
Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) have allowed Foreign businesses to invest up to 80 percent in Myanmar's agriculture sector instead of 49 percent.