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Africa's richest man invests $4.6 billion in Nigeria farming
- Bloomberg
- 14 July 2017
Dangote Group says it is also “at the planning stage’’ to invest in other agricultural projects including production of soybean, oil palm, palm kernel and corn.
Temer signs law that could see millions of acres lost in the Amazon
- Mongabay
- 14 July 2017
On 11 July, Brazil's President signed into law important new legislation (MP 759) that paves the way for land thieves, who have illegally occupied and cleared vast areas of public land, to legalize their land holdings.
LatAm is most murderous region for land, environmental activists: report
- InSight Crime
- 14 July 2017
Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for activists fighting for their land or trying to safeguard the environment, according to a Global Witness report, which also provides insight into why these defenders are at such high risk.
Brazil ranked world's most deadly nation for land activists as impunity reigns
- Reuters
- 13 July 2017
Data released by London-based campaign group Global Witness showed that 49 of 200 land rights activists killed last year were from South America's largest country, making Brazil the world's most dangerous nation for campaigners.
Four land activists killed each week in 2016 in bloodiest year on record
- Reuters
- 13 July 2017
Nearly four people were murdered each week last year while defending their homes, lands and forests from mining, dams and agricultural projects.
Summit Agricultural Group launching $60M Summit Ag Fund III
- Global AgInvesting
- 12 July 2017
the Iowa-based company has build up a diverse portfolio of ag operations in the U.S., and has begun to build a significant presence in Brazilian farmland and biofuels
The seed of despair: communities lose their land and water sources due to OLAM’s agribusiness in Gabon
- RADD et al
- 12 July 2017
“In these supposedly win-win contracts, I would like to know what our communities are gaining. On the contrary, we are losing and even dying a slow death.”
Private Sector Workshop on Responsible Agricultural Investment
- World Bank
- 11 July 2017
World Bank and UNCTAD workshop brings 25 participants from the private sector together to discuss and share experiences and views on large scale agricultural investment
Bank allowed to revive Sh4bn claim against Karuturi
- Business Daily
- 09 July 2017
Kenya's Court of Appeal has opened the door for Indian bank ICICI to revive its plans to sell Karuturi’s land in Naivasha valued at $80 million to recover loans extended to the flower firm
Land grabbing competes with forest preservation
- Environmental research web
- 05 July 2017
In some countries huge areas of land are being taken over and farmed to feed consumers’ appetites in faraway lands. A study investigates which countries suffer most from the conflict between land grabbing and protecting forest.
RMG Concept Ltd acquires Babator Farming Company Ltd
- AgricInGhana
- 04 July 2017
Babator Farming Company Ltd is a 356 ha irrigated farming company established by AgDevCo Ghana Ltd as the first phase of the Babator Irrigated Farming Hub project.
Agro-processing SEZ moves closer to reality
- Phnom Penh Post
- 04 July 2017
A Chinese firm that plans to invest $2 billion into developing Cambodia’s first special economic zone (SEZ) dedicated solely to agricultural processing and storage has signed on a new partner to jumpstart the stalled project.