China eyes Uganda's agribusiness in new front
      Tucked away over 50 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, Chinese technicians continue to set up the first agricultural industrial park in the East African country.
      • China Daily
      • 06 May 2017
      RSPO freezes Goodhope’s operations in Papua
      RSPO has issued a Stop Work Order to Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd after joint submission by FPP, Pusaka, Greenpeace and EIA accused Goodhope’s subsidiary PT Nabire Baru of taking lands from the Yerisiam Gua people in Papua, Indonesia.
      • FPP
      • 04 May 2017
      The very survival of Africa’s indigenous peoples ‘seriously threatened’
      The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened by land grabbing and land dispossession caused by extractive industries, agribusiness and other forms of business operations.
      • IPS
      • 03 May 2017
      New Zealand Super Fund eyes Aussie rural land and diversification away from dairy
      The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which has bought up 21 local dairy farms as part of its push into rural land investment, is looking outside the dairy sector for its next foray, eyeing land used for beef and permanent crops and expansion into Australia.
      • NBR
      • 03 May 2017
      Fires rage in Bolivia as illegal deforestation for beef and soy continues to surge
      New data on land fires in Bolivia indicates that the surge in illegal forest conversion for large-scale commercial agriculture and cattle ranching seen since 2012 is accelerating.
      • Illegal Deforestation Monitor
      • 02 May 2017
      China’s agribusiness investment in Australia triples
      China’s investment in Australian agribusiness has tripled in just a year as China strives to meet rising demand for high-quality food among its growing middle class. Major agribusiness deals included acquisition of the S Kidman & Co cattle empire and acquisition of Tasmanian dairy giant Van Dieman’s Land.
      • The West Australian
      • 01 May 2017
      World Bank fuels land grabs in Africa through shadowy financial sector investments
      Unjust Enrichment: How the IFC Profits from Land Grabbing in Africa, new report by Inclusive Development International, Bank Information Center, Accountability Counsel, Urgewald and the Oakland Institute.
      • IDI
      • 01 May 2017
      Harnessing political economy analysis
      Increased private sector investment in agriculture has created both hopes and fears for rural livelihoods. One of the challenges is in empowering rural people to make informed choices, exercise their rights and have their voices heard.
      • LEGEND
      • 30 April 2017
      Paraguay - La terre aux délinquants environnementaux
      Le coup d’État contre le président Fernando Lugo en juin 2012 et l’élection de Horacio Cartes en 2013 a marqué un tournant qui touche aussi les zones rurales où accaparement des terres et expansion de la culture du soja et de l’élevage vont de concert.
      • Mndialisation.ca
      • 29 April 2017
      CPPIB plans farmland retreat
      Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has decided against making further investments in farmland and is open to selling its existing portfolio, a shift in strategy after some local farmers voiced concerns.
      • Reuters
      • 28 April 2017
      Chinese company to build modern agricultural industrial park in Laos
      Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China's Xuanye (Lao) Co., Ltd/AVIC International Beijing Co., Ltd on a modern agricultural industrial park project in Laos.
      • Xinhua
      • 27 April 2017
      Agrocomplex of Minister Tkachev’s family became largest land tenure in Russia
      Company belonging to the immediate relatives of Russia's Minister of Agriculture acquired 184,000 ha of land in 2016, increasing its Russian land holdings to 640,000 ha..
      • Crime Russia
      • 26 April 2017

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