Some Chinese investors plan to shutter their banana farms in Laos and relocate to other countries while others plan to replace the yellow herbaceous fruit with other agricultural crops after sustaining losses.
- Vientiane Times
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07 Mar 2017
Palm oil, rubber, cacao, and coffee were among the farm products that would be sought by investors, he said. Their target farmland will be in Paquibato and Marilog districts of the city.
By far the largest current risk to this uniquely valuable ecosystem in the Congo is a giant concession issued to Malaysian firm Atama Plantation for the development of palm oil.
Cape Town-based Polar Star Management Ltd plans to use its own money to buy small farms and processing companies in South Africa this year.
Our endorsement of the Open Letter of the Mozambican civil society organisations to JICA entitled "Protest against JICA’s action to the Mozambican society under the ProSAVANA programme"
This is the first letter that peasants and civil society organisations of Mozambique that are part of the “No to ProSavana Campaign” send to JICA.
- No to ProSavana
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01 Mar 2017
Stories of communities affected by Noble Group's plantation in Papua, recorded during the Conference for Indigenous Communities affected by Investment in the Land of Papua in December 2016.
- AwasMIFEE
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28 February 2017
One of Africa's largest palm oil companies that is majority-owned by the British government through foreign aid funding has failed to meet a promise to improve housing for its Congolese workers or pay them on time, investigations have revealed.
A landmark report from the Oakland Institute elevates the voices of communities across the country who are opposing the theft of their land, made possible by the corrupt practices of local officials and foreign logging and palm oil companies.
- Oakland Institute
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28 February 2017
The Government of Myanmar should impose a moratorium on the development of SEZs until it can ensure SEZs can be developed inline with international human rights laws and standards, said the ICJ at a report launch held today in Yangon.
Sudan's Minister of Investment says the conference will be attended by ministers responsible of investment in the Arab world, organizations, financing institutions and businessmen and constitutes a solid base for promoting the agricultural investment in Sudan.
- Sudan Vision
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27 February 2017
A Cambodian court convicted and sentenced a prominent land rights activist to 2-1/2 years in jail for her role in a protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen's residence.