• Oyo earmarks 250,000 hectares of land for farming
      • Daily Post
      • 15 November 2017

      Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in the State, Prince Oyewumi Oyewole, who made this declaration in Ibadan, noted that the state's zero tolerance policy on fallow agricultural farm land was meant to attract foreign investors to the state.

    • Qatar, Ethiopia sign pact on investment protection
      • Gulf Times
      • 15 November 2017

      Qatar's Minister of Economy and Commerce said the agreement would help facilitate investment co-operation between Qatar and Ethiopia in various sectors, particularly in agriculture and food security.

    • Guidelines for sustainable large-scale land deals in Africa
      • FAO
      • 15 November 2017

      The FAO's analysis of a number of these land deals in Africa suggests that objectives of enhancing food security and stimulating socio-economic development.are usually not attained and that their sustainability is uncertain.

    • Brownes dairy sold to Chinese firm Shanghai Ground Food Tech
      • ABC
      • 14 November 2017

      One of Western Australia's most recognised household dairy names — the 130-year-old Brownes Dairy — has been sold to a Chinese firm.

    • Liberia: EPO releases executive summary of the findings of the company's Human Rights Impact Assessment
      • B&HR
      • 13 November 2017

      This is the executive summary of a report titled “Assessing Human Rights Impacts at EPO’s Liberian Operations” delivered by Triponel Consulting Ltd

    • Chinese firms eye Laos opportunities
      • ECNS
      • 13 November 2017

      The official visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Laos will boost the business ties between the two nations. Agriculture is one of the main sectors targeted by Chinese investors in the neighboring country. Xi will visit the country from Monday to Tuesday.

    • Kenya: Leaders demand audit of Dominion books before Siaya exit
      • Business Daily
      • 13 November 2017

      A Siaya County leader and a community lobby group have demanded a thorough audit of an American-owned rice farm's financials before it is allowed to exit the region.

    • Australia: China secures deal for big expansion of Ord crop land
      • West Australian
      • 10 November 2017

      Agreements between the State Government and Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment were reached this week, overing 7400ha at Goomig Farmlands, near Kununurra, as part of the Ord Stage 2 project

    • Women lead sugar fight as Cambodia sours on land deals
      • Reuters
      • 09 November 2017

      About 40,000 hectares, home to 25 villages and nearly 25,000 people, were leased to Chinese sugar companies in 2011, in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, leaving many with nothing.

    • Letters to PepsiCo against deforestation and human rights violations
      • Pusaka
      • 09 November 2017

      A letter signed by 46 CSOs calling on PepsiCo to ensure that all their products are produced without deforestation, the destruction of peatlands or the violation of human rights in Indonesia. ​

    • Swedfund, FMO failed to respect human rights when exiting bioenergy project
      • Swedwatch
      • 08 November 2017

      Swedwatch report shows how local communities were affected when the Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone stalled and when development banks exited from the project without taking steps to protect that the rights of local communities.

    • Investor Survey on Land Rights
      • USAID
      • 08 November 2017

      We invite you to participate in the first biennial Investor Survey on Land Rights. The survey will track investor and operator perceptions and practices related to land tenure and property rights in land-based investments. The survey is being conducted by Indufor North America, managed by the Cloudburst Group, and initiated by USAID. The European Investment Bank is pleased to endorse this initiative.

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