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Liberians 'pressured to sell land' for palm oil plantations
- BBC
- 23 July 2015
Communities in Liberia are being pressured to sign away their land to make way for palm oil plantations, according to a campaign group.
The ‘Brazil of Africa': How development institutions are financing land grabs in the DRC
- Africa is a Country
- 22 July 2015
A Canadian agribusiness company, Feronia — financed by American and European Development Institutions, is involved in land grabbing, corrupt practices and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Government 'rubber stamps' $6 billion worth of farm sales to overseas buyers
- Stuff
- 22 July 2015
New Zealand MP Phil Goff admits Labour government got it wrong selling land to foreigners.
The scramble for Africa lives on in the 21st Century
- Afrikan Post
- 22 July 2015
‘Land grabs’ stands tall as a major development challenge in Africa. Millions of agriculture dependent families are forced to leave their fertile lands for multinational companies who occupy the lands for business purposes.
Chinese company has to go back to square one with Overseas Investment Office
- Stuff
- 22 July 2015
Shanghai Pengxin's decision to restructure its New Zealand farm assets means the company has to go back to the Overseas Investment Office to gain new consents to run its farms.
Mounting complaints put Wilmar under scrutiny
- Eco-Business
- 21 July 2015
The world's largest palm oil trader faces accusations against unresolved land grabbing and human rights issues by its concessions in Asia and Africa, but says it stands by its sustainability policy.
Cambodia: Protesters decry ‘land grabbing’
- Phnom Penh Post
- 21 July 2015
About 300 protesters from Svay Rieng and Preah Sihanouk provinces marched to parliament yesterday to file petitions urging the local authorities to intervene to resolve ongoing land disputes in their homelands.
Zambia eyes Chinese investment in tapping into agriculture potential: minister
- Xinhua
- 19 July 2015
Zambia's Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has urged Chinese investors to tap into the potential of agricultural sector in the southern African country, saying an array of incentives are waiting for them.
Effects of large-scale acquisition on food Insecurity in Sierra Leone
- Sustainability
- 17 July 2015
This study set out to investigate the food security outcomes of land acquisitions in northern Sierra Leone
Senegal airport row shows land right tensions in West Africa
- Reuters
- 16 July 2015
Amid rumours that parcels of land have been sold to developers, authorities have not publicly stated what they intend to do with the airport site.
Chinese billionaire buys two cattle stations in northern Australia for $47m
- Guardian
- 16 July 2015
Xingfa Ma takes on 40,000 head of cattle with the deal, which adds to his other Australian cattle stations and a wine group
Aus ag ripe for foreign investment
- The Land
- 16 July 2015
The sliding dollar is sweetening Australia's appeal as an agricultural investment destination ripe for overseas companies and fund managers, particularly from North America and Europe.