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Tanzania: Langrabbing is bad, it must be stopped
- Daily News
- 04 June 2014
Some of the poorest people in this country are losing their land, water and natural resources that have supported their livelihoods for generations.
Liberia: UK company risks closure
- New Democrat
- 04 June 2014
Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.
Down on the farm
- Oakland Institute
- 04 June 2014
One industry leader estimates that $10 billion in institutional capital is looking for access to US farmland, but that number could easily rise as investors seek to ride out uncertain financial times by placing their money in the perceived safety of agriculture.
USD$10 million investment to boost food production and security in Ghana
- ModernGhana
- 03 June 2014
Magcor is investing $10 million USD to boost food production and security in Ghana after investing in Agricon Global last year.
Can Pepsi and Coke end land grabs for sugar?
- Guardian
- 03 June 2014
Since Oxfam reported sugar land conflicts last year, two big buyers – Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – have stepped in with new supplier policies. But they have a long way to go
Land-grabbing threatens our security - Kono Mayor
- Awoko
- 02 June 2014
Mayor of Sierra Leone's Kono City, Sahr Emerson Laminah, says the increasing rate of land-grabbing is a menace and nightmare in the district that has the potential for creating confusion in the country.
No to ProSavana! Launch of national campaign
- UNAC
- 02 June 2014
"This initiative represents the strengthening of our struggle against the aggression we are facing, against the privatization of land and in defence of our natural resources"
Macquarie's cropping arm in black
- Financial Review
- 02 June 2014
Lawson Grains controls more than 42,000 hectares of prime cropping country in Australia.
Africa: focus on gender - the dangers of digitising land data
- SciDev.net
- 02 June 2014
Creating and digitising land registries could exacerbate unfair land grabs or further marginalise people who lack formal rights to land they live on or farm.
Agriculture at the The New York Forum AFRICA 2014
- PAEPARD
- 28 May 2014
Panel presentation on agribusiness in Africa at the New York Forum AFRICA 2014 in Gabon, with representatives of the Pan-African Agriculture and Agribusiness Consortium, Amatheon Agri Holding N.V. and the Government of Gabon.
Macquarie used fake email to get secrets
- Stock Journal
- 28 May 2014
Tim Hornibrook, head of Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management, obtained sensitive details about a competitor's profits, fee structure and returns by posing as a wealthy investor.
PNG: Govt to outlaw 'scam' land leases
- The National
- 28 May 2014
Special agriculture business leases are nothing but a “scam” used by logging companies and will be outlawed immediately, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says.