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The dirty business of palm oil
- Der Spiegel
- 05 May 2014
Much of the palm oil we consume comes from Indonesia, where brutal methods are deployed against locals. One of the main suppliers says it is cleaning up its act, but has it really changed?
The expansion of industrial oil palm plantations in Africa: A call for greater solidarity and action
- WRM
- 01 May 2014
Over the last 10 years or so, African governments have granted land concessions totalling millions of hectares to big palm oil companies and investors from Europe, the United States, and also Indonesia, India, Singapore and Malaysia.
UNAC's Nampula Declaration
- UNAC
- 01 May 2014
During the Nampula Conference, peasant leaders from all over Mozambique reiterated their repudiation of PROSAVANA, establishing a road map and resistance agenda of national scope.
Farmers and agricultural workers in Myanmar denounce land grabs
- IUF
- 30 April 2014
The First Congress of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Federation of Myanmar denounced the serious threat to the livelihoods of small farmers and agricultural workers caused by land grabs.
Foreigners can buy as much B.C. farmland as they want — and they are
- The Province
- 30 April 2014
With the World Bank predicting “fights over water and food” within the next five to 10 years, and a recent study showing that a fifth of China’s soil is contaminated, some believe British Columbia’s food-producing land will become increasingly sought after.
Razgulay founder arrested on embezzlement charges
- 29 April 2014
Investigators discovered that top managers signed fictitious agreements to buy land for a total of 20 billion rubles, and that the money was later transferred to shell corporations before disappearing.
China state investor shifts sights to agribusiness worldwide
- SCMP
- 29 April 2014
Agriculture-related businesses worldwide, from farms in South America to dairy factories in the Netherlands, may soon find themselves in the sights of a new mega investor – China Investment Corp.
Turkey, Sudan sign agriculture cooperation protocol
- World Bulletin
- 29 April 2014
The Turkish General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises and an institution from Sudan will establish a joint-venture company that will rent 780,000-hectares of land for the long-term in Sudan.
Oxfam Australia: Banks Backing Companies Accused of Land Grabs
- infoZine
- 29 April 2014
Australia’s big four banks are backing companies accused of kicking people off their land, leaving them homeless and hungry.
‘We have no incentive to avoid taxes’
- Millenium Post
- 28 April 2014
Interview with Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, chairman and managing director Karuturi Global Limited.
Over 20 bln rbl stolen from Russian agriholding firm
- Prime
- 28 April 2014
RAI Novosti reports that the heads of the Razgulay Group, Russia's largest farmland holder, have been arrested for fraud.
Cambodian woman run over by harvester at ANZ-linked Phnom Penh Sugar development
- ABC
- 28 April 2014
One of Australia's big banks is facing scrutiny it financed a Cambodian sugar business responsible for forcing almost 500 families off their land.