A grievance assessment mission commissioned by Belgian oil palm and rubber company Socfin has been rejected by communities affected by the company’s operations in several African and Asian countries.
Canada’s CDPQ has invested in two, large farm operations in Australia through its new A$200m sustainable agricultural platform with Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Comunidades rurales del estado brasileño de Piauí denuncian un aumento de la violencia contra sus líderes y de la deforestación en el Cerrado, la mayor sabana tropical del mundo.
1MT Nation OU, which restores lands in Africa and develops carbon credits, has set a mission to restore at least one million hectares of land by 2030 by planting local bamboo species.
- Baltic Times
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19 June 2023
A delegation of leaders of communities in Southern Piauí presents letter to state authorities asking for action against the expansion of monocropping of agricultural commodities and land speculation.
The High Court found Sarrai Group of Uganda and its directors in contempt of court for continuing operations at Mumias Sugar after their controversial lease was canceled last year.
The new law gives foreign investors equal rights to land as ordinary Malagasy, some who are still demanding the return of ancestral lands seized by the French in the 19th century.
- African Arguments
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16 June 2023
The company Nong Ye Fazhan says it has invested more than US$16 million since 2021 to build a 600 hectare plantation and it will now expand to meet grwoing demand.
Canadian company pursuing a carbon offset project in Sierra Leone says it is committed to equitable revenue sharing arrangements with local smallholders and a transparent consent process monitored by the NGO Namati.
- Armchair Trader
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16 June 2023
Launched during the pandemic in mid-2020, Veripath Farmland Partners has already amassed a total of 115,000 acres under management in Canada.
Iowa farmers are bidding not only against neighbors, but out-of-state investors including professional athletes, well-known billionaires and the Mormon Church.
Indonesia’s decision to revoke plantation permits across the country is marred with irregularities including companies continuing to operate or engage in conflicts with Indigenous and local communities.