Tensions between local communities and large-scale agriculture companies are running high in Cameroon and disputes over land and environmental impacts have increased over the years.
Security guards working for the multinational fruit company Del Monte have been accused of running over two teenagers at a pineapple farm in Kenya that is currently at the centre of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses.
Mr Youval Rasin, the CEO and Chairman of DekelOil Agri Vision PLC, entreated Ghanaian Agric entrepreneurs to approach it for agricultural processing expertise, logistics and farming operations.
In southern Cameroon, about 150km from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bitter story from the colonial era is playing out. Rubber companies are once again destroying rainforests and communities.
Dubai Investments and E20 Investment, an Abu Dhabi-based agribusiness investment company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop 3,750 Ha of agricultural land in Angola, espeically for rice and avocados
A growing list of global household brands, from PepsiCo to L’Oréal to Hershey’s, have suspended their purchases from Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), Indonesia’s second- largest palm oil producer, in the wake of reports of land grabbing, environmental degradation and criminal persecution of human rights defenders by AAL and its subsidiaries operating in Central Sulawesi province.
For almost ten years, AP Pension has bought farms for DKK 700m (EUR 94m). Now, private equity fund Erhvervsinvest will take over the administration and ”develop” the portfolio.
At a week-long camp held in Kassanda district, members of the informal Alliance for victim communities of irresponsible land investments have resolved to use any available opportunity at their disposal to re-build a new life.
The CSOs call for reforms to include a compulsory conflict conciliation procedure and the recognition of customary and legitimate land rights in their diversity.
An Indian agri-investment platform says it has raised ₹70 crore from over 2,000 investors and deployed this over an area of more than 3,000 acres of land. Currently, have subscribed to this platform
The accusation from Salala Rubber Corporation's affected communities comes as the IFC stands accused of ignoring past complaints against the corporation, which include land grabs, water pollution, and harassment.
The seizure of ancestral land belonging to Sakai Indigenous People has again caused casualties in Riau province, Indonesia. One person from the Sakai community died after suffering head injuries due to the repressive action by palm oil plantation company PT Panahatan on June 27.
