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三ヵ国民衆宣言
- Peoples’ Declaration
- 01 Mar 2018
2017年10月24日と25日に「No to ProSavana Campaign（プロサバンナにノー！　キャンペーン）」が中心となって第3回三カ国民衆会議が開催された。
Le PDIDAS, un projet dédié pour l’essentiel aux investisseurs nationaux
- APS
- 01 Mar 2018
41 villages ont signé "un acte d’acquiescement", sorte de validation sociale nécessaire pour la légitimité des attributions de terrains : 19 364 hectares pour la production horticole (pour l'exportation)
Harvard blew $1 billion in bet on tomatoes, sugar, and eucalyptus
- Bloomberg
- 01 Mar 2018
Harvard bet the farm in Brazil and lost. The university, which invested at least $150 million in a mega farm project in country's northeast, is now exiting, according to people familiar with the matter.
Argentina: Un extranjero que goza el aval de la justicia
- Mocase
- 01 Mar 2018
El empresario frances Patrice Lannou nuevamente intenta desalojar a familias campesinas.
Comment la Saskatchewan a sorti les fonds des terres
- La Terre
- 28 February 2018
Même si seulement 2 % des 60 millions d’acres de terres agricoles de la Saskatchewan sont entre les mains d’investisseurs financiers, la province a décidé de légiférer sur cette question en 2015.
Abu Dhabi’s efforts to boost local agricultural production
- OBG
- 28 February 2018
Abu Dhabi-based Jenaan Investment has a new joint venture with the government of Sudan to farm 10,000 ha there to produce fodder for livestock in the UAE.
Indian-owned firm's $30 mn investment aims to revive agriculture in Ghana
- IANS
- 28 February 2018
Park Agrotech, which is part of the Skylark Group, has established a poultry farm, feed mill and a fruits, vegetables and cereals farm on 4,000 acres of land at Lake Volta in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
African agriculture: Official urges U.S. to change approach as smart business
- T&D
- 28 February 2018
The president of the African Development Bank says that this year it will launch the Africa Investment Forum as a transactional platform to leverage global pension funds and other institutional investors to invest in African agriculture
Breaking new ground: Investigating and prosecuting land grabbing as an international crime
- UBC
- 28 February 2018
Since 2000, governments, financial investors, and corporations have been involved in land deals covering over 38.9 million ha of land in developing countries, with many of these constituting illegal “land grabs” in violation of international law.
Les entreprises vietnamiennes appelées à investir au Cambodge
- Courrier du Vietnam
- 28 February 2018
Le Cambodge souhaite que les entreprises vietnamiennes spécialisées dans la production de noix de cajou viennent investir au Cambodge dans la culture d’anacardiers sur ses terres agricoles appropriées au développement de cet arbre.
Emmanuel Macron ne barrera pas la route aux investisseurs chinois
- Quotidien du Peuple
- 26 February 2018
Selon Zhao Yongsheng, les autorités françaises ne devraient pas [prendre] de mesures substantielles contre les acheteurs de terres chinois, notant que les remarques de M. Macron ne sont guère plus que du «politiquement correct».
China started to buy aggressively agriculture land abroad
- Finance Apprise
- 26 February 2018
China started to buy aggressively agriculture land abroad and already directed interest to the French wheat. In France, the authorities learned lately about the acquisition of 1,700 hectares of cereal crops in central France thanks to clever attorney’s tricks.