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Indonesian province revokes palm oil licenses
- UCA
- 15 June 2017
Merauke govt's move to pull 11 permits wins church and popular backing, but damage to nature 'has already been done
Agric. Minister calls for review of Socfin land lease agreement in Pujehun
- Awoko
- 15 June 2017
Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture has called for a review of the flawed 50 year land lease agreement signed in 2011 between land owners and Socfin Agriculture Company
Fin de la tranquillité de la SOCFIN au Luxembourg…
- Infogreen
- 14 June 2017
Face aux violations des droits de l’homme et à une dégradation de l’environnement dans les régions où sont situées ses plantations, la société SOCFIN inspire une mobilisation de plus en plus intense et organisée.
Brasil promove investigação e apoio rural no megaprograma Prosavana em Moçambique
- DN
- 14 June 2017
O Brasil continua a desenvolver atividades do Prosavana, apesar de a implantação daquele megaprograma agrícola estar num impasse, disse hoje à Lusa um dos responsáveis pela cooperação técnica brasileira em Moçambique.
Argentina: ATE y CTA paran en toda la provincia contra la "extranjerización de la tierra"
- Bariloche Opina
- 14 June 2017
La Asociación Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) y la Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) Autónoma de Río Negro realizan un paro total de actividades por 24 horas y, en este marco, movilizan a la ciudad de Sierra Grande, al sudeste de la provincia.
Rural land activists under attack in Brazil
- LVC
- 14 June 2017
In the midst of a sharp rise in violent repression against rural communities, Brazil's government plans to lift current limits on foreign ownership of agricultural land, an initiative that has even been criticized by the country's armed forces
Super funds call for tougher rules for foreign investment in agriculture
- ABC
- 14 June 2017
Industry Super Australia claims foreign investors are cherry-picking the best Australian farming investments.
Une agro-industrie africaine aux mains du privé, un avenir radieux pour l'humanité ?
- Liberation
- 14 June 2017
Youssouf Porgo, de la Confédération paysanne du Faso, affirme que les paysans ont été lésés lors de la redistribution des terres après l’aménagement du pôle de croissance agricole de Bagré.
Belarusian agriculture to be sold to Chinese
- Charter 97
- 13 June 2017
China's DRex Food Group is negotiating with Belarus for the lease of 20,000 hectares for the construction of a 40,000 head dairy farm in the Mahiliou region, Klimavichy district.
Agro outsourcing target: 10,000 hectares in Kazakhstan
- Financial Tribune
- 13 June 2017
Iran's South Khorasan Province aims to get hold of 10,000 ha of farmland in Kazakhstan for its own food production. Ukraine is also being targeted.
Notre réponse à SOCFIN
- FIAN Belgique
- 13 June 2017
« Socfin continue de nier la réalité des conflits fonciers et sociaux causés par ses accaparements de terres », explique FIAN Belgique
Sudan allocates 2,4 million feddans for largest agricultural scheme
- Sudan Tribune
- 12 June 2017
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir Tuesday has issued a presidential decree to allocate 2,4 million feddans of land in the River Nile State for a national agricultural scheme, backed by the UAE's Al Dahra Agricultural Holding