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Tanzania: Hanang farmers claim more estates
- The Citizen
- 27 December 2015
Villagers appeal to government for intervention in their new bid to repossess wheat farms leased to private investors.
Le saoudien SALIC envisage de se lancer dans la culture de fourrage au Soudan
- Agence Ecofin
- 25 December 2015
La Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Co, une branche du fonds public d’investissement saoudien a indiqué son intention d’acheter des terres arables au Soudan pour la culture de fourrage.
Saudi's SALIC looking for land in Sudan to grow fodder
- Reuters
- 24 December 2015
Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Co (SALIC), an arm of the state-owned Public Investment Fund, is looking to buy land in Sudan to grow fodder, after purchasing a 20% stake in a Brazilian beef exporter.
Mondulkiri land sit-down ‘fruitful’
- Phnom Penh Post
- 24 December 2015
French owned plantation firm Socfin has restarted talks with indigenous villagers affected by its plantations in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, with the UN saying the process could be replicated across a region dominated by agro-industrial firms.
Noble exits agricultural markets with unit sale to China's COFCO
- Reuters
- 23 December 2015
Noble Group Ltd said on Tuesday it would sell its remaining 49 percent stake in its agribusiness to China's state-owned COFCO International Ltd
Exploitation des terres dans le Delta : Djeuss Nord riz aux Français
- Le Quotidien
- 23 December 2015
La Compagnie agricole de Saint-Louis, filiale du groupe français Arthur Straight investissement, veut s’implanter sur plus de 4 000 ha au Sénégal
Feronia secures $49M term facility for palm oil operations
- Feronia
- 22 December 2015
Canadian company developing plantations in the DRC announces new financing from a syndicate of European development funds, backed by Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK.
Pratiques foncières et gouvernance forestière : les limites de la compensation en question
- Sud Quotidien
- 21 December 2015
La compensation foncière suscite beaucoup de polémique au Sénégal depuis quelques années. Des témoignages recueillis sur le terrain permettent de mesurer l’enjeu social et économique de la question.
Face à l’accaparement des terres et l’inertie de la justice : Le Ministre Bathily appelle à la désobéissance civile
- Malinet
- 19 December 2015
Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraitre, le ministre des Domaines de l’Etat et des Affaires foncières, Mohamed Ali Bathily, a appelé les populations à la désobéissance civile et à la révolte face à l’accaparement des terres.
Ethiopia: Lethal force against protesters
- HRW
- 18 December 2015
Human Rights Watch says that foreign-owned commercial farms were looted and destroyed near Debre Zeit, 50 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, as protests against a mega development project continue in Ethiopia.
Chinese-run farms showcase modern agriculture in Angola
- Xinhua
- 18 December 2015
Two farms run by China's Citic company are serving as a showcase of modern agriculture in Angola, said Liu Guigen, general manager of the farming development program of Citic Africa.
Comentários ao Plano Director Versão Draft Zero, Março de 2015 No contexto da campanha não ao ProSAVANA
- Mozambique Kaihatsu
- 18 December 2015
O ProSAVANA apresenta-se sob o plano de um novo modelo de agricultura competitiva virada para o mercado, sem exclusão e marginalização dos produtores familiares, o que é aceitável.