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Conflict in Pujehun over land
- Awoko
- 12 October 2011
Socfin Agricultural Company is embroiled in serious land lease agreement tussle that has the tendency to ignite conflict between foreign investors and locals.
La Sierra Leone arrête 39 manifestants dans un affrontement concernant la location de terres destinées à la production d’huile de palme
- Reuters
- 12 October 2011
Les autorités de la Sierra Leone ont arrêté 39 manifestants dans le sud de cette nation ouest-africaine, à la suite de tensions entre la population locale et une unité de Socfin, l’investisseur international en agrobusiness.
Massively underpriced post-Soviet agriculture market promises huge returns
- Agriculture 2.0
- 12 October 2011
NCH has been able—by direct purchase or lease—to acquire, aggregate and operationalize roughly 700,000 hectares of prime farmland in Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries at a fraction of their actual value.
Piccinini recomendó declarar inconstitucional decreto sobre acuerdo con China
- ADN
- 12 October 2011
La procuradora general, Liliana Piccinini, recomendó declarar inconstitucional el decreto del Poder Ejecutivo provincial que ratifica el acuerdo agroalimentario con China y que fuera cuestionado por la legisladora Silvia Horne (PJ) por medio de un recurso de amparo.
Farmers' networks urge government action against land grabbing
- IPS
- 11 October 2011
Civil society organisations and global farmers' networks are gathered in Rome this week to ask governments to stop the "disastrous practice of land grabbing", ahead of next week's Committee on World Food Security.
The new East India Cos
- Outlook India
- 11 October 2011
Obtaining millions of hectares for farming in Africa, Indian firms are playing predator.
Early warning: Growing tension in Malen Chiefdom
- Green Scenery
- 11 October 2011
Thirty peaceful protesters were arrested in Sahn Malen, Sierra Leone for blocking access to oil palm plantations owned by Socfin, which they accuse of grabbing their lands.
China interest in Argentina land irks locals
- Al Jazeera
- 11 October 2011
Farmers worried about damage that comes with the excessive use of chemicals in large-scale agriculture.
Alerte précoce : Tensions exacerbées dans la chefferie de Malen
- Green Scenery
- 11 October 2011
La police a arrêté des manifestants opposés à l’accord foncier de Socfin en Sierra Leone. Les parties prenantes devraient se mettre à la table des négociations.
Derechos contra la carestía
- Radio Mundo Real
- 11 October 2011
Representantes de campesinos, indígenas, pastores y pescadores artesanales dieron un claro mensaje a los gobiernos: para enfrentar la crisis alimentaria y el constante aumento de precios se debe detener el acaparamiento de tierras.
Accaparement des terres agricoles à Boghé : Une commission intercommunale face à la presse
- Quotidien de Nouakchett
- 11 October 2011
La population du département de Boghé refuse à ce que l'Etat mauritanien concède les 40.000 ha en question à qui que ce soit
Understanding the Ethiopian land grab phenomenon
- Ethiopian Review
- 11 October 2011
New book explains the reasons behind the land grab phenomenon and why so many Ethiopians are not only alarmed but also adamantly opposed to it.