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«On se dirige vers une agriculture financiarisée»
- JDLE
- 12 December 2018
On peut se poser la question de savoir s’il y a pas de grands groupes agro-alimentaires et financiers derrière l'achat des terres en France
Agri-Africa 2018-19: Farmland investment opportunities in Africa
- Knight Frank
- 11 December 2018
According to a new report by Knight Frank Research, the allure of African agriculture remains strong, attracting private, institutional and sovereign capital from around the world.
Failed bioethanol project in Romania leaves unanswered questions for Hungarian legislator
- OCCRP
- 11 December 2018
Hungarian legislator Erik Bánki claims his farmland purchases in Romania were financed from loans from foreign and Hungarian companies but he does not remember the names of these companies.
Turkish, Kuwaiti business people invest $100M in greenhouses in southeast city
- Daily Sabah
- 11 December 2018
Turkish investors have been cooperating with Kuwaiti businesspeople to invest some $100 million in greenhouses on a 100 hectare area in the Karaali region to export agricultural products to Gulf countries.
Acaparamiento de tierras, financiamiento ilícito y delitos corporativos: una actualización
- GRAIN
- 11 December 2018
Los nexos entre el delito, la corrupción y quienes están involucrados en negocios que acaparan tierras agrícolas son reales.
Harvard quietly amasses California vineyards—and the water underneath
- WSJ
- 10 December 2018
Making a bet on climate change, the university’s $39 billion endowment has been snapping up farmland and the related water rights
Cameroun : La société PHP arrache 743 hectares de terres dans le Moungo
- Camer.be
- 10 December 2018
Au mépris d’une décision de justice datant de l’époque coloniale, l’entreprise français occupe et exploite de vastes parcelles de terrains appartenant à quatre communautés du Moungo, informe Camer.be
Brazil could open up 43 mln hectares of new agricultural land - SLC
- Reuters
- 07 December 2018
Aurélio Pavinato, CEO of SLC Agrícola SA, says the potential to expand soybean, grains and sugarcane plantations on 43 million hectares in the Cerrado region will "demand heavy investments".
How not to conduct large-scale agricultural investments: Lessons from the Malen/Socfin Land dispute in Sierra Leone
- Standard Times
- 06 December 2018
The SOCFIN land acquisition in Malen Chiefdom reads like a collusion between the government and the investor—an alliance of the powerful and wealthy—to strip a community of their most valuable resource.
The SABL land grab: Papua New Guinea’s ongoing human rights scandal
- War on Want
- 06 December 2018
New report shines a spotlight on the ongoing resistance to land grabs and provides recommendations calling for immediate action, not only by the PNG government but also various UN bodies and national governments.
Declaração de Tóquio: “Reiteramos a rejeição ao ProSAVANA e ao MATOPIBA e defendemos a soberania alimentar dos povos”
- Biodiversidad en América Latina
- 05 December 2018
A nossa conferência permitiu-nos igualmente partilhar casos de resistência a este tipo de programas de imposição agrícola e mostramos experiências concretas de agroecologia em Moçambique, Brasil e Japão.
France : Un rapport parlementaire propose la création d'une « épargne verte »
- AFP
- 05 December 2018
Pour lutter contre la pression foncière et l'accaparement des terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers, et préparer l'arrivée des nouvelles générations d'agriculteurs, un rapport parlementaire propose la création d'un livret d'« épargne verte » afin de « résister aux capitalisme spéculatif ».