244 fermiers camerounais ont porté plainte le 27 septembre contre la plantation de palmiers à huile de Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroun (SGSOC), ex-filiale de la firme agro-alimentaire américaine Herakles Farms, pour violation du droit de propriété.
As SGSOC's provisional land lease is about to expire this November, the communities’ strongly hope that the government will stop the project.
Local communities affected by a large-scale palm oil plantation took their case to the Court of First Instance in Bangem, south-west Cameroon, with the first hearing set for 9 November.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plans to make all of its large-scale agricultural contracts public, in an effort to increase transparency over land deals and improve management of natural resources, say officials and researchers.
Olam devient la première société sur le contient africain à obtenir la certification Rspo pour de nouvelles plantations et pour son usine de transformation d’huile de palme.
Au Cameroun, une entreprise qui produit de l’huile de palme menace les forêts tropicales. Son bail expire en novembre. Greenpeace Afrique explique pourquoi ils sont mobilisés aux côtés des paysans locaux contre le renouvellement de la concession.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) has finally confirmed that it is negotiating with Thanh Thanh Cong (TTC) on the transfer of its sugar mill and 6,000 ha plantation in Laos.
Au Liberia, les communautés locales s'inquiètent de l'absence d'integration du régime foncier dans les principes directeurs de la Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
« Nous nous opposons à ce que des personnes viennent s’approprier toutes nos ressources sans notre consentement », s’indigne Shiaka Sama, le porte-parole de l’association MALOA.
Ruane, Cunniff and Goldfarb has bought a 5.1% stake in BrasilAgro, which has a total landbank of more than 250,000 hectares - an area about the size of Luxembourg - in Brazil and Paraguay.
The land rush in southern Africa is often a sugar rush, with the ‘white gold’ promising riches to governments, local elites and large corporates alike.
"Nós, as comunidades camponesas e rurais do Corredor de Nacala e da Beira, questionamos o modelo de desenvolvimento que nos é imposto baseado no agronegócio".