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EU to send EUR 10 mln for land reform as part of grant support of agriculture development in Ukraine
- InterFax
- 29 January 2020
Support for land reform under the agreement will be carried out under the indirect management of the World Bank.
Liberia: NGO to assist citizens to protect their land from government officials, companies in Bomi
- FrontPageAfrica
- 29 January 2020
Sustainable Development Institute has begun working with local people in Bomi to empower them to resist a wave of land grabs in that western county led by elites and concessioners.
Kenya: Fresh dispute rocks planned Yala swamp takeover
- The Nation
- 29 January 2020
Yala swamp in Siaya County whose recently announced takeover has ran into fresh controversy after Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi issued new conditions to the new investor.
RDC : Une communauté plaignante contre Feronia au couloir de la justice
- Congo au jour le jour
- 27 January 2020
5 voisins de Yalifombo (Basoko) comparaît devant le tribunal de Yangambi après avoir été enfermés pendant 5 mois, accusés par Feronia de destruction méchante d’un véhicule de la société, vol de 300 kg de noix de palme, menace de mort contre des agents de la société, coups et blessures volontaires et participation criminel ou association de malfaiteurs.
Vucic and Orban's agrarian policy
- Danas
- 26 January 2020
Serbia has neither clear rules of the game nor a development strategy for the agricultural sector, which is why the government confuses itself with Gulf State investors in secret meetings and makes real deals under the grain.
Rabobank and the Dutch government to anchor the AGR13 Fund with investments totaling $80M
- GAI
- 24 January 2020
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Rabobank announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos to anchor the $1 billion sustainable agriculture and forestry initiative with matching cornerstone investments of $40 million each.
Olam scinde en deux ses activités agroindustrielles
- Commodafrica
- 24 January 2020
Le géant singapourien de l'agroindustrie, très présent en Afrique, Olam, a annoncé lundi scindé en deux son portefeuille de produits avec à l'esprit, le cas échéant, coter en bourse les deux entités de façon distincte d'ici 24 à 36 mois.
Sime Darby Plantation completes sale of Liberia operations
- The Star
- 24 January 2020
Sime Darby has fully disposed of Sime Darby Plantation (Liberia) Inc through completion of its sale to the Liberian company Mano Palm Oil Industries Ltd.
TIAA’s farmland funds linked to fires, conflicts and legacy deforestation risks in Brazil
- CRR
- 23 January 2020
CRR’s sustainability analysis shows that deforestation and fires have taken place on TIAA’s farmland portfolio in Brazil, enabling negative social impacts on local communities.
Charity calls on UK to prosecute British companies that violate human R rights in Liberia
- FrontPageAfrica
- 23 January 2020
A new report by Traidcraft Exchange finds that the UK-listed company Equatorial Palm Oil violated local townspeople’s right to their land in Liberia and are pushing them further into poverty.
Polémique autour de l’exploitation de 60 000 Ha de terrain par les emiratis
- Madagascar Tribune
- 22 January 2020
La juriste malgache Arlette Ramaroson indique que dans le projet Daewoo, il n’y a pas encore eu de signature d’accord, mais cette fois-ci, l’accord est déjà fait sans consultation au préalable des habitants locaux.
HMC investment in Westfalia Fruit International to drive global expansion for avocados
- GAI
- 21 January 2020
WFI’s estates represent the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, with operations in all major growing regions including southern Africa, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and the state of California.