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Indonesia finds one-fifth of palm oil plantations are illegal
- Bloomberg
- 10 October 2019
About 19% of Indonesia’s palm oil plantations are unlicensed. The government now plans to take back unplanted palm oil concessions.
Indigenous groups call on gov’t for speedy registration of collective land
- Phom Penh Post
- 10 October 2019
Representatives of 24 indigenous groups from 15 provinces of Cambodia urge the government to solve their outstanding land dispute and expedite the process of registering their collective farmland to prevent private companies grabbing it.
Huile de palme : les ONGs contre le financement des agro-industriels
- VOA Afrique
- 10 October 2019
Déforestation et accaparement des terres au Cameroun par les agro-industriels du secteur de l’huile de palme, l’ONG Milieudefensie, pointe le doigt accusateur sur certaines banques néerlandaises et européennes.
Bolloré facing the landless peasants
- Seuil
- 10 October 2019
French lawyer Fiodor Rilov's account the lawsuit brought by Bunong communities from eastern Cambodia against Bolloré group.
Bolloré face aux paysans sans terre
- Seuil
- 10 October 2019
Récit de l'avocat français Fiodor Rilov sur le procès intenté par les communautés Bunong, de l'est du Cambodge, contre le groupe Bolloré
Saving Aru: The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
- Gecko Project
- 09 October 2019
For decades, the island of Aru escaped the attention of companies clearing Indonesia’s rainforests. But then it came into the sights of the Menara Group, which wanted to plant sugarcane across nearly two-thirds of Aru.
Over 70% of Ukrainians against sale of farmland
- Ukrinform
- 09 October 2019
Some 81% of Ukrainians oppose the sale of agricultural land to foreigners and 74% say that any change in these rules should be decided through a national referendum, a new survey says
PE firm Navis Capital acquires Malaysian durian company Hernan
- Deal Street Asia
- 08 October 2019
Navis, which is backed by the US government’s development finance institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation, will also look to acquire 10,000 acres for a durian plantation, starting in Pahang state.
Cameroun : le Turc Paksan Tekstil Sanayii veut planter 5000 hectares de maïs dans la région de l’Adamaoua
- Agence Ecofin
- 08 October 2019
Le gouvernement camerounais autorise la mise à disposition à Wassande, dans la région de l’Adamaoua, d’une superficie de 5000 hectares au profit de la société turque Paksan Tekstil Sanayii.
Frank Braeken confronté aux difficultés économiques et sociales de Feronia en RD Congo
- Jeune Afrique
- 07 October 2019
Au sein du producteur d’huile de palme, c’est désormais le Belge d’origine congolaise Frank Braeken, président du conseil d’administration depuis août 2016, ancien d’Unilever, qui est en première ligne.
Baba Aidara fait des révélations explosives sur les 250 000 dollars encaissés par Aliou Sall au nom de la société Agitrans....
- Dakar Matin
- 07 October 2019
Jusqu'à ce jour le torchon brûle entre les populations des 47 villages du Ndiael et les responsables de l'agroindustrie installée dans la zone
Liberian and Indonesian communities report their grievances with Dutch bank ABN Amro
- Milieudefensie
- 07 October 2019
Community representatives, impacted by palm oil companies in Liberia and Indonesia have traveled to the Netherlands to convey their grievances with ABN Amro, the financier of those companies.