• Groups join forces over ancestral land
    • The Namibian
    • 06 February 2017

    Swapo parliamentarian expresses concern over what he called land grabbing by 'corrupt' politicians and their powerful and international business partners in various northern regions of Namibia.

  • Brasil: Terras na região do Cerrado viram alvo de especuladores
    • Brasil de Fato
    • 06 February 2017

    Fundos estrangeiros sabotam legislação brasileira e usam mecanismos do mercado para comprar terras no Cerrado.

  • Sugar giant has sweet dreams
    • Phnom Penh Post
    • 06 February 2017

    A colossal sugar mill in Preah Vihear province will roar to life again next week. Rui Feng (Cambodia) International’s sugar mill and refinery, Chinese-owned firm and its four sister companies collectively hold five separate ELC licences covering a total 40,000 hectares.

  • Whose crops, at what price? Agricultural investment in Myanmar
    • Oxfam
    • 05 February 2017

    Oxfam looks at the current level and types of agribusiness investment in Myanmar, outlines some of the risks to communities, and explores state regulation of outbound investments as a potential way to promote responsible business practices in the sector.

  • RSPO: Perusahaan Wilmar Melanggar Hak Masyarakat Kapa
    • Pusaka
    • 05 February 2017

    Setelah menanti keputusan selama lebih dari dua tahun, pada tanggal 1 Februari 2017, masyarakat Kapa menerima keputusan RSPO yang menyatakan bahwa Wilmar telah melanggar standar keberlanjutan RSPO, dan tidak memenuhi persyaratan hukum Indonesia.

  • Argentina: Las joyas de la abuela
    • Nuestras Voces
    • 05 February 2017

    Salta aprobó por decreto pasar de 1.000 a 35.000 las hectáreas que pueden estar en manos extranjeras en la Puna y los Valles Calchaquíes.

  • The dynamics of land deals in Africa
    • PLAAS
    • 03 February 2017

    Looking at several large-scale land deals in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, this documentary highlights the nuanced impacts of these investments.

  • Aquaculture plan gets the nod
    • Khmer Times
    • 03 February 2017

    Cambodia has agreed for a China-based firm to invest $100 million in freshwater and seawater aquaculture projects to supply fish for local demand and export, beginning with a pilot zone to grow tilapia fish in 200 hectares of ponds before investing in 2,000 hectares.

  • Saudi Company allocates more than $90 million to South Kazakhstan poultry farm
    • Astana Times
    • 03 February 2017

    Saudi Arabian Al Ramez International Group will finance a poultry farm in the South Kazakhstan region and is willing to invest in other agricultural areas, such as cultivating sheep and cattle.

  • More protests at Land Ministry
    • Khmer Times
    • 03 February 2017

    Representative from nearly 200 families protested at the Ministry of Land Management in Phnom Penh, demanding the ministry expedite a solution to their land disputes with three sugarcane plantation companies in Koh Kong province.

  • Interview: “Pastoralist women have the capacity to lead”
    • ILEIA
    • 02 February 2017

    In Tanzania, large scale investment is increasing and this has a huge impact on pastoralists’ access to land.

  • New Hope group backs australian agriculture, plans to invest $1b by 2020
    • ABC
    • 02 February 2017

    Chinese investment in Australian agriculture is usually a magnet for controversy, but one Chinese company has remained immune from criticism, with plans to invest $1 billion by the end of the decade.

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