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Namibia plans to ban foreigners from owning agricultural land
- Bloomberg
- 09 July 2015
The Namibian government plans to pass a new land law that will ban foreigners from owning agricultural land, the country’s cabinet said.
China, Africa and food security
- IPD
- 09 July 2015
The fact that China does not now depend on Africa in any meaningful way for food does not mean this will continue to be the case.
Private equity firm Fanisi buys stake in Tanzanian agro-processor
- Reuters
- 09 July 2015
Kenya-based private equity house Fanisi Capital said on Thursday it had bought a stake in a Tanzanian agro-processing company for $6 million, expanding its footprint in the region.
Infrastructural violence and the monopoly system in Indonesia’s oil palm plantation zone
- MSH-M
- 09 July 2015
Tania Murray Li of the University of Toronto explains how the devastating expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia shows what can be expected from the current expansion of the plantation model elsewhere around the world.
China, Africa and food security
- International Policy Digest
- 09 July 2015
If Africa remains a food deficit region, exporting significant quantities of food to China grown on Chinese-financed investment projects will raise serious questions.
SABL issue explained in new fact sheet for communities
- Act Now
- 08 July 2015
Even though the Commission of Inquiry into the land grab has found the SABL process was flawed, land grabbing continues. Many communities are still not aware of what SABL is and how customary land is being stolen.
Terres agricoles: comment des speculateurs contournent la loi
- Charente Libre
- 08 July 2015
Un groupe financier irlandais met la main sur les terres charentais et les font cultiver par un entrepreneur agricole. "Il passe une fois de temps en temps avec un tracteur de 300 chevaux et c’est tout», râle un élu, impuissant.
Palm oil giant Wilmar resorts to dirty tricks
- FPP
- 08 July 2015
World’s largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, deception and rights abuses.
Land rights and investment treaties: exploring the interface
- IIED
- 08 July 2015
Investment treaties can have far-reaching implications for land reform, for public action to address “land grabbing” and more generally for land governance frameworks
Nigeria palm oil land grab exposes need for human rights treaty
- Friends of the Earth
- 08 July 2015
A new report from Friends of the Earth: “If Wilmar fails to improve its operations, the company had better pack and go.”
Feronia : Les institutions et banques internationales financent la pauvrété
- Le Nouveau Courrier
- 08 July 2015
Les fonds des institutions financières de développement (IFD) qui devaient servir à réduire la pauvreté et les inégalités viennent plutôt les amplifier.
Africa's land rush: rural livelihoods and agrarian change
- PLAAS
- 08 July 2015
Case studies in this book reveal how today's land grabs may resonate with, even resurrect, forms of large-scale production associated with the colonial and early independence eras of Africa.