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Land grabs in Liberia: The people rise up
- Pambazuka
- 23 June 2015
The Liberian government’s refusal to recognize and respect rural people’s customary land rights is marginalizing and destabilizing local communities, leading to full-scale conflict.
Indonesia to revive controversial sugarcane plan in Aru?
- Mongabay
- 23 June 2015
Recent comments that Aru archipelago in Indonesia's eastern waters will be one of three sites for a major new sugarcane initiative has sparked an outcry among civil society groups.
Nkwinti defends foreign land ownership
- Xinhua
- 23 June 2015
South Africa's Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform tried to alleviate jitters that the prohibition of land ownership by foreign nationals would drive away investors.
Tchad : des ONG dénoncent l’arrestation du militant des droits de l’Homme Djeralar Miankeol
- Afrik.com
- 22 June 2015
Son association lutte contre l'accaparement des terres par des commerçants, militaires et administrateurs qui investissent maintenant dans l’élevage.
Groupe de la Banque mondiale : Des détracteurs de projets sont menacés, harcelés et emprisonnés
- Human Rights Watch
- 22 June 2015
La Banque mondiale n’a pas pris de mesures suffisantes pour empêcher ou dissuader les gouvernements d’intimider les personnes critiques à l’égard des projets financés par la Banque, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd’hui.
World Bank Group: Project critics threatened, harassed, jailed
- HRW
- 22 June 2015
The World Bank Group has done little to prevent or dissuade governments from intimidating critics of the projects it funds, or monitor for reprisals, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today
DFID Land Policy Bulletin
- DFID
- 21 June 2015
The UK government publishes the first issue of its Land Policy Bulletin, produced by its Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) programme.
Brazil considers friendlier foreign farmland policy
- Farm Futures
- 19 June 2015
Head of Brazilian Ag Caucus pushes amendment to allow foreign corporations to buy land
Felda Global Ventures buys Rajawali’s Sugar Operations, 37% of all plantations
- Awas Mifee
- 18 June 2015
Malaysian company Felda Global Ventures buys 37% of PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk in ambitious move to become "ASEAN’s largest sugar hub”
China backs Northern Australia Asia foodbowl push
- Australian Financial Review
- 18 June 2015
China has backed turning northern Australia in to a food bowl for Asia saying the free trade deal will aid Chinese investment in farms in the region.
EBRD financing Ukrainian agriculture group
- World Grain
- 18 June 2015
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development puts another $20 million into the Kernel Group, one of the largest vertically integrated agribusiness holdings in the Ukraine.
Aid donors’ flagship investment deal causing hardship and displacement for Tanzanian farmers
- Oakland Institue
- 18 June 2015
Norfund, the UK aid department, and Capricorn are funding the British company Agrica’s industrial rice plantation in Tanzania, which is destroying the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.