The government of Cameroon recently granted an additional 2,000 hectares of land to Société Africaine forestière et Agricole du Cameroun, subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Socfin, to expand oil palm and rubber plantations
La Société africaine forestière et agricole du Cameroun (Safacam), filiale du groupe SOCFIN, vient de bénéficier de 2 161 hectares supplémentaires pour étendre ses plantations dans le Littoral
Four NGOs and seven of their employees were summoned to appear before an investigating judge in Luxembourg, from 2 to 5 December 2019, following a defamation complaint filed by the agro-industrial multinational Socfin.
Du 2 au 5 décembre, 4 ONG et 7 de leurs employé.e.s ont été appelé.e.s à comparaître devant un juge d’instruction au Luxembourg suite à une plainte en diffamation initiée par la multinationale agro-industrielle SOCFIN.
Au Mali, les mobilisations au niveau national ont permis de fléchir les politiques qui ont adopté des lois pour limiter l’accaparement des terres.
Villagers believe that local authorities have illegally conspired to sell a large part of the forest to Hamenivent
A Canadian pension fund has bought a huge parcel of Australian permanent water rights for $490M to irrigate almond trees, in a move that puts the spotlight on foreign ownership of farms and water resources as drought ravages the country.
Mega-traders Cargill and Bunge are exporting soya from an agricultural estate in Brazil with a long record of violence, illegality, and environmental destruction, a Greenpeace International investigation has uncovered
Olam a déclaré avoir signé un accord de partage des revenus avec Investissements PSP pour les vergers d'amandiers, les actifs associés et les droits d'utilisation de l'eau en Australie
In a rare rejection of New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office application, Canadians have been barred from buying more than 4500ha of South Island farmland.
Stakeholders attending a two-day regional dialogue on oil palm development in West Africa have called for the inclusion of local communities in oil palm development in the sub-region.
Sylvia Kay and Attila Szocs will discuss their research and activism on land grabbing, with a particular focus on Romania, and the implications for political struggles over land and territories.
