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Ukraine farmers fear for livelihoods as president backs land sales
- RFI
- 27 December 2019
The government initially planned to allow foreigners to buy farmland from 2024, but Zelensky, under pressure from opponents, has promised a referendum on this.
Agrinurture plans corn plantation in Palawan province
- Manila Standard
- 27 December 2019
Agrinurture Inc. is in talks with the Department of Justice through the Bureau of Corrections over the development of about 2,000 hectares of property into an integrated agri-tourism corn plantation in Palawan, Philippines.
Haro contre le carnage foncier au Walo
- JDD
- 26 December 2019
Memorandum du « Mouvement Citoyen contre l’Accaparement et l’Aliénation des Terres du WALO »
NGOs reject new oil palm plantation in southern Cameroon
- Mongabay
- 25 December 2019
A little-known company, Camvert, intends to convert 60,000 hectares of forest adjacent to Campo Ma’an National Park into oil palm plantations.
Vente de terres agricoles en Ukraine: violente manifestation devant le Parlement
- RFI
- 19 December 2019
Plusieurs milliers de personnes, des fermiers mais aussi des militants nationalistes, se sont rassemblées à Kiev pour dénoncer un projet de loi visant à autoriser la vente des terres agricoles fertiles du pays.
Pejabat pemerintah ungkap ada dugaan pemalsuan izin perkebunan sawit di Papua
- The Gecko Project
- 18 December 2019
Pejabat pemerintah daerah mengungkapkan dugaan pemalsuan izin-izin yang melandasi proyek perkebunan sawit bernilai miliaran dolar di Papua. Tindakan ini mengindikasikan sebagai bentuk pidana yang merusak hutan dalam skala raksasa.
Protests in Ukraine over lifting moratorium on sale of land
- Oakland Institute
- 18 December 2019
So far dozens have been arrested with one reported fatality among the protestors.
¡La lucha contra Senhuile continúa!
- GRAIN
- 18 December 2019
Hoy, las comunidades de Ndiaël que lucharon contra Senhuile desde que ésta llegó, siguen ahí. Para ellas, nada ha cambiado. Informe de una visita de campo de GRAIN y Enda Pronat.
La lutte contre Senhuile continue !
- GRAIN
- 18 December 2019
Aujourd’hui, les communautés du Ndiaël qui ont combattu Senhuile depuis son arrivée sont toujours là. Pour elles, rien n’a changé. Compte-rendu d'une visite sur le terrain.
The fight against Senhuile goes on!
- GRAIN
- 18 December 2019
Today, the communities of the Ndiaël that fought Senhuile since it arrived are still there. For them, nothing has changed.
Uzbek farmers get 'cluster' bombed by reforms
- Radio Free Europe
- 17 December 2019
Uzbekistan's cluster system is essentially a new form of "hidden" or "secret privatization" in which shadowy firms are assuming the state's long-time monopoly control over the most profitable aspects of agriculture.
Ukraine farmers who endured Hitler, Stalin now fear markets
- Bloomberg
- 17 December 2019
Ukrainians are concerned that cash-flush foreigners could snap up one of Ukraine’s agricultural lands, leaving many of the country’s 41 million people forced to work for others on the soil they once owned.