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Communities in Africa fight back against the land grab for palm oil
- GRAIN
- 20 September 2019
A new report on the state of industrial oil palm plantations in Africa shows how communities are turning the tide on a massive land grab in the region
Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter
- Mongabay
- 19 September 2019
Korindo, a major palm oil operator in Indonesia’s Papua region, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to delay the publication of a report highlighting its various violations there.
Brazilians go to a desert farm
- ANBA
- 19 September 2019
A Brazilian agro industry delegation visited Elite Agro - a major farming company in UAE, which also operates in Serbia, Morocco, Ethiopia and Mauritania - and prompted them to invest in Brazil.
Inversiones Cobra & CXI lawsuit (re illegal invasion of land & burning of palm oil, Guatemala)
- BHRRC
- 19 September 2019
A high court of Guatemala has found that two palm oil companies used the criminal justice system to criminalise indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' land defender Abelino Chub Caalun without any evidence
Comunidades africanas luchan contra el acaparamiento de tierras para el cultivo de palma aceitera
- GRAIN
- 18 September 2019
Un nuevo informe sobre el estado de las plantaciones industriales de palma aceitera en África muestra cómo resisten las comunidades están cambiando el curso del acaparamiento masivo de tierras en la región.
Villagers displaced by Neumann Kaffee's plantation face another land grab in Mubende, Uganda
- witnessradio.org
- 18 September 2019
28 villagers from Mubende district in Uganda have been illegally detained, arraigned and remanded without trial in prisons outside their jurisdiction for opposing the grabbing of their lands.
Feronia announces missed loan payment
- GlobeNewswire
- 18 September 2019
Feronia Inc. announces that its operating subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo, did not make its scheduled semi-annual principal and interest payment under its secured term debt facility with a syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions.
Lutte contre l’accaparement des bords de lagune, les pêcheurs du village Bidjan-Santai briefés
- Media Citoyen
- 17 September 2019
Un atelier communautaire a réuni les pêcheurs du village Bidjan-Santai (Yopougon) en Côte d'Ivoire pour leur faire connaitre leurs droits
Land conflict between villagers and PHC-Feronia in Lokutu, DR Congo: Violent arrest of many community leaders
- RIAO-RDC
- 17 September 2019
Police have arrested numerous villagers from communities involved in an international mediation process regarding the occupation of their land by the Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc
Why Ethiopia’s showcase sugar projects face huge challenges
- The Conversation
- 17 September 2019
There can be no denying that the Kuraz sugar plantation project has so far failed on its “development promises” made to the indigenous local communities.
Conflit foncier entre villageois et la société PHC-Feronia à Lokutu, en RD Congo : Arrestation violente de nombreux leaders communautaires
- RIAO-RDC
- 17 September 2019
Entre le 12 et le 16 septembre 2019, la police congolaise a arrêté de nombreux villageois des communautés impliquées dans un processus de médiation internationale concernant l'occupation de leurs terres par la société canadienne de huile de palme Feronia Inc (PHC-Feronia à Lokutu).
Agri Terra orange plantations: Better than expected
- Agri Terra
- 16 September 2019
Munich-based Agri Terra Group is among the top 1% of the largest cattle owners in Paraguay, the third largest grower of citrus fruit, and the company has the country's single largest greenhouse complex under construction.