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Sime Darby Plantation considers exiting West Africa palm oil operations -sources
- Reuters
- 22 February 2019
Sime Darby, the world’s biggest oil palm planter by land holdings, is considering exiting its palm and rubber operations in Liberia
Interview with Nic Wrathall, director of Undermined: Tales from the Kimberley
- ArtsHub
- 21 February 2019
Wrathall went to the the most remote and contested parts of north Western Australia to investigate stories of the forced closure of Aboriginal communities. What he found instead was a complex and complicated set of issues around the ways that huge mineral-rich region is being developed by government, big mining and big agriculture.
S’approprier la terre : du libéralisme au néocolonialisme
- France Culture
- 21 February 2019
Depuis la crise de 2008, la terre agricole a la cote auprès des marchés internationaux qui y voient un placement lucratif. Qui sont les gagnants et les perdants de ce nouveau grand jeu ?
Land grabbing for palm oil in Sierra Leone
- FIAN Belgium
- 21 February 2019
FIAN Belgium publishes a new report "Land Grabbing for Palm Oil in Sierra Leone : Analysis of the SOCFIN Case from a Human Rights Perspective".
Rubber group ousts farmers in Liberia
- Bread for All
- 20 February 2019
Land rights violations, expulsions, violence: According to a report by the development organization Bread for all, the Luxembourg-based Socfin plantation group and its Swiss subsidiaries are involved in serious human rights violations in Liberia.
Un exploitant de caoutchouc déloge des fermiers libériens
- PPP
- 20 February 2019
Infractions au droit foncier, expulsions, violences: Le groupe luxembourgeois Socfin, exploitant des plantations, et ses filiales sont impliqués dans des violations graves des droits humains au Libéria, selon un rapport de l’organisation de développement Pain pour le prochain.
Saudi Arabia asks India to allow foreign ownership in real estate
- Economic Times
- 20 February 2019
Saudi Arabia wants India to change its laws to allow Saudis to own agricultural land to help enhance food security while reducing their dependence on oil, says the chairman of the Saudi-India Business Council
Sierra Leone: turning towards agri-business
- BBC
- 19 February 2019
The BBC's Hassan Arouni speaks to Sierra Leone's foreign minister Dr. Alie Kabba about the violent crackdown in Pujehun district against people protesting the unjust seizure of their land for large-scale agribusiness
Une alimentation adéquate pour la population malgache d'abord, exporter après
- TANY
- 18 February 2019
« Madagascar, grenier de l’Océan Indien » vise à exporter les produits agricoles dans le monde entier en facilitant l'accès au foncier pour les investisseurs
Kenya: New investor lands at Yala Swamp
- Standard
- 15 February 2019
The Siaya county government has given the green light for a new investor -- Lake Agro Limited, a subsidiary of the Rai Group of Companies -- to move into Yala swamp and takeover existing farms.
Elite Foods in Zambia on Monday to look at investing in the Northern Province
- Lusaka Times
- 15 February 2019
Elite Foods CEO says his South African company wishes to take advantage of the Northern Province's huge expanse of water and land.
Republic of Congo takes unprecedented decision on large-scale agriculture in forest areas
- WWF
- 15 February 2019
A new Ministerial order states that all large scale agricultural activities beyond five hectares should be oriented to the savannah areas of the country.