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Accaparement des terres agricoles en Bretagne : une menace silencieuse pour nos campagnes
- NHU
- 11 June 2025
Derrière des achats discrets, parfois opaques, se joue un bouleversement majeur du modèle agricole breton.
Another 40,000ha of New Zealand sheep and beef farms sold for forestry – report
- Agriland
- 11 June 2025
A new report shows that sales of beef and sheep farms, particularly for carbon farming, are continuing “at an alarming rate”.
Madagascar’s food sovereignty threatened by memorandum of understanding signed with Israeli group LR Group Ltd
- TANY & SIF
- 11 June 2025
Groups say the agropole project is not in line with food sovereignty and call for it to be halted, for the memorandum of understanding with Israeli LR Group to be cancelled and for the law on agricultural aggregation to be repealed.
Farming the Future: African Food Security ignites hope in Somaliland’s drylands
- PRNewswire
- 11 June 2025
African Food Security, a New York-based agribusiness firm, has launched a large-scale farming initiative in Somaliland and says it has commenced feasibility studies and soil assessments.
Congo : Brazzaville met fin au contrat de « cessions des terres » au Rwanda pour « non-respect des clauses »
- Actualité.cd
- 10 June 2025
Le gouvernement congolais a annoncé la fin du contrat emphytéotique de cession des terres agricoles au Rwanda qui a fait couler beaucoup d'encre. "L’accord ne concernait pas une société rwandaise, mais une société de droit congolais dont les actionnaires sont basés au Rwanda", un représentant du gouvernment a précisé
Food Insecurity Situation in Africa
- Food Insecurity Situation in Africa
- 10 June 2025
According to the United Nations, over 36 million people are struggling to meet their basic food needs, a number projected to rise to over 52 million during the June–August 2025 lean season, including almost three million in emergency conditions (IPC4) and 2,600 people in Mali at risk of facing catastrophic hunger (IPC5).
La souveraineté alimentaire menacée par le protocole d’accord signé avec le groupe israélien LR Group Ltd
- Collectif TANY
- 09 June 2025
Le gouvernement malgache a signé un memorandum avec le groupe israélien LR Group prévoyant la création d’un agropole de 10.000 ha pour la culture de riz, de maïs et de soja. Des organisations de la société civile demandent son annulation, ainsi que l’abrogation de la loi sur l’agrégation agricole.
Le Venezuela réserve 100.000 ha de terres agricoles aux investisseurs vietnamiens
- Courrier du Viet Nam
- 09 June 2025
Le vice-président vénézuélien a affirmé le soutien de son pays aux entreprises vietnamiennes en indiquant que 100.000 ha de terres agricoles ont été spécifiquement réservés aux investisseurs vietnamiens
Pension funds and agribusinesses are driving destruction of the Brazilian Cerrado
- Sustainable Views
- 09 June 2025
The Cerrado, a wooded savannah in Brazil, remains a hotspot for deforestation as companies make the most of laws allowing more deforestation than in the Amazon
CBA to boost Cambodian banana exports to China
- Borneo Bulletin
- 09 June 2025
Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co Ltd (CBA), a Chinese enterprise, harvests Cavendish bananas from 500 hectares of plantations in Cambodia, and aims to expand on another 200 hectares by 2026.
Venezuela sets aside 100,000ha of agricultural land for Vietnamese investors
- VNN
- 09 June 2025
Venezuela’s Vice President told a delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture that his government has prepared 100,000ha of agricultural land for Vietnamese investors
Indonesia to develop oil palm plantation in South Papua to boost biodiesel production
- Bernama
- 09 June 2025
Indonesia plans to develop a oil palm plantation in Boven Digoel regency, South Papua province, to strengthen economic resilience and energy independence, the Defence Ministry said.