Cambodia has agreed for a China-based firm to invest $100 million in freshwater and seawater aquaculture projects to supply fish for local demand and export, beginning with a pilot zone to grow tilapia fish in 200 hectares of ponds before investing in 2,000 hectares.
Saudi Arabian Al Ramez International Group will finance a poultry farm in the South Kazakhstan region and is willing to invest in other agricultural areas, such as cultivating sheep and cattle.
Representative from nearly 200 families protested at the Ministry of Land Management in Phnom Penh, demanding the ministry expedite a solution to their land disputes with three sugarcane plantation companies in Koh Kong province.
In Tanzania, large scale investment is increasing and this has a huge impact on pastoralists’ access to land.
Chinese investment in Australian agriculture is usually a magnet for controversy, but one Chinese company has remained immune from criticism, with plans to invest $1 billion by the end of the decade.
About 500 people representing thousands of families from by citizens from Kampong Speu, Koh Kong, Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces affected by the development of sugarcane plantations requested intervention from Hun Sen.
The government will soon propose a bill lifting a ban on foreign investors buying agricultural land in Brazil, on the condition that 10 percent of any purchase is destined to land reform to benefit landless farmers and peasants, said a presidential aide.
"Combatir la venta de tierras para el capital extranjero, el retroceso de la reforma agraria y el modelo del agronegocio a través de jornadas de luchas y ocupaciones en el mes de abril".
En el texto, la CIDH otorga a Paraguay un plazo de 15 días para informar sobre “si se estarían adoptando medidas para proteger la vida e integridad” de los campesinos desalojados
Le Sénégal possède un système de gouvernance foncière complexe et mal réglementé qui, conjugué à une urbanisation rapide et à un intérêt croissant des investisseurs étrangers, débouche sur la privatisation des terres et la diminution des terres arables à la disposition des exploitants familiaux
Le conglomérat industriel Rai group signera un accord avec le gouvernement rwandais sur la mise en place d’une plantation de cannes à sucre de 8 000 ha
Now and into 2017 agribusiness is being promoted as the next big thing, with increasing market activity, resulting in land and asset values accelerating at a greater rate towards a peak as local and international demand increases.
