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Exploitation des terres dans le Delta : Djeuss Nord riz aux Français
- Le Quotidien
- 23 December 2015
La Compagnie agricole de Saint-Louis, filiale du groupe français Arthur Straight investissement, veut s’implanter sur plus de 4 000 ha au Sénégal
Feronia secures $49M term facility for palm oil operations
- Feronia
- 22 December 2015
Canadian company developing plantations in the DRC announces new financing from a syndicate of European development funds, backed by Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK.
Pratiques foncières et gouvernance forestière : les limites de la compensation en question
- Sud Quotidien
- 21 December 2015
La compensation foncière suscite beaucoup de polémique au Sénégal depuis quelques années. Des témoignages recueillis sur le terrain permettent de mesurer l’enjeu social et économique de la question.
Face à l’accaparement des terres et l’inertie de la justice : Le Ministre Bathily appelle à la désobéissance civile
- Malinet
- 19 December 2015
Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraitre, le ministre des Domaines de l’Etat et des Affaires foncières, Mohamed Ali Bathily, a appelé les populations à la désobéissance civile et à la révolte face à l’accaparement des terres.
Ethiopia: Lethal force against protesters
- HRW
- 18 December 2015
Human Rights Watch says that foreign-owned commercial farms were looted and destroyed near Debre Zeit, 50 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, as protests against a mega development project continue in Ethiopia.
Chinese-run farms showcase modern agriculture in Angola
- Xinhua
- 18 December 2015
Two farms run by China's Citic company are serving as a showcase of modern agriculture in Angola, said Liu Guigen, general manager of the farming development program of Citic Africa.
Comentários ao Plano Director Versão Draft Zero, Março de 2015 No contexto da campanha não ao ProSAVANA
- Mozambique Kaihatsu
- 18 December 2015
O ProSAVANA apresenta-se sob o plano de um novo modelo de agricultura competitiva virada para o mercado, sem exclusão e marginalização dos produtores familiares, o que é aceitável.
Senhuile: Director General Massimo Castelluci fired
- Ndar Actu
- 18 December 2015
Massimo Castelluci has been relieved of his post, barely a year after promising wonderful things to the workers and communities of Ndaiel, Senegal
Senhuile: Le directeur général Massimo Castelluci viré.
- Ndar Actu
- 18 December 2015
Massimo Castelluci vient d’être éjecté de son poste, à peine un an après avoir promis monts et merveilles aux travailleurs et aux populations du Ndiael, Sénégal.
Concerned citizens present petition denouncing arrest and detention of Ethiopian human rights defenders
- ASO
- 17 December 2015
A petition denouncing the unjust imprisonment of three Ethiopian human rights defenders is being presented this week to the Ethiopian government as well as its financial backers.
Across China: more agricultural firms invest in central Asia
- Xinhua
- 17 December 2015
Ten Chinese firms are close to reaching final investment deals with an agricultural cooperation zone in Kyrgyzstan, following the entry of another six Chinese firms last year.
Craigmore raises $50m for NZ dairy fund, despite sector woes
- Agrimoney
- 16 December 2015
Craigmore highlighted resilient demand for investing in dairy, as it revealed it had raised $51m for its second New Zealand farmland fund, 14 months after closing its first.