A report by Global Witness has found that more than 100 Indonesian palm oil mills supplying agribusiness giants ADM and Bunge have been accused of land and human rights violations and environmental destruction.
Bullish returns from farmland investments are likely to falter in 2021 because of Australia's increasingly prickly trade relationship with our huge agricultural export customer, China.
- Country Life
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04 January 2021
Aunque hace casi tres años, a través de una tutela, la Corte Suprema le otorgó derechos a la Amazonía y conminó al gobierno y a los entes territoriales para crear una política de protección de nuestros bosques, el zarpazo ambiental de los acaparadores de tierras prosigue sin tregua.
- Noticias Caracol
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03 January 2021
UK company Tate & Lyle has been accused of betraying 200 families in Cambodia who have fought for years to secure compensation for land they say was taken from them to make way for a sugar plantation.
- The Guardian
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02 January 2021
A failed palm oil enterprise on disputed land in the Democratic Republic of Congo where there has been a record of human rights conflicts has blown more than $76 million of British aid.
- The Times
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02 January 2021
Un juge sénégalais ne trouve aucune preuve de corruption présumée sur la vente de contrats de gaz au géant britannique de l'énergie BP, une affaire suspectée de liens possibles avec le projet agro-industriel Senhuile
Alliance for Rural Democracy says recent attacks they suffered at the hands of thugs said to be acting on behalf of the Salala Rubber Corporation will not deter them from helping communities suffering abuses.
- New Republic
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28 December 2020
Kenya's Murang'a county is home to Kakuzi, the food producer and exporter that occupies some 15,904 ha. Land ownership in this fertile area is out of reach for many who consider it their ancestral home.
Dados atualizados pelo Inpe apontam um aumento de 12,3% em relação ao ano anterior, com 7,3 mil km² desmatados. Destruição é maior em região da Matopiba, área de expansão da soja.
La présente étude vient dans un contexte spécifique principalement caractérisé par l’offensive de l’État via son arsenal juridique, qui vise à faciliter l’accaparement par les grands capitalistes des terres appartenant aux collectivités ethniques
- Attac Maroc
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21 December 2020
Le point sur le projet agro-industriel d'Elite Agro LLC à Madagascar
- L'Express de Madagascar
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18 December 2020
A technical report by Brazil’s land reform agency INCRA has deemed TIAA’s land titles in Brazil to be legally null and void.