Le PCN recommande au Groupe Bolloré de veiller à exercer son devoir de diligence vis-à-vis du Groupe Socfin et de la Socapalm afin de contribuer aux objectifs du plan d'action de la Socapalm
China has urged local authorities to support qualified domestic firms to “go out,” and build hog farming bases in countries where pig products are eligible to be exported back to China.
PT Hamparan Masawit Bangun, an affiliate to one of palm oil trader Wilmar International suppliers, has been operating illegally on community lands in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Now the company accused three indigenous farmers of stealing palm fruit from the land, an emblematic case of how corporations can weaponize law enforcement against communities over land disputes.
El grupo Benetton recibió fondos públicos no reintegrables para las forestaciones con especies exóticas en Chubut hasta el final del gobierno de Mauricio Macri
- El Cohete a la Luna
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17 Mar 2020
China grow more soybeans in Russia to replace imported American soybeans. More than 70 companies from Heilongjiang province already grow soybeans in Russia and there are eight foreign agricultural "industry parks" covering an area of 600,000 ha. The main threat of the soybean ventures appears to be incursions of Russian territory as China effectively colonizes its distant, empty Far East.
- Dimsums Blogspot
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15 Mar 2020
This report highlights nearly 700 organizations that are investing in food and agriculture globally in a sector that had over $131 billion in Assets Under Management in 2019.
Du 9 au 14 mars, évêques, prêtres et laïcs membres des Caritas, Commissions justice et paix, et pastorale des migrants des conférences épiscopales d’Afrique de l’ouest sont en travaux à Abidjan pour proposer des solutions au problème de l’accaparement des terres
- Africa La Croix
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11 Mar 2020
Suguna Poultry Kenya, subsidiary of India’s multinational Suguna Foods, will expand its breeder and hatchery poultry farms with financing from the World Bank's IFC.
- Africa Agribusiness
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11 Mar 2020
When Gulf nations face food, security, and water scarcity issues, one response is to seek lucrative agricultural investments in fertile African lands. Yet, while such deals can bring benefits to the countries involved, there are also sizeable risks
The TH Group has settled a deal to buy three Top End cattle stations in Australia, covering 732,900 hectares and with 60,000 head of cattle, more than 12 months after a contract was signed.
On November 13, 2019, an ICSID tribunal ordered Hungary to pay damages to a British investor in compensation for its breach of the Hungary–United Kingdom BIT.
There are many Canadian connections to this story, including the agribusiness company Feronia, which now stands accused of complicity in the murder of an activist and the incarceration of five others in the DRC.