Posco International’s new zero deforestation policy comes after years of pressure from NGOs and the divestment of its shares by Dutch and Norwegian pension funds.
Olam has embarked on a pilot tomato farming project through its subsidiary, Caraway Africa Nigeria, acquiring 20 ha of land to set up farms in Karfi, Kano State, as well as Jigawa State.
Au Sénégal, les producteurs pointent un doigt accusateur sur une concurrence déloyale exercée par SENEGINDIA, qui bénéficie d'une concession de 10 000 ha
The Indonesian minister in charge of investments, Luhut Pandjaitan, has declared there will be no new permits for oil palm plantations in the country’s Papua region. Activists are skeptical about the minister’s U-turn, given that Luhut has been the government’s most vocal defender of palm oil industry.
Lo que hay es un fenómeno sin control de acaparamiento de tierras por parte de grandes terratenientes y ganaderos, algunos de ellos con presuntas conexiones con el bajo mundo, que incentivan la deforestación a gran escala.
- La Silla Vacía
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01 Mar 2020
Les populations victimes des accaparements des terres sont unanimes; il faut immédiatement interdire tous les futurs projets de grandes plantations de palmiers à huile.
- EcoMatin
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29 February 2020
El grupo empresario Cresud controla 370 mil hectáreas en la provincia de Salta, en los territorios ancestrales del pueblo wichi, allí donde en estos primeros meses del 2020 han muerto nueve niños por desnutrición y falta de agua. No podemos permitir que el agronegocio se siga cobrando vidas.
The ANZ bank has agreed to provide a financial package to Cambodian families forcibly displaced by a sugar company the Australian bank loaned money to in 2011.
More than 35,000 people from 20 villages are homeless after being evicted from about 9,300 acres [3,764 ha] of land in Kiryandongo District to pave way for large scale farming by foreign-held companies
- Daily Monitor
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25 February 2020
Au Cameroun, le ministre des Domaines, du Cadastre et des Affaires foncières fait de la lutte contre l’accaparement des terres à des fins spéculatives son cheval de bataille.
- Eco Matin
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24 February 2020
In the next decade, 400 million acres of U.S. farmland will change hands. A land justice advocate sees a timely opportunity to counteract entrenched income inequality and systemic racism.
- Civil Eats
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24 February 2020
Des entreprises japonaises de l'agrobusiness pourraient s'installer dans une zone économique spéciale dédiée à leurs intérêts, et orientée vers l'exportation, au Sénégal.
- Le Quotidien
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22 February 2020