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China investing in Brazil ag
- DTN
- 07 August 2019
COFCO announced it will finance the expansion of more than 60 million acres [24 million ha] of soybean production in Brazil.
Former MP, investors evict thousands in Kiryandongo
- The Observer
- 07 August 2019
Kiryandongo Sugar, allegedly owned by some Indians, Agilis, owned by an American called Philip Investor, and Sole Agro Business Company, also owned by Indians, have been named in the evictions of thousands of people in the western districts of Kiryandongo and Masindi in Uganda.
Pour la transparence dans l’achat des terres agricoles
- Wolters Kluwer France
- 06 August 2019
Le ministre de l’Agriculture s’engage à lutter contre la concentration excessive du foncier agricole entre les mains de sociétés.
Foncier agricole: Les investisseurs étrangers piégés par la loi
- L'Economiste
- 06 August 2019
Au Maroc, il est interdit de vendre du foncier en milieu rural aux étrangers et aux sociétés dont le capital est détenu par des étrangers. Sauf qu’ils peuvent toujours bénéficier d’une dérogation leur permettant d’acheter un terrain à condition d’y réaliser un projet d’envergure.
Lao protest villagers held since 2017 have been sentenced
- Radio Free Asia
- 06 August 2019
Nine Lao villagers held for over two years for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to six years.
Macquarie’s agriculture company extends its land clearing with precision farming
- Fifth Estate
- 06 August 2019
Macquarie Bank has come under fire for land clearing operations undertaken by Viridis Ag, a farming enterprise owned by the banking group’s agricultural investment management business, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Asset.
Land returns after complaint to World Bank offer hope to indigenous villagers
- VoA Cambodia
- 05 August 2019
After a decade of hardship, indigenous villagers in Cambodia scored a significant victory after they put pressure on the World Bank Group over its financial ties to a land-grabbing company, Vietnam agribusiness giant HAGL.
Super fund turns to food sustainability
- Financial Standard
- 05 August 2019
The sustainability of food supply chains has become increasingly important in determining where First State Super, an Australian $75 billion superannuation fund, directs its investments.
UAE intends to invest in Central Kalimantan's food crops
- Antara
- 05 August 2019
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent a delegation to Central Kalimantan in Indonesia to observe several areas as a follow up to a plan to invest in food crops in the province.
Paraguay: Investigación revela que sojeros y ganaderos usurpan tierras de Itaipú en complicidad con las autoridades
- BASE-IS
- 05 August 2019
Una investigación periodistica revela que sojeros y ganaderos, en su mayoría de nacionalidad brasileña, se apropiaron irregularmente de unas 50 mil hectáreas de tierras públicas, que deberían ser parte de una franja de bosques de Hidroeléctrica Itaipú.
Joseph Rahall : rendre leur terre aux Sierra Léonais
- CNCD-11.11.11
- 05 August 2019
Joseph Rahall, la tête de Green Scenery, organisation de défense de l'environnement et des droits de l'homme, sillonne régulièrement les vingt-quatre villages de la région de Malen pour rappeler aux paysans leurs droits à la terre.
Cameroun : les vrais chiffres de la présence chinoise sur des terres agricoles
- Agence Ecofin
- 03 August 2019
Des chiffres de la présence chinoise sur des terres agricoles en Afrique font débat au Cameroun. En cause un graphique du China Africa Research Ininitative, une organisation rattachée à la faculté des études internationales de l'université américaine John Hopkins.