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Farmers count losses as birds destroy acres of rice farm
- The Standard
- 25 April 2018
The birds are said to have migrated from Dominion Farms in the neighbouring Siaya County after the proprietor shifted from rice to sugarcane farming.
Ethiopia: Oromia State accrues investments worth 5b Br
- Addis Fortune
- 25 April 2018
The board of Oromia Investment Commission has approved 167 investment projects worth 5.37 billion Br. Over 81pc of them are in agriculture and agro-processing sectors.
Harvard land ownership in Brazil scrutinized in title dispute
- Bloomberg
- 24 April 2018
The prosecutor’s office in the state of Bahia said it’s reviewing allegations that a company linked to Harvard’s endowment isn’t the rightful owner of land in the region, and it’s determining whether to sue to reclaim the titles.
Karuturi to start afresh in Ethiopia
- The Reporter
- 23 April 2018
Karuturi Agro Products PLC says it is about to recommence the troubled commercial farms it was forced to abandon in Ethiopia, last year, with a new 25,000 hectare lease.
Feronia au bout du tunnel en RD Congo ?
- Jeune Afrique
- 21 April 2018
Longtemps en difficulté, le groupe canadien arrivé dans le pays en 2009 dit qu'il devrait réaliser ses premiers bénéfices cette année.
L'américain APC se lance dans le palmier à huile en Guinée Bissau
- Commodafrica
- 19 April 2018
L'américain African Palm Corp dispose déjà de 1,5 million d'hectares en palmiers et projette de porter cette superficie à 7 Mha à travers l'Afrique occidentale au cours des cinq prochaines années
Argentina: Advierten “desastre anunciado” por avances extranjeros para pasta de celulosa en la región
- Corrientes Hoy
- 19 April 2018
El informe apunta a la extranjerización de las tierras para favorecer intereses de empresas europeas de pastas de celulosa y papeleras, en detrimento de los pequeños productores y del resto de la población en la región mesopotámica.
Ghosts in the machine
- The Gecko Project
- 18 April 2018
Second installment of Indonesia for Sale, an in-depth series of articles on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis. Ghosts in the machine exposing land deals behind the downfall of Indonesia’s top judge.
Audio: Impacts of agriculture on Brazil’s Cerrado region
- Mongabay
- 18 April 2018
Mongabay journalists report on the impacts of the rapid expansion of agribusiness on the region’s environment and people.
Farm group opposes CAFOs, foreign-owned farmland
- News Tribune
- 18 April 2018
Supporters of family farming who oppose the rise of big-business agricultural practices in Missouri gathered to lobby legislators against concentrated animal feeding operations and foreign ownership of Missouri farmland
Japan's Nippon Life makes a US$92.5 million offshore farmland investment
- GAI
- 17 April 2018
Tokyo-based Nippon Life Insurance Company makes its first investment in a farmland investment fund through a US$92.5 million investment in an overseas farmland investment fund managed by Hancock Natural Resources Group
Campaign launch: Celebrating and defending customary land
- ActNow
- 17 April 2018
ACT NOW! launches a new multi-media campaign 'Celebrating and Defending Customary Land’-- the most valuable and important asset available to most Papua New Guineans.