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40% of agricultural land in Romania belongs to foreign investors
- Romania Insider
- 11 September 2017
Foreigners hold 5.3 million hectares of farmland in Romania, as the total agricultural land amounts to 13.3 million hectares.
Problème foncier dans le Djael : Les populations éleveurs continuent de défier Senhuile et les autorités administratives de la région
- Dakar Actu
- 11 September 2017
Le bras de fer entre les populations éleveurs de la zone du Djael et les exploitants agricoles de l’entreprise Senhuile installés sur ces terres depuis 5 ans est loin de connaitre son épilogue.
Rimouski s'inquiète du phénomène d'accaparement de terres agricoles
- L'Avantage
- 11 September 2017
La Ville de Rimouski interpelle le gouvernement du Québec afin que soient mises en place des mesures dans le but de limiter à 100 hectares par année la superficie de terres agricoles que toute personne ou entité peut acquérir
Se profundiza la extranjerización de las tierras argentinas
- Diario Hoy
- 11 September 2017
El caso Maldonado volvió a poner sobre el tapete el conflicto generado a raíz de la creciente porción del territorio nacional que está en manos foráneas. Críticas a la modificación de Macri de la Ley de Tierras.
Caravana Matopiba: danos humanos e ambientais são alarmantes
- Racismo Ambiental
- 11 September 2017
Durante as primeiras visitas, a delegação observou altos níveis de poluição agroquímica, diminuição dos recursos naturais, bem como impacto significativo sobre a saúde das comunidades tradicionais, resultado do monocultivo da soja.
The palm oil crisis in Nigeria - and beyond
- Ecologist
- 08 September 2017
In June, Environmental Rights Action/FOE Nigeria and representatives of the Owan and Okomu communities delivered a letter to the Governor of Edo State urging him to uphold a revocation Order on 13,750 ha of land expropriated by Okomu Plc.
Côte d’Ivoire : « La sécurisation et l’accès au foncier restent une préoccupation dans les pays africains », selon Alassane Ouattara
- Agence Ecofin
- 07 September 2017
Le président ivoirien Alassane Ouattara a déclaré ce mercredi à Abidjan, lors de l’ouverture officielle de la septième édition du Forum pour la révolution verte en Afrique, que la sécurisation et l’accès au foncier demeurent problématiques pour la plupart des pays africains.
Communities affected by Hengfu sugar plantation in Cambodia submit petition to Chinese Embassy
- GRAIN
- 07 September 2017
On 30 August 2017, 40 people brought a petition to Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh calling for the withdrawal of sugar company Hengfu, that accused for grabbing tens of thousands of families land since 2011.
Philippine palm oil plan ‘equals corruption and land-grabbing,’ critics say
- Mongabay
- 07 September 2017
With its renewed promotion of what it calls the “Sunshine Industry,” the Philippine government is looking to cultivate another one million hectares of oil palm, 98 percent of which would be on the island of Mindanao.
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru
- Guardian
- 06 September 2017
The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil, according to local indigenous leaders
Zambeef shares tumble, as weak crop prices, wheat disease hit profits
- Agrimoney
- 06 September 2017
The group, backed by European development banks, revealed it had sold 90% of its Zampalm operation to the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia, a state-backed fund, for $16m
Nuveen reaps rewards of steady agricultural focus
- The Australian
- 06 September 2017
The purchase of more Australian farms, agribusinesses and food processing plants is high on the agenda of one of the world’s biggest investment managers, the Chicago-based Nuveen.