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JICA「回答」とキャンペーンの再要請 (JICA's Reply to "Open Letter" and Response from the Campaign)
- 11 Mar 2017
2017年2月17日に、JICAの北岡伸一氏に提出されたモザンビーク８団体による「公開書簡：プロサバンナにおけるJICAの活動に関する抗議文」の回答が、要請期限から大幅に遅れて送られています。その後、3月6日付けで、モザンビーク8団体からJICAへの返事が送られています。
Senegal: Macky Sall urges rural populations to let investors valorize their agricultural lands
- Ecofin Agency
- 09 Mar 2017
President of Senegal intends to impose the acceptation of foreign investment by locals as a pre-requisite for awarding or leasing them lands.
Political will good but not enough to unlock Africa's land potential
- ECA
- 09 Mar 2017
Economic Commission for Africa and African Union representatives agree on the need for agricultural investment models that minimize land transfers and lead to shared prosperity at local and national levels.
Russia, Israeli firm agree to invest $100 mln in Russia's dairy industry
- Reuters
- 09 Mar 2017
Russia's sovereign wealth fund and the Israeli investment company LR Group have agreed to co-invest $100 million into dairy farming and milk processing in Russia.
Farmers sue World Bank lending arm over alleged violence in Honduras
- Guardian
- 08 Mar 2017
Peasants in Honduras have sued a branch of the World Bank over its financing of the corporation Dinant, which has vast palm oil plantations in Bajo Aguán valley
«Non esiste una produzione di olio di palma sostenibile su scala industriale»
- swissinfo
- 07 Mar 2017
Delle banche svizzere sono implicate nel controverso commercio di olio di palma in Indonesia, denunciano due organizzazioni umanitarie elvetiche.
«Il n’existe pas de production d’huile de palme industrielle durable»
- swissinfo
- 07 Mar 2017
Des banques suisses sont impliquées dans le commerce controversé de l'huile de palme en Indonésie, dénoncent deux organisations d’entraide helvétiques.
PNG: Lands Minister blocking government promises to cancel SABL leases?
- ActNow
- 07 Mar 2017
Lands Minister Benny Allen is blocking the implementation of government decisions to end the SABL land grab and return stolen land to its customary owners.
Chinese investors reconsider plantations as profits prove elusive in banana business
- Vientiane Times
- 07 Mar 2017
Some Chinese investors plan to shutter their banana farms in Laos and relocate to other countries while others plan to replace the yellow herbaceous fruit with other agricultural crops after sustaining losses.
Philippines: Agribusiness ventures seen to generate more jobs
- Davao Today
- 07 Mar 2017
Palm oil, rubber, cacao, and coffee were among the farm products that would be sought by investors, he said. Their target farmland will be in Paquibato and Marilog districts of the city.
Macky Sall pour la valorisation des terres non exploitées par les populations
- Dakar Actu
- 06 Mar 2017
Le président du Sénégal exhorte les populations locales à permettre aux investisseurs comme Senegindia de mettre en valeur leurs terres
Action de Carême et Pain pour le prochain interpellent le Crédit Suisse
- cath.ch
- 06 Mar 2017
Face à l’accaparement des terres dans les pays du Sud, les banques et les établissements financiers suisses doivent prendre conscience du fossé qui sépare leurs déclarations d’intention de la réalité du terrain