During President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Malaysia, Malaysian businessmen expressed their interest in investing in palm oil plantations in the Philippines.
The portfolio, once considered a crown jewel in the endowment, is vast with assets including timberland plantations in Central and South America, a dairy farm in New Zealand, and vineyards in California.
- Bloomberg
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11 November 2016
The Nigerian government extended an invitation to Russians to take advantage of the country’s arable land to produce and export agricultural products.
- Premium Times
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11 November 2016
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company have confirmed plans for their joint investment in two of Russia's largest agricultural and food companies.
El empate en la votación dejó el futuro de esta ley que amenaza la producción campesina en manos de un conjuez que no da tranquilidad.
- Las dos Orillas
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11 November 2016
Lagos Food Security Summit and Exhibition was organized to bring together stakeholders in the Agricultural sector to proffer solutions to the challenges militating against the achievement of food security
- WorldStage
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10 November 2016
Despite the numerous irregularities denounced by civil society, the governments of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan are pushing through the process of “redesigning” the Master Plan in the Nacala Corridor.
- No to ProSAVANA
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10 November 2016
Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby has been called out by a representative of indigenous communities for land-grabbing in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province during the 14th annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil meeting, which is taking place in Bangkok.
- Jakarta Globe
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09 November 2016
Na manhã desta terça – feira, 8 de novembro, a Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Legislação Participativa do Senado Federal realizou uma Audiência Pública com o objetivo de debater os Efeitos do Matopiba nas Terras Tradicionais.
Mesmo perante todas as irregularidades já denunciadas, os governos de Moçambique, Brasil e Japão avançam com o processo de “Redesenho” do Plano Director.
BTG Pactual undermined the case for investing in Brazilian farmland, saying it offered "negative returns" thanks to blows from lower crop prices, and the South American country's high interest costs.
- Agrimoney
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09 November 2016
France Télévisions, poursuivi en France par le groupe Bolloré après la diffusion d’un reportage s’intéressant à une société de production d’huile de palme dont Bolloré est actionnaire, est assigné pour diffamation au Cameroun pour ce même magazine