The financing is aimed at helping Maïsadour to increase its production of fruit and vegetables in Morocco and particularly the rural region of Souss-Massa in the country.

As the world celebrates the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations today, conservationists have warned transnational companies from Europe, America and Asia against scramble for land in Nigeria and Africa for industrial agro-business.

Virtually none of the promises made by the company to the communities in exchange for lands were kept.

A new website has been launched this week to monitor the devastating impact of illegal large-scale commercial agriculture as a driver of global deforestation.

Plusieurs ONG belges ne quittent pas des yeux trois entreprises, actives dans l’huile de palme, qu’elles soupçonnent d’accaparement de terres : Siat, Socfin et Feronia

« Les Indiens veulent délocaliser un village entier dans la vallée du fleuve pour installer un champ de patates douces à la place », dénonce l’ancienne fonctionnaire internationale sénégalaise

Les habitants de Fanaye Niakwar, dans l’arrondissement de Tékane, ont perdu le sourire depuis qu’ils ont vu des engins et des ouvriers poser des piquets pour clôturer un vaste terrain de près de 2000 ha.

Inclusive approach in concert with Mekong region partners forges unprecedented access to data and information on land

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening a partnership to help the Chinese agriculture industry go global in Beijing on Tuesday. China has invested a total of US$7.18 billion in overseas agricultural projects.

In its second swoop on prime northern NSW cattle country this year, Chinese-owned pastoral business, Rifa Salutary, has snapped up another two aggregations for an estimated $55 million.

Comunidades camponesas e rurais juntam-se na caravana de solidariedade às vítimas dos megaprojectos no Corredor de Nacala

China has expressed its interest in bringing its private firms to invest in agriculture in areas in the border region of Kalimantan, Indonesia, a top official said on Monday.