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Navigating the complexities of investing in agriculture
- Benefits Canada
- 11 April 2017
While Canadian agriculture shows some promise, institutional investors have been active on the global front, particularly when it comes to farmland.
Olam inaugure mardi sa plus importante usine d’huile de palme d’Afrique
- Gabonactu.com
- 10 April 2017
Le groupe agro-industriel singapourien Olam met officiellement en service son usine d’huile de palme de Mouila, sa plus grande jamais construite par le groupe en Afrique.
How Jigawa Govt’s land grab for Chinese firm threatens livelihood of 150,000 citizens
- Premium Times
- 10 April 2017
The decision by the government of Nigeria's Jigawa State to hand over 12,000 hectares of land to a Chinese investor for a sugar cane plantation is threatening the livelihood of about 150,000 persons in the state
Sociedade civil moçambicana pela suspensão do ProSavana
- DW
- 06 April 2017
Megaprograma agrário vai a auscultação pública em junho, pela segunda vez. Sociedade civil receia usurpação de terras entre as comunidades locais. Governo reafirma continuar a executar o ProSavana.
Algérie : L’AAAID compte investir un milliard de dollars à Ghardaïa et Tiaret
- Maghreb Emergent
- 05 April 2017
L’Autorité arabe pour l'investissement et le développement agricoles va investir US$1 milliard dans des projets agricoles sur 20.000 ha en Algérie.
Merciless land grab violence hits women who want peace
- WNN
- 05 April 2017
Numerous ethnic women living inside Ethiopia today are attempting to work toward peace in the northern and southern regions of Ethiopia as they continue to witness the destructive crackdown of the government against rural farming communities.
Mali : les députés adoptent la loi sur le foncier agricole
- Agence Ecofin
- 04 April 2017
Les députés maliens viennent d’adopter le projet de loi sur le foncier agricole, ce qui incitera les investisseurs à investir davantage au Mali
World Bank ignores land grabbing
- Arbetet
- 04 April 2017
New documentary film shows how sales of huge land areas of Ethiopia, by the Ethiopian government, to foreign investors, have led to starvation and forced displacement, and how the World Bank is complicit.
Brasil: Projeto de venda de terras a investidores estrangeiros fica mais ‘liberal’
- Isto e Dinheiro
- 04 April 2017
A venda de terras brasileiras a investidores estrangeiros não terá limite de tamanho, no que depender do deputado Newton Cardoso Júnior (PMDB-MG), relator do projeto na Câmara.
Rwanda: une ONG accuse le gouvernement de répression dans des litiges fonciers
- RFI
- 01 April 2017
Human Rights Watch accuse des autorités civiles et militaires de l’ouest du Rwanda d’avoir menacé, violenté et poursuivi en justice des habitants qui se sont opposés à des politiques d’expropriation de terres agricoles.
Accaparement des terres : le rôle trouble des agences publiques en Afrique
- France 24
- 31 Mar 2017
L'Agence française de développement se trouve sous le feu des critiques de la part de plusieurs ONG françaises et internationales, qui l’accusent de favoriser les cas d’accaparements de terre
Day of the landless: Resistance and people’s rights, best counter vs. land grabs – PANAP
- PANAP
- 31 Mar 2017
Still the most effective way to counter the land grabbers is the collective action of rural communities to resist and to assert the people’s rights to their own land and resources.