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Terres volées
- Voit et agir
- 14 November 2016
Les conséquences des investissements bancaires suisses dans l'accaparement des terres.
PHL, Malaysia eye cooperation in agribusiness
- Bussiness Mirror
- 13 November 2016
Philippines Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the Malaysian proponent is keen on tapping 200 to 300 hectares of land for the palm-oil plantation. He added that the project is purely a private-sector undertaking.
Madagascar : Le projet de loi sur les propriétés foncières titrées doit faire l’objet d’un débat national
- TANY
- 12 November 2016
L’attribution de titres fonciers et des mêmes droits aux personnes, « quel que soit leur nationalité et leur statut juridique » est suicidaire pour la nation malgache, dénonce deux structures de la société civile
Malaysian investors eye increasing investments in palm oil in the Philippines
- Rappler
- 11 November 2016
During President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Malaysia, Malaysian businessmen expressed their interest in investing in palm oil plantations in the Philippines.
Harvard said to seek sale of slumping natural resources assets
- Bloomberg
- 11 November 2016
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.
Nigeria invites Russian farmers to invest
- Premium Times
- 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.
RDIF consortium plans two agriculture and food production investments
- PE Wire
- 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.
Colombia: ¿Qué busca la Corte Constitucional con el conjuez que nombró para desempatar la votación de las Zidres?
- Las dos Orillas
- 11 November 2016
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.
Nigeria: Agro-business investors assured of returns in Lagos’ N3b daily food market
- WorldStage
- 10 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
No to ProSAVANA Campaign considers the redesign and public consultation process of ProSAVANA’s Master Plan to be fraudulent
- No to ProSAVANA
- 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.
W. Kalimantan indigenous groups accuse Sime Darby of land grabs
- Jakarta Globe
- 09 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.
MATOPIBA: “nós não negociamos nossa terra porque ela já está habitada”
- MPA
- 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.