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Terra, terreno o territorio?
- WOTS
- 09 February 2016
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Missing part of the picture in challenging Africa’s “land grab” counter-narrative
- Los Despojados
- 08 February 2016
In agricultural frontier zones, large landowners and corporations often pressure peasants to obtain legal title to the lands they farm only to buy the lands on the cheap as soon as the title is issued.
Ogun ready to partner with genuine investors – says commissioner
- Newswatch Times
- 08 February 2016
Brazilian businessman Gerson Zilio of Bigtee Commercial Investment Ltd and Tec Agro Brasil said the choice of Ogun State was based on the fertile land, which contains the lime needed for cultivation of sugar cane to produce sugar and ethanol.
Iran seeking to lease land in East Africa for food froduction: Envoy
- Tasnim
- 07 February 2016
The Iranian ambassador to Kenya said the country plans to lease land in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to grow rice, corn and wheat
Lindsay Fox in bid for Kidman cattle empire
- The Australian
- 06 February 2016
Billionaire trucker Lindsay Fox is making a late bid to keep Australia’s largest outback cattle empire in local hands with a push to buy the sprawling S. Kidman & Co stations that are set to fall into Chinese hands.
Sierra Leone : la justice protège l’investissement agro-industriel
- Africa News
- 05 February 2016
Six personnes ont été condamnées à des peines de cinq et six mois de prison pour avoir détruit 40 palmiers à huile appartenant à l’entreprise Socfin.
Prospective Congo palm oil plantation wrecking prime great ape habitat
- Mongabay
- 05 February 2016
The Atama plantation may never happen, but that uncertainty hasn’t prevented investors from potentially making a profit by clearing native forests and ruining ideal gorilla and chimpanzee habitat.
Malen land owners vs Socfin…State Counsel objects judgement
- Awoko
- 05 February 2016
Senior State Counsel, Simeon Allieu in the just concluded case between the Malen Land Owners Association and Socfin Agricultural Company, yesterday objected to the judgement passed by Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards at the Bo High Court.
Est-il encore permis d’informer sur les activités du groupe Bolloré ?
- Bastamag
- 05 February 2016
L’accaparement des terres serait-il devenu un sujet impossible à évoquer sans risquer une longue procédure judiciaire ?
Sierra Leone convicts six of destroying palm oil trees in land rights dispute
- Reuters
- 05 February 2016
A Sierra Leone court has convicted six people opposed to a palm oil project in which French conglomerate Bollore owns a major stake of destroying trees and inciting the local population to protest over land rights.
Cambodia: In frustration, Germany ends land rights work
- Cambodia Daily
- 04 February 2016
After Canada, Denmark, Finland and the World Bank, Germany is ending its work on land rights in Cambodia, a strong indictment of the government’s attitude toward land grabbing.
L'offensive chinoise sur la terre berrichonne
- Nouvelle République
- 04 February 2016
1.500 hectares auraient déjà été acquis par une société de Hong Kong dans l'Indre