Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) aims to enter into a definitive agreement for its proposed acquisition of Indonesian palm oil company PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk by October 31 this year.
- Deal Street Asia
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17 August 2015
Le groupe singapourien Olam vient de lancer sa premiere usine de production de cette denrée dans le pays.
Arrests in Karen State target those assisting farmers fighting land grabs, says Human Rights Watch.
El acaparamiento de las tierras de cultivo por empresas multinacionales y Estados preocupa cada vez más, porque afecta tanto a los agricultores como a la soberanía de los Estados.
- La Jornada del Campo
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15 August 2015
A Rice Farm Consortium from Dubai investing in a 7,500 hectares of rice farm in Saminaka, Borgu local government area of Niger State will spend $100million and employ 4,000 youths in the state.
- Leadership
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15 August 2015
Lo que está haciendo el gobierno es desconocer la Unidad Agrícola Familiar y propiciar el acaparamiento de tierras por grandes empresas multinacionales.
- Contagio Radio
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14 August 2015
Cette usine n’est qu’une première étape pour Olam qui a obtenu plusieurs permis d’implantation de palmiers à huile dans plusieurs provinces du Gabon
The so-called ‘Blood Sugar crisis’ may be over. But representatives from the Clean Sugar campaign their there is no end in sight for their problems.
- Equal Times
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14 August 2015
"We have a decent pipeline of anything between 200 and 400 million dollars in opportunities in Africa," says Craig Chambers, Old Mutual Investment Group’s Director of Strategic Projects.
A new video from Environmental Investigation Agency shows devastating effects of the growing palm oil sector on the lands and rights of farmers and indigenous peoples in Colombia.
- Intercontinental Cry
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11 August 2015
While new interest in protecting farmland in Saskatchewan has been sparked, farmers say more study is needed to understand who owns what farmland and what the various rules are governing ownership in the provinces.
- Hill Times
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11 August 2015
“We want our land back,” said Bindu Kannea, a mother and a farmer who lives in Grand Cape Mount County. In Liberia community resistance to palm oil expansion is about protecting their last remaining pieces of land.