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Colonial plantations are making a comeback in Mozambique
- GRAIN
- 19 February 2015
New survey of land deals shows that since 2006 dozens of deals have been reached with foreign investors for the production of food crops, covering over 1.5 million ha.
Senhuile : Manifestation des employes licenciés, demandent le depart de Massimo Castellucci
- Youtube
- 19 February 2015
Sénégal : 83 employés licenciés d'une manière abusive par la nouvelle direction de SENHUILE (20 000 ha) manifestent contre Massimo Castellucci et Giovani Tampieri
Capitais portugueses financiam expulsão de moçambicanos das suas terras
- RTP
- 18 February 2015
O relatório da Grain a que a RTP teve acesso denuncia a expulsão de milhares de camponeses das suas terras em Moçambique para dar lugar a grandes plantações industriais com capitais portugueses.
Uruguay: Trasnacionales con al menos 10% de la tierra productiva en Uruguay
- Entorno Inteligente
- 18 February 2015
Estos datos surgen del trabajo "¿Acaparamiento de tierras en Uruguay?" elaborado por docentes de la Facultad de Agronomía de la Udelar
Canada: Gov't eyes farmland act changes
- Leader-Post
- 18 February 2015
Farmland ownership rules in Saskatchewan - which are among the most restrictive on the continent - could be getting tighter to prevent further purchases of farmland by institutional investors.
Agro business shooting star in Ukraine turns into nightmare for investors
- Bankwatch
- 18 February 2015
The story of the defaulted company Mriya Agro Holding shows what risks investors and creditors are willing to take in the pursuit of profit in Ukraine’s agribusiness.
Agro-alimentaire : la nouvelle stratégie chinoise
- La Tribune
- 17 February 2015
Les investissement chinois dans l'agroalimentaire montent en puissance. Objectif: assurer l'indépendance alimentaire du pays.
Beverage companies wary of ‘blood sugar’ in supply chain
- VoA Khmer
- 17 February 2015
The “blood sugar” plantations in Cambodia have been accused of violently evicting villagers in order to raze farmland and build their plantations. Representatives from Coca-Cola and Pepsi said they are not aware of sugar in their supply chain supplied by rights violators.
Africa’s only hope is Zim’s land reform model
- BH24
- 17 February 2015
Investors and hedge funders paying next to nothing for vast tracts of land in some African countries is a worrying trend and puts into context the Zimbabwe land policy and reform.
Countries urged on good land tenure security to boost devt
- New Vision
- 17 February 2015
Eight Eastern Africa governments under their umbrella organization IGAD have been urged to ensure tenure security for customary land rights because it is an essential element for sustainable development.
South Africa foreigner limit applies to farmland, minister says
- Bloomberg
- 17 February 2015
South Africa’s proposed laws to restrict foreigners from owning land will apply to farms and exclude residential property, Rural Development and Land Affairs Minister Gugile Nkwinti said.
L’Afrique du Sud veut interdire la propriété aux étrangers
- Le Figaro
- 16 February 2015
Une loi en préparation à Pretoria prévoit de limiter la surface des grandes propriétés et d’en interdire l’accès aux étrangers. Le texte concerne surtout les terres agricoles.