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Mali: Accaparements des terres à l’office du Niger : Le PDG est-il complice ?
- Mali Actu
- 19 February 2015
Il ressort de notre enquête plus d’un million de victimes de l’accaparement des terres au Mali, écrit Lassana Coulibaly.
SwissLeaks : Modibo Keïta, le nabab du riz au Mali
- Le Monde
- 19 February 2015
Le nom de Modibo Keïta, qui contrôle 20 000 ha dans l'Office du Niger, figure dans les documents SwissLeaks auxquels a eu accès Le Monde Afrique, provenant de HSBC Private Bank à Genève
PNG landowners look ahead after SABL order
- Act Now
- 19 February 2015
Customary landowners in Papua New Guinea have been meeting to discuss their next steps following last month's National Court decision to halt the cancellation of flawed land leases.
O regresso das plantações coloniais a Moçambique
- UNAC
- 19 February 2015
Um novo estudo sobre os negócios fundiários de Moçambique conclui que desde 2006 se fizeram pelo menos 36 negócios com investidores estrangeiros para a produção de cultivos alimentares.
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.