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Foreclosure notice forces Karuturi to pay off 25 percent debt
- The Reporter
- 07 June 2014
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is pressuring Karuturi Global Ltd to repay a credit provision of 65 million birr (US$3.3 million).
Our land, our future
- SESDev
- 06 June 2014
From May 26th-28th Liberian communities impacted by palm oil came together to share their experiences and discuss their hopes for the future.
Grow Africa sees local agribusiness improving
- Daily News
- 06 June 2014
Government of Tanzania pilots a win-win deal whereby communities receive a 10% shareholding in Bagamoyo EcoEnergy Ltd. in exchange for a 99-year lease of their land free from encumbrance.
KKR backs Cofco drive to ramp up China hog output
- APK
- 06 June 2014
Cofco revealed that its pork subsidiary had sold stakes to private equity groups including KKR in a "strategic partnership" to construct and manage "large scale" hog farms and meat processing plants in China.
Argentina: Latifundistas brasileros y la policía desalojan pequeños productores
- Agencia Paco Urondo
- 06 June 2014
Las familias de Cerro Morenita denunciaron cortes de alambrado, amenazas con disparos de arma de fuego e intimidaciones de los inversores brasileros acompañados por el comisario de Wanda para que desalojen los lotes fiscales.
Borrowing bonanza: Is Ethiopia rich or poor to lend to multinationals
- Ethiiomedia
- 06 June 2014
Profit maximization for multinationals like Karuturi is bolstered by the fact that borrowing locally is highly profitable.
Foncier : Plus de 120 000 hectares à l'international pour Tereos, Bonduelle et Michelin
- Revenu Agricole
- 05 June 2014
Les firmes françaises sont de plus en plus enclines à l'acquisition de terres agricoles à l'internationale.
La Chine recherche les terres agricoles
- La Voix de la Russie
- 05 June 2014
La Chine loue des terres agricoles en Australie, en Océanie, en Amérique du Sud et en Russie, dit Ivan Obolentsev.
Smallholders lose land to large-scale farmers: study
- The Citizen
- 05 June 2014
A study titled ‘Sad stories about agricultural investment on right to food: A case of SAGCOT areas in Ruvuma’ notes that “cries of loss of land for small-scale farmers are widespread”.
KKR makes maiden African investment
- FIN Alternatives
- 05 June 2014
KKR will invest about US$200 million from its European fund in Afriflora, an Ethiopian flower farm.
Tanzania: Langrabbing is bad, it must be stopped
- Daily News
- 04 June 2014
Some of the poorest people in this country are losing their land, water and natural resources that have supported their livelihoods for generations.
Liberia: UK company risks closure
- New Democrat
- 04 June 2014
Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.