Oxfam investigation finds large scale agriculture deals funded by US companies in Paraguay, Guatemala, and Colombia are undermining food security and displacing smallholder farmers.
Au Kenya, la haute cour de justice a confirmé la décision du gestionnaire des marchés de rejeter l’offre publique d’achat de Vania Investment Pool sur les actions du producteur de Sisal Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd
ADECRU calls on the Mozambican government to initiate broad, open and inclusive
to initiate open and inclusive discussion of controversial ProSavana programme with communities.
Frederic Mousseau de l’Institut Oakland, l’une des ONG qui proteste contre le projet Senhuile SA, rappelle que « tous les pays n’ont pas des cadastres, tels qu’on les connait dans les pays occidentaux ».
"You don't have to be a financial genius to sense an opportunity here."
- Interactive Investor
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22 April 2014
Peasant group KMP warns of intensified landgrabbing and denial of farmers’ rights with the “imminent” entry of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan and PT Indofood in Central Azucarera de Tarlac.
- Manila Times
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22 April 2014
US investment fund Anholt Investment bought the Agraria Nord and Arland farms in Botosani county, Romania.
- Romania Insider
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22 April 2014
Controversial Vietnamese rubber giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group is to expand its agricultural business in Cambodia to include corn, according to the company’s CEO Nguyen Van Su.
- Phnom Penh Post
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22 April 2014
two years after Supreme Court decision ordering distribution of Hacienda Luisita, Cojuangcos of Tarlac province still control 6,000-hectare sugar estate. Denial of farmers’ rights with the “imminent” entry of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan.
"UAE relies on food imports and we are very concerned with food security so we are very willing to invest heavily in Zimbabwe's agriculture," Dr Andre Homberg of Tabarak Investment Bank said.
Le projet de Tochka était censé régler les problèmes démographiques et agricoles de l’Égypte. En 2008, plus de 30 000 ha ont été attribués à une compagnie saoudienne. Fin 2013, une compagnie émiratie y annonçait l’achat de 40 000 ha.
Farmland is now one of the UK’s greatest money makers. In 2013, overseas buyers accounted for 8% of UK farmland sales.
- Wall St Daily
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21 April 2014