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Indonesia to invest in Agusan's palm oil
- 19 October 2013
Indonesian investors from two of its government-owned companies are planning to invest in a 60,000 ha palm oil plantation in the Philippines' province.
AgriMin: Bulgarian farm land not lucrative for foreigners
- Novinite
- 19 October 2013
Dimitar Grekov says the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee has rejected a proposed moratorium on the sale of farm land to foreigners
À quel point est-il difficile de dire « Nous ne tolérons aucun abus » ?
- Oxfam
- 18 October 2013
Oxfam a demandé aux dix entreprises les plus gros acheteurs et producteurs de sucre d’améliorer leurs politiques relatives au foncier.
Ethiopia: Highlanders will overtake soon Gode
- Shekosh Report
- 18 October 2013
Huge delegation lead by Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam is on a tour at Shabelle region to inspect lands prepared for investors.
Shanghai Pengxin poised to buy 2nd NZ dairy farm business
- Reuters
- 18 October 2013
Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin is poised to buy its second set of dairy farms in New Zealand, the world's leading dairy produce export country, as China's firms increasingly look overseas for sources of milk to meet growing demand at home.
Terra di conquista
- Nigrizia
- 18 October 2013
Un’alleanza a tre tra Mozambico-Brasile-Giappone prevede di trasformare un’area di 145mila km² nel nordest del paese in un’immensa industria agroalimentare. Scatenando la mobilitazione dei contadini, della società civile e della Chiesa contro la privatizzazione della terra e lo sfratto di milioni di piccoli agricoltori.
Ethiopia’s land grabs: Stories from the displaced
- InterContinental Cry
- 17 October 2013
Anywaa Survival Organisation (ASO) recently had an opportunity to interview affected community representatives and leaders who fled their homes in Gambela and Lower Omo because of government land grabs.
Colombian farmers risk death to reclaim lost land
- Guardian
- 17 October 2013
The government wants to correct decades of 'land reform in reverse'. But powerful criminal, armed and business interests are ranged against the country's displaced peasants.
‘Land grabbing’ in Africa: Biofuels are not off the hook
- Eco-Business
- 17 October 2013
A new report claims that European demand for biofuels is not to blame for land acquisitions in poorer countries. But evidence suggests that the issue is more complex than the biofuels industry would like us to believe.
Camponeses de 6 países procuram em Maputo estratégias contra expropriação de terra
- SAPO
- 17 October 2013
Mais de 200 representantes de associações de camponeses de seis países estão reunidos em Maputo na II Conferência Internacional Camponesa sobre Terra para estudar estratégias para "deter a usurpação de terra dos camponeses" pelo setor privado.
EPO shares soar after approach from palm oil giant
- Agrimoney
- 17 October 2013
Shares in Equatorial Palm Oil soared 40% after the palm oil minnow revealed it was in talks over a takeover by Malaysia-based giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong, which would gain a foothold in Africa through a deal.
UNAC reúne em Maputo segunda conferência internacional
- RFI
- 16 October 2013
O presidente da UNAC, Augusto Mafigo confirmou em declarações à RFI a preocupação dos agricultores moçambicanos no tocante aos futuros projectos de optimização agrícola alegadamente.