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Mirá qué planteó hoy el senador Da Silva para que los colonos compren sus tierras
- El Observador
- 25 July 2023
En Uruguay, un senador nacionalista propone un proyecto de ley que pretende "detener el proceso de extranjerización de la tierra"
Wealth advisors gain access to global farmland investment from Nuveen via iCapital
- Nuveen
- 25 July 2023
Nuveen, the $1.1 trillion investment manager of TIAA, has expanded its partnership with a global fintech platform to offer investors and financial advisors the opportunity to allocate to global agricultural assets.
In Honduras, a democratic approach to palm oil defies the status quo
- China Dialogue
- 25 July 2023
By bringing together over 600 small landowners, all of whom are partners in the company, Hondupalma defies the prevalent model of large family-owned palm oil companies.
Dayak women’s struggle to protect the forests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
- WRM
- 22 July 2023
the story of a women group in Kalimantan called “Hurung Hapakat”, which means “Working Together”. Collectively, and against serious repression, they have reclaimed some land from oil palm plantations in order to also reclaim their food sovereignty, dignity and wisdom. And they are not alone.
Gugatan izin lingkungan Suku Awyu mulai sidang, kuasa hukum: Papua bukan tanah kosong
- Mongabay
- 20 July 2023
Setelah tiga bulan mendaftarkan gugatan di PTUN Jayapura, sidang gugatan izin lingkungan Suku Awyu kepada perusahaan sawit PT Indo Asiana Lestari (IAL) memasuki tahap pemeriksaan bukti 6 Juli lalu.
Marcos Jr. urged to allow big corporations to lease farmlands
- ABS-CBN
- 20 July 2023
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should allow lands given to agrarian reform beneficiaries be leased by bigger corporations that are into agribusiness, a business leader said Thursday.
What can solve growing conflicts between agricultural giants and communities in Cameroon?
- Mongabay
- 17 July 2023
Tensions between local communities and large-scale agriculture companies are running high in Cameroon and disputes over land and environmental impacts have increased over the years.
Del Monte guards accused of another attack on two teenagers
- TBIJ
- 17 July 2023
Security guards working for the multinational fruit company Del Monte have been accused of running over two teenagers at a pineapple farm in Kenya that is currently at the centre of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses.
‘Israel has great business opportunities for Ghanaians’
- Graphic Business
- 17 July 2023
Mr Youval Rasin, the CEO and Chairman of DekelOil Agri Vision PLC, entreated Ghanaian Agric entrepreneurs to approach it for agricultural processing expertise, logistics and farming operations.
Côte d’Ivoire : le français Touton cède ses activités dans le palmier à huile à Palmci
- Agencec Ecofin
- 13 July 2023
Palm Côte d’Ivoire, avec plus de 40 000 ha de plantations industrielles, vient d’acquérir les filiales SAO et TCI qui exploitent 1 300 ha de palmeraies, pour un montant non divulgué, auprès de Touton Négoce Côte d’Ivoire.
Relatório liga empresas transnacionais à grilagem de terras no Sul do Piauí
- Rede Social
- 12 July 2023
"Empresas transnacionais do agronegócio causam violência, grilagem de terras e destruição no Cerrado" é o título de um novo relatório da Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
La réforme foncière menée au Sénégal est ‘’bloquée’’, selon le CNCR
- APS
- 11 July 2023
"La position de la société civile est très claire : nous défendons les populations locales", a précisé Babacar Diop, un dirigeant du Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux lors d’un atelier consacré à la gestion de la terre au Sénégal.