"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 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.

In southern Cameroon, about 150km from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bitter story from the colonial era is playing out. Rubber companies are once again destroying rainforests and communities.

Dubai Investments and E20 Investment, an Abu Dhabi-based agribusiness investment company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop 3,750 Ha of agricultural land in Angola, espeically for rice and avocados

A growing list of global household brands, from PepsiCo to L’Oréal to Hershey’s, have suspended their purchases from Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), Indonesia’s second- largest palm oil producer, in the wake of reports of land grabbing, environmental degradation and criminal persecution of human rights defenders by AAL and its subsidiaries operating in Central Sulawesi province.

Les Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) et l’Institut international d’agriculture tropicale (IITA) ont signé un protocole d’accord pour la production intensive de semences de riz, maïs, soja et manioc qui seront utilisées pour la mise en œuvre du programme de développement des 145 territoires (PDL-145T) dans le volet de la Transformation Agricole

Con la proyección de que se mantengan los precios internacionales, mejore la capacidad local de producir y un mayor uso de la genética moderna, comenienzan a subir las consultas para comprar y alquilar tierra agrícola y ganadera en el país

For almost ten years, AP Pension has bought farms for DKK 700m (EUR 94m). Now, private equity fund Erhvervsinvest will take over the administration and ”develop” the portfolio.

L'Alliance informelle des communautés victimes d'investissements fonciers irresponsables s'est réunie pour un camp d'activités en Ouganda. Compte rendu de Witness Radio.

At a week-long camp held in Kassanda district, members of the informal Alliance for victim communities of irresponsible land investments have resolved to use any available opportunity at their disposal to re-build a new life.

The CSOs call for reforms to include a compulsory conflict conciliation procedure and the recognition of customary and legitimate land rights in their diversity.

An Indian agri-investment platform says it has raised ₹70 crore from over 2,000 investors and deployed this over an area of more than 3,000 acres of land. Currently, have subscribed to this platform