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Zambia: Kasanka Trust to commence contempt proceedings
- ZNBC
- 20 July 2022
Lake Agro and Gulf Adventures are accused of ignoring a court action and advancing with their activities including planting wheat and collecting water from the Luombwa river.
Saskatchewan’s farmland is caught between profit and habitat
- The Narwhal
- 20 July 2022
Land ownership concentration and big money are forcing farmers to clear their lands in order to keep up in the Canada's Saskatchewan Province.
Canada’s development finance institution and land grabbing in Africa
- The Bullet
- 20 July 2022
Canada's Blended Finance Project interviews Witness Radio and GRAIN about the role public development banks play in facilitating land grabs around the world.
Ondo farmers protest over govt’s move to sell farmland to private investors
- Nigerian Tribune
- 20 July 2022
SAO Agro Services Ltd aided by eight vehicles loaded with security corps and officers of the Nigerian Army invaded Ofosu area with a bulldozer to begin the destruction of farmlands of over 20,000 farmers.
IFC and Zambeef partner to boost food security, strengthen agribusiness in Zambia
- Farmers Review Africa
- 19 July 2022
Zambeef will use the funds to upgrade its feed mill, animal housing, purchase new equipment and develop 1,000 hectares of irrigation land, among other activities.
The financiers of destruction
- De Olho nos Ruralistas
- 18 July 2022
How multinational companies sponsor agribusiness lobby and sustain the dismantling of socio-encironmental reglation in Brazil
Colruyt aussi accapare des terres
- SOS Faim
- 18 July 2022
La chaîne de supermarchés belge met en place de grands projets fonciers d’acquisition de terres agricoles, afin de faire produire les agricultrices et les agriculteurs pour ses propres besoins et demandes. Podcast de SOS Faim.
Land grabs: governments seeking food security sow the seeds of discontent
- DOMEdigita
- 18 July 2022
There will be plenty more scuffles between local populations and new global landlords. But, according to the Financial Times, such fights are unlikely to stem the tide of land investment.
El acaparamiento de tierras siembra descontento global
- Milenio
- 18 July 2022
Habrá muchos más enfrentamientos entre las poblaciones locales y los considerados nuevos terratenientes globales, según el Financial Times
De Olho nos Ruralistas lança dossiê sobre financiamento da bancada ruralista
- De Olho nos Ruralistas
- 18 July 2022
Relatório inédito revela participação direta de multinacionais no lobby ruralista; além de atuar em associações que financiam o Instituto Pensar Agro, empresas como Bayer, Basf, Syngenta, JBS, Cargill e Nestlé mantiveram 278 reuniões com o alto escalão do governo Bolsonaro
Accaparement des terres : les gouvernements en quête de sécurité alimentaire sèment les graines du mécontentement
- Les Actualités
- 17 July 2022
Des accords controversés sont toujours en cours. Elite Agro, un grand propriétaire terrien de Serbie, basé à Abu Dhabi, a signé un accord pour des terres agricoles à Madagascar. African Agriculture (AAGR), basée aux États-Unis, a de grands projets pour la culture de la luzerne au Sénégal et a signé à la fin de l’année dernière des accords pour des terres au Niger.
La Socapalm toujours sur le gril des défenseurs des droits humains et de l’environnement
- EcoMatin
- 16 July 2022
La Société camerounaise de palmeraies (Socapalm) fait régulièrement l’objet d’accusations dans le cadre de ses activités, notamment le non-respect des normes environnementales, une mise à l’étroit des communautés, et une politique jugée esclavagiste à l’égard de ses employés, écrit EcoMatin
The mothers of Malen
- China Dialogue
- 15 July 2022
The oil palm is native to West Africa, where it plays a vital role in food security and local economies, especially for women. But in Sierra Leone, the arrival of an industrial oil palm plantation has threatened all this.
Roca Investments sets up new holding in partnership with agri-group RDF
- Romania Insider
- 14 July 2022
Romanian private equity company Roca Investments, part of Impetum Group, teamed up with RDF - a farming group developed by Romanian businessmen - to form an investment holding company.
Commodity or commons: Finance capital and the commodification of land
- Agrarian Trust
- 13 July 2022
The most effective means of countering corporate power is to restore control of the land and agricultural knowledge to the communities who live on and with the land.