Nicaragua has ramped up export production to the US amid the pandemic. But this has come at a high cost for Indigenous communities, who are being run off their land to make way for cattle ranches.
The prosecution alleges that the eight land defenders threatened to harm a police officer and workers of one of the companies involved in large-scale land grabs for agricultural plantations in Kiryandongo, Uganda.
Hace tres años, en una consulta popular, este pueblo del Tolima rechazó un proyecto de la empresa sudafricana AngloGold Ashanti que pretendía explotar oro. Pero al mismo tiempo aceptó la entrada del aguacate hass, un monocultivo promovido por esa multinacional que hoy acapara tierras y amenaza el ambiente.
a number of Chinese firms have invested in large-scale crop and livestock production in Zambia and the agronomist would like to see more Chinese investments in agriculture exports.
The Matopiba region is home to the majority of the Cerrado’s remaining vegetation, and, conversely, among the highest deforestation and fire rates in Brazil.
IFC et AATIF financent un joint-venture franco-sénégalais qui s'installe près de Saint Louis pour faire de la production et la transformation des oignons déshydratés pour l'agroindustrie transnationale
On recense plus d’une centaine de conflits opposant des communautés autochtones à des investisseurs en Amérique latine, explique le sociologue Bernard Duterme.
Seventy-nine Kenyans have launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia Plc (and other UK companies in the Camellia Group) for alleged human rights abuses at its Kenyan plantations.
The $56.5 billion Harvard University Endowment Fund is preparing to sell another chunk of its Australian almond and cotton holdings after putting the Western Rosella Farming portfolio in the NSW Riverina on the market.
El miércoles 8 de octubre hacia las 4:00 p.m. en la ciudad de Cali se conoció de un plan de compra de tierras en los municipios de Valle del Guamuez y Puerto Asís.
Harvard University’s endowment spun off its natural resources team, creating an independent entity that will manage some of the school’s agriculture and food production investments.
Em setembro, o Tribunal de Justiça da Bahia deu razão à tese de que as terras da fazenda Gleba Campo Largo, no oeste baiano, foram de fato griladas. A propriedade tem sido foco de violentas disputas de terra nos últimos anos.
The Indonesian government says it will expand a national “food estate” program by establishing millions of hectares of new crop plantations in Sumatra and Papua. To expand the project into North Sumatra and Papua, the government is seeking out private investors; but activists say this risks a repeat of the current corporate takeover of Indigenous and community lands.
IHC Food Holding, a subsidiary of Abu-Dhabi-based International Holding Company, announces plans to develop and cultivate over 100,000 acres of farmland in Sudan in a $225 million deal.
A new report released today by environmental campaign group Mighty Earth alleges that Michelin, the world’s largest tire company, was complicit in and covered up industrial-scale deforestation of over 2,500 hectares of rainforest in the run-up to the launch of its flagship ‘eco-friendly’ sustainable natural rubber joint venture project in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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