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The Madhvanis: The industrialists who have tasted sucrose and success
- Forbes
- 02 April 2019
Interview with Mayur and Kamlesh Madhvani, the Joint Managing Directors of the Madhvani Group which controls a 14,000 hectare sugar estate in Uganda
Socfin’s response to FIAN’s report on land grabbing for palm oil in Sierra Leone
- BHRRC
- 01 April 2019
Socfin denies allegation and argues amongst other things that they went through a lengthy process of consultation with the communities, resulting in an overall acceptance and support to the project
Internal audit reveals Shs 5.3 billion fraud in Bidco
- Observer
- 01 April 2019
An internal audit conducted by Wilmar International on its subsidiary company, Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) has revealed a US$1.4 million fraud within the company’s finance department.
ASEAN guidelines for responsible investment in food, agriculture and forestry
- IISD
- 30 Mar 2019
ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry adopted by ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) in October 2018 through a multistakeholder process involving the ASEAN Secretariat, Grow Asia, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation and a World Bank trust fund.
How land grabbers co-opt indigenous ritual traditions in Papua: Q&A with anthropologist Sophie Chao
- Mongabay
- 29 Mar 2019
Industrial-scale agriculture poses considerable risk to the indigenous peoples of Papua. Anthropologist Sophie Chao has studied the often fraught relationship between Papuans and plantation firms, and the mechanisms through which indigenous people are compelled to give up their land.
139 groups from 26 countries mark ‘Day of the Landless’
- PAN AP
- 29 Mar 2019
In a strong show of support to rural communities asserting their right to land, 139 organizations from 26 countries across Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America, North America and Europe issued a joint statement to mark the Day of the Landless last 29 March with several solidarity actions were also held on the same day.
Day of the Landless 2019: Reclaim our lands, reclaim our future!
- PAN AP
- 29 Mar 2019
29 March is Day of the Landless, it marks the founding anniversary of Asian Peasant Coalition and the launching of No Land, No Life! campaign. 126 organizations from 24 countries are issuing the following statement to commemorate the struggle of rural communities around the world for land and resources.
ING finance l’accaparement de terres en Afrique
- CNCD et al
- 28 Mar 2019
Sous la pression de SOCFIN, ING a accepté de maintenir ses financements et donne un sursis de 3 ans supplémentaires à la société pour obtenir une certification RSPO de toutes les plantations.
Sierra Leone bioenergy project poses new challenges to communities
- Swedwatch
- 28 Mar 2019
The Addax Bioenergy project continues to pose challenges to communities in Sierra Leone nine years after its start. In a new turn of events, the whole community of Tonka community has been informed it will be relocated.
Le groupe Bolloré condamné pour « procédure abusive » contre France TV
- Le Parisien
- 28 Mar 2019
Le reportage dénonçait certaines activités de l’entreprise Socapalm qui produit de l’huile de palme au Cameroun et dont Bolloré est actionnaire
After defaulting on loans, Kilombero Plantation Ltd goes up for sale
- Oakland Institute
- 27 Mar 2019
Kilombero Plantation Ltd, the Tanzanian subsidiary of Guernsey-registered Agrica Ltd. and “best in class” player in the field of socially responsible ag investments in Africa, is up for sale after defaulting on loans from several financial institutions.
As Govt kicks-off investigations into Land disputes in Malen Chiefdom, Green Scenery raises concerns
- Standard Times
- 27 Mar 2019
The Government of Sierra Leone has kicked-off investigations into the continuous and mounting disputes among landowners on how thousands of hectares of lands were taken away from them in Malen Chiefdom, Southern Sierra Leone
In Indonesia, a company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits
- Mongabay
- 26 Mar 2019
A state-owned plantation company, PTPN XIV, is evicting farmers to make room for an oil palm estate on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The case is one of thousands of land disputes simmering across Indonesia.
Milltrust Agricultural Investments acquires 24.9% in newly established NZ farming venture
- GAI
- 26 Mar 2019
The acquisition represents the consolidation of a string of investments made over the past six months by Milltrust that together culminate in the formation of a large-scale, integrated dairy and beef farming enterprise in New Zealand.
Redress for land and resource rights violations: a legal empowerment agenda
- IIED
- 26 Mar 2019
To complement litigation efforts, an alternative and flexible mechanism to defending land rights is more effective — tailored to the local context and supporting communities to make informed decisions about what forms of redress to pursue