• The village women taking on the palm oil giant
    • Fern
    • 12 September 2018

    Award-winning Cameroonian journalist Madeleine Ngeunga and Fern’s Indra Van Gisbergen recently visited villages in the shadow of Socapalm’s oil palm plantations to see if the issues driving the dispute between locals and the company are being resolved.

  • Saudi Arabia's Salic is said to be close to Ukraine farming deal
    • Bloomberg
    • 12 September 2018

    Saudi Arabia’s state-run Salic is nearing a deal to buy Mriya Agro Holding Plc, which would take the Salic-operated farming area in Ukraine to just over 200,000 hectares.

  • Cargill quits farming ties to big Temora agribusiness as new investors flood in
    • NQR
    • 12 September 2018

    The intensifying US-China trade war, plus our comparatively cheap agricultural land are among key reasons overseas investor groups have ramped up buying interest in rural Australia this year.

  • Sierra Tropical to open pineapple factory in Bo District
    • Awoko
    • 11 September 2018

    The subsidiary of Dole Asia, which is owned by Itochu of Japan, has acquired 574 ha of land in Lugbu chiefdom and intends to increase this area to 4,335 ha over the next three years.

  • Harvard’s farmland holdings come under fire in new report
    • Harvard Crimson
    • 10 September 2018

    A new report details the web of companies with which Harvard Management Company, the university’s investment arm, directly invests in farmland around the world, risking conflict with communities from California to Brazil.

  • Journée internationale des monocultures au Gabon
    • La voix de la Dola
    • 10 September 2018

    Le président de Muyissi environnement à Mouila, Ladislas Désiré Ndembet, invité de l'émission Focus sur La voix de la Dola

  • Les mégaprojets agricoles dans le sud de l’Algérie, sont-ils une tromperie ?
    • Maghreb Emergent
    • 08 September 2018

    Il parait que de richissimes hommes d’affaires algériens ont bénéficié des terres agricoles avec des superficies de 10 000 ha, mais jusqu’à présent aucun investissement n’a été réalisé.

  • Harvard University accused of land grab & violation of indigenous people's rights: study
    • Down to Earth
    • 08 September 2018

    The university's endowment fund, meant to support educational and research goals, was misused to acquire 850,000 hectares of farmland across 5 continents during the past 10 years.

  • Québec : Les libéraux veulent freiner la vente de terres agricoles à des fonds d'investissement
    • Journal du Quebec
    • 07 September 2018

    Sans le nommer directement, Philippe Couillard s’est engagé à « limiter » les activités de rachat de terres agricoles de l’un des cofondateurs de la CAQ, Charles Sirois, qui dirige le fonds d’investissement Pangea.

  • Harvard’s foreign farmland investment mess
    • Bloomberg
    • 07 September 2018

    The university’s holdings in developing markets have proved to be more trouble than they’re worth.

  • El fiasco de Harvard: mil millones de dólares en tierras agrícolas
    • GRAIN y Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018

    Uno de los mayores compradores de tierras agrícolas del mundo está en problemas debido a su implicación en conflictos por la tierra, destrucción ambiental e inversiones arriesgadas. Este nuevo informe de GRAIN y Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos presenta por primera vez un análisis exhaustivo de las cuestionadas inversiones de la Universidad de Harvard en tierras agrícolas por todo el mundo.

  • Un milliard de dollars de Harvard dans un fiasco lié aux terres agricoles
    • GRAIN et Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018

    L’un des principaux acquéreurs de terres agricoles au monde est sur la sellette en raison de conflits fonciers, de destruction de l’environnement et d’investissements à risque. Un nouveau rapport de GRAIN et de Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos présente, pour la première fois, une analyse exhaustive des investissements controversés de l’Université Harvard dans les terres agricoles au niveau mondial.

  • O fiasco agrícola bilionário da Universidade de Harvard
    • GRAIN e Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018

    Um dos principais compradores de terras agrícolas no mundo é alvo de críticas por conflitos fundiários, devastação ambiental e investimentos arriscados. Novo relatório da GRAIN e da Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos apresenta uma análise abrangente e inédita dos investimentos polêmicos da Universidade de Harvard na compra, em escala global, de terras agrícolas.

  • Harvard's billion-dollar farmland fiasco
    • GRAIN and Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018

    One of the world's major buyers of farmland is under fire for their involvement in land conflicts, environmental destruction and risky investments. A new report by GRAIN and Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of Harvard University's controversial investments in global farmland.

  • New guides help communities to negotiate fair contracts with investors
    • Namati
    • 06 September 2018

    With investors increasingly turning to more remote locations for the establishment of forestry, agribusiness, mining, and infrastructure projects, it is critical that communities worldwide gain a practical understanding of contract negotiations.

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