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Elite Foods in Zambia on Monday to look at investing in the Northern Province
- Lusaka Times
- 15 February 2019
Elite Foods CEO says his South African company wishes to take advantage of the Northern Province's huge expanse of water and land.
Republic of Congo takes unprecedented decision on large-scale agriculture in forest areas
- WWF
- 15 February 2019
A new Ministerial order states that all large scale agricultural activities beyond five hectares should be oriented to the savannah areas of the country.
Cameroun: la sécurisation de ces terres des peuples autochtones en débat à Kribi (Sud)
- Actucameroun
- 15 February 2019
"L'accaparement des terres reste une réalité ici avec les grands projets annoncés ou encours de réalisation," explique un participant camerounnais
The rebirth of Harvard's divestment movement
- The Crimson
- 14 February 2019
A three-day campaign called “Land Under Siege,” consisting of a teach-in, a Mass. Hall rally and an organiser training event, was organized by Harvard Undergraduates for Environmental Justice.
Nous, paysans et éleveurs du Sénégal, voilà pour qui nous allons voter…
- Senenews
- 13 February 2019
« Nous, paysans et éleveurs, allons voter pour celui-là qui mettra fin au bradage du foncier » annoncent les producteurs du Sénégal face aux candidats à l'élection presidentielle
La Socfin se désiste de son appel contre Mediapart et deux ONG
- AFP
- 13 February 2019
La Socfin, une holding propriétaire de plantations en Afrique et en Asie, dont le groupe Bolloré est actionnaire, s'est désistée mercredi de son appel contre le site Mediapart et deux ONG, poursuivis en diffamation.
Ethnic group ‘disappointed’ to be denied French visas to attend court
- Phnom Penh Post
- 13 February 2019
The group say they are under threat of losing their land, traditions and customs since the arrival of Socfin-KCD, a firm funded by the French company Bollore
Paysans cambodgiens contre Bolloré: audience renvoyée
- AFP
- 12 February 2019
Une audience prévue à Paris dans la procédure qui oppose des paysans cambodgiens au groupe Bolloré, accusé de s'être accaparé leurs ressources, a été renvoyée au 1er octobre en raison de l'absence des demandeurs, dont le visa a été refusé par le consulat français.
Harvard activists rally, petition for divestment from farmland, prison industry
- The Crimson
- 12 February 2019
Students gathered in front of Harvard’s central administration to urge Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow to divest the University’s $39.2 billion endowment from farmland holdings around the world.
The dormant breadbasket of the Asia-Pacific
- The Diplomat
- 12 February 2019
The Russian government has actively supported foreign investment in Siberian agriculture, making 1 million hectares of arable land in the Far Eastern Federal District available to foreign buyers
US: Large Washington tree fruit companies compelled to sell out
- Growing Produce
- 12 February 2019
Two of Washington’s largest tree fruit orchards have been taken over by financial companies, as operators reportedly began to realize the operations would need large capital infusions to renew older orchards and remain competitive.
CAAPA investors engage gov’t
- Global Times
- 12 February 2019
Sierra Leone's Deputy Minister of Agriculture tells agribusiness lobby that his government is working on a plan to end land disturbances, adding that fees for land leases will be increased in order to lay the long cry of under-payment by land owners to rest.
Cambodge. La bataille des paysans bunongs face au groupe Bolloré
- L'Humanité
- 12 February 2019
77 membres de cette ethnie minoritaire vivant au Cambodge assignent en justice la multinationale pour accaparement des terres. Le procès, qui s’ouvre aujourd’hui à Nanterre, devra déterminer la responsabilité de la société française.
Kinston firm looks to raise $1.5 billion for agriculture investments
- WRAL
- 11 February 2019
International Farming Corp., a Kinston-based agricultural investment company, has raised $404 million in a fund to invest in U.S. farmland.
Argentina: Benetton y el Estado contra los Mapuches
- ANCAP
- 11 February 2019
En el día de hoy comenzó el juicio contra la comunidad mapuche Pu Lof en resistencia Cushamen por “tenencia de armas, usurpación de territorio y abigeato”. La demanda la realizó la empresa Benetton y está apoyada por el gobierno de Chubut.