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8 perusahaan perkebunan sawit diduga rampas tanah masyarakat
- Tribun Pontianak
- 07 August 2017
Sedikitnya delapan perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit di Kalbar diduga kuat merampas hutan dan lahan masyarakat serta berdiri diatas lahan gambut.
La Chine va créer des zones de démonstration agricole dans 10 pays
- Commodafrica
- 06 August 2017
Le ministère chinois de l'Agriculture a validé la création de "zones de démonstration agricole à l'international" dans 10 pays, rapporte Reuters. Objectif : accroître son influence sur le secteur agricole mondial.
O que é grilagem e o que ela tem a ver com o desmatamento na Amazônia
- OECO
- 06 August 2017
Como funciona a grilagem de terras, porque ela está relacionada com crimes que vão de desmatamento ilegal ao trabalho escravo é o que o Observatório do Clima explica, nesse vídeo de quase 3 minutos.
Speech at the China Africa Agriculture Cooperation and Development Summit
- FMPRC
- 06 August 2017
"China will continue to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in large-scale farming, animal husbandry, grain storage and processing in Africa," says China's Ambassador to Zambia.
ICSID roundup: Hungary
- Law360
- 04 August 2017
British agricultural company Magyar Farming Co. Ltd., along with two Hungarian companies called Kintyre KFT and Inicia ZRT, hit Hungary with an ICSID claim on Aug. 1.
Le ministre éthiopien des Finances arrêté pour corruption
- Reuters
- 04 August 2017
La politique anti-corruption menée par le gouvernement est, en partie, une réponse aux projets d'expropriation de terres autour d'Addis-Abeba, la capitale.
Foreign investors are snapping up US farms
- Mother Jones
- 04 August 2017
American farmland is becoming popular with overseas investors—and that’s making people nervous. Italian buyers purchased 102,000 acres, New Zealand bought around 18,000, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates went in on more than 15,000 acres.
Roumanie, la terre promise des agriculteurs européens
- Le Monde
- 04 August 2017
En vingt ans, la Roumanie est devenue l’eldorado des exploitants de France et d’ailleurs. Attirés par ses sols fertiles à bas prix, sa main-d’œuvre peu onéreuse et les aides de Bruxelles, ces pionniers y ont fondé des exploitations prospères.
The Rohatyn Group to acquire GMO Renewable Resources
- Business Wire
- 04 August 2017
GMORR manages approximately $2.1 billion in rural real estate assets across eight countries and 600,000 hectares.
“Massive investments into agriculture and oil processing on the way”, says Dangote’s Devakumar Edwin
- African Business Magazine
- 04 August 2017
The Dangote Group, Nigerian giant conglomerate’s has plans to invest $3.8bn in sugar, rice and milk over the next three years. What is the rationale for the investment?
Report: China’s foreign food & ag acquisitions set to increase
- AgFunder
- 03 August 2017
China is poised to have a much larger footprint in the global food supply chain in the near future, according to a new report from Rabobank. The report highlights six acquisitions from the last six years that demonstrate China’s agricultural priorities.
Brazil’s Temer threatens constitutional indigenous land rights
- Intercontinentalcry
- 03 August 2017
Brazilian President Michel Temer has approved a recommendation that federal government bodies should adopt new criteria for setting the boundaries of indigenous land. The new measure will resulting ultimately in the dismissal of 90 percent of ongoing indigenous territory land claims.
Brasil: A MP da grilagem ou como sairá caro o apoio dos ruralistas ao golpe
- Carta Capital
- 03 August 2017
Sancionada por Temer, a MP 759 traz alterações legais que destroem a política fundiária rural e urbana que levou décadas para ser construída
Harvest returns to launch agriculture investment platform
- PE Hub Network
- 03 August 2017
Texas-based Harvest Returns, a financial tech company, is planning on debuting its agriculture investment platform this month. With this platform, agriculture producers and landowners will be able to raise funding and also maintain control over their business.
Livestock links advanced with Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City
- Viantiane Times
- 03 August 2017
Laos is allocating 1,500 hectares of farmland along the That Luang marsh channel to grow the feed grasses needed for cattle raising, according to Vientiane Livestock and Fisheries section official. Vientiane is cooperating with distributors in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City to expand the numbers of cattle.