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Langrabbing breeds hunger, resistance
- Bulatlat
- 26 May 2017
New book “Land Grabbing Cases in the Philippines: Greed, Hunger, and Resistance” by the Philippine Network of Food Security Programmes (PNFSP) discusses several local case studies.
Gendered impacts of large-scale land acquisitions in Western Ethiopia
- RRI
- 26 May 2017
Study of cases of large-scale land deals in Ethiopia finds range of negative impacts on local families and women in particular, including reduced access to land for farming and grazing, outmigration, and reduced availability of forest products.
Farmland Partners may buy land in Canada, but rules out Scottish deal
- Agrimoney
- 26 May 2017
Farmland Partners is investigating a land purchase in Canada, and looked at farms in Scotland too, in its quest to exploit global farm price growth it sees continuing, driven by the quest to meet food demand.
Villagers occupy land in stand-off
- Khmer Times
- 25 May 2017
More than 200 villagers in Svay Rieng province, Cambodia confronted by the police as they tried to occupy land at the centre of a long-running dispute. NK Venture special was granted permission to build a sugar plantation on the 670 hectares in 2010, but it has still done nothing with the land.
The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa
- The Conversation
- 24 May 2017
Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African governments are once again promoting large plantations and estates. But the new corporate interest in African agriculture has been criticised as a “land grab”.
Brasil: A JBS e a venda de terras a estrangeiros
- Carta Capital
- 24 May 2017
Há exatamente um mês, antes da exposição midiática da Operação Carne Fraca, o atual ministro da Fazenda e nome favorito do mercado para ocupar a Presidência, Henrique Meirelles, enfatizou em entrevista para a Globonews a urgência da aprovação da venda de terras rurais para estrangeiros.
China’s plan to `colonise` Pak is now out!
- Scoop News
- 24 May 2017
The secrecy behind much-touted China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) now lies in tatters with details of how China is plotting the economic takeover of Pakistan published early this week. Major thrust areas of this plan will hugely affect Pakistani agriculture sector.
Les entreprises françaises sont disponibles pour investir dans l’agro-industrie en RDC
- Actualités.cd
- 23 May 2017
Les entreprises françaises sont prêtes à apporter leurs expertises au développement du secteur agro-industrie en RDC, où il y a une grande potentialité en terme de terres arables, déclare l’Ambassadeur de France
Sugar rush puts monster mill well ahead of target
- Phnom Penh Post
- 23 May 2017
Cambodia's biggest sugar mill owned by Rui Feng International Co Ltd. has produced half a million tonnes of refined white sugar despite facing accusations of land-grabbing and using its partner firms to circumvent restrictions on the maximum legal size of land a company can hold as an ELC.
AfDB meet: Following Chinese, western "land grab" in Africa, Indian corporates seek economic space in continent
- Counterview
- 23 May 2017
Experts say India is hosting this year's annual meeting of the African Development Bank to provide a platform for Indian corporates to invest in Africa, especially in agriculture and mining
China spins a global food web from Mozambique to Missouri
- Bloomberg
- 23 May 2017
As China's government sets up farms in developing countries, the nation's food companies are scouring the world for premium products
Danes give Chileans a helping hand in global pork marketplace
- NPA
- 23 May 2017
The Danish Agribusiness Fund and JB Equity will allow Coexca SA to double its current pork production capacity and establish a new and modern pig farm in the Maule Region of Chile
Madagascar : Reportage sur la Zone d'Investissement Agricole (ZIA) d'Ibity
- KOLO TV
- 21 May 2017
Le gouvernement malgache vise à créer 2 millions d’ha de Zones d’investissement agricole dans les prochains 10 ans. L'expérience amère d'Ibity.
Investissement agricole à Madagascar : les attentes et craintes mises à nu
- News Mada
- 20 May 2017
Pour devenir le grenier à riz de l’océan Indien, le Madagascar devra convertir en 10 ans deux millions d’hectares de terres agricoles en Zones d’investissement agricole, selon ses promoteurs
Climat : « Il faut renforcer les droits fonciers des populations autochtones d’Amérique latine »
- Le Monde
- 19 May 2017
Imaginez un monde dans lequel les consommateurs d’Amérique du Nord et d’Europe refusent d’acheter des produits cultivés sur des terres de peuples autochtones saisies illégalement.