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Kazakhstan farmers riot over fears of encroachment from China
- GD
- 27 May 2016
Protesters fear that the changes would make it easier for large Chinese agribusinesses to take control of vast swaths of farmland.
Chinese mining company takes a punt on Chilean fruit production
- Fresh Fruit Portal
- 27 May 2016
Chinese company Minera Catania Verde to reinvent almost 700 hectares of land in the northern area of Copiapó for production of table grapes, blueberries and cactus pears to export to Asia.
Video: Las mujeres de África occidental defienden el aceite de palma tradicional frente al acaparamiento de tierras
- GRAIN
- 27 May 2016
Un nuevo video muestra que las mujeres rurales en África occidental están empeñadas en proteger la producción de aceite de palma tradicional frente a la expansión de las plantaciones industriales de palma.
Kazakhstan : cession de terres agricoles à la Chine
- BFM
- 26 May 2016
La population du Kazakhstan se mobilise contre un projet de réforme agraire permettant aux étrangers, notamment à la Chine, de louer des terres pour 25 ans au lieu de 10 actuellement.
Québec : Enfin, un projet de loi pour contrer l'accaparement des terres agricoles
- Gouvernement du Québec
- 26 May 2016
Toute transaction impliquant une terre agricole devra être déclarée à la Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec, et si l'acquisition fera passer le total de terres possédées à plus de 100 hectares, la CPTAQ devra l'autoriser
Brasil busca levantar restricción para compra de terrenos agrícolas
- Agritotal
- 26 May 2016
Hasta ahora, está limitada la cantidad de tierras que pueden tener los extranjeros en Brasil.
Old Mutual Investment Group reaffirms commitment to African investment
- Old Mutual
- 26 May 2016
Old Mutual Investment Group will increase its overall equity stake in UFF African Agri Investments to 49%, which is pursuing investment opportunities of up to $500 million in African farmland over the next three years.
Zambia country profile
- Land Matrix
- 26 May 2016
In-depth profile of large scale investments in Zambia by the Land Matrix.
Old Mutual se positionne à long terme sur l’agrobusiness, misant sur des perspectives de rendements élevés
- Agence Ecofin
- 26 May 2016
Même si nourrir le monde fait partie de ses objectifs, Old Mutual reconnait sur la fiche descriptive de son véhicule d'investissement, que la rentabilité reste un objectif centrale.
Brazil to lift limits on foreigners' owning of land
- Reuters
- 26 May 2016
Brazil's government plans to lift current limits on foreign ownership of agricultural land, Secretary of Investment Moreira Franco, the person behind privatization for the new administration, told Reuters on Wednesday.
Brazil coup government to legalize foreign land grabbing
- TeleSur
- 25 May 2016
The expected lifting of foreign land ownership will be a windfall for the timber, soy and sugar industries -- and a nightmare for campesinos.
ProSavana files
- 25 May 2016
A collection of official ProSavana files and reports from 2009 to 2016.
West Papuans, activists protest against Sorong oil palm expansion
- Asia Pacific Report
- 25 May 2016
As the indigenous people of Sorong, Nabire, Merauke and elsewhere in West Papua continue to resist oil palm expansion, there now appears to be some hope that the government is responding to President Joko Widodo’s call last month for a moratorium on all new permits.
Paraguay: protestan en Asunción contra uso de químicos de empresa agrícola Monsanto
- Wradio
- 25 May 2016
Las organizaciones responsabilizan a Monsanto y a otras multinacionales agrícolas del acaparamiento de tierras para destinarlas al monocultivo de productos para la exportación, como la soja o el maíz, en su mayoría transgénicos.
Tanzania: Project axed to save wildlife
- Citizen
- 24 May 2016
The Government has decided to shelf the Bagamoyo EcoEnergy sugar plantation project in order to safeguard Wami River from which the project would draw its water.