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Proyecto de compensación por pérdida de biodiversidad de Rio Tinto en Madagascar
- WRM
- 15 April 2016
¿Doble acaparamiento de tierras en nombre de la biodiversidad?
España: El mayor productor de vino de China entra en La Rioja
- El País
- 15 April 2016
Changyu, el mayor productor de vino del país asiático, se expande con bodegas en España
Mundemba declaration and statement of solidarity: women, communities say NO to oil palm expansion
- SEFE, RADD, CED, GRAIN and WRM
- 15 April 2016
We share the concerns of local communities regarding the growing interest in community land for corporate oil palm plantations.
Déclaration de Mundemba et déclaration de solidarité avec les communautés du Cameroun
- SEFE, RADD, CED, GRAIN et WRM
- 15 April 2016
Nous partageons les préoccupations des communautés devant l’intérêt des grandes entreprises pour les terres communautaires qu’elles veulent convertir en plantations de palmiers à huile.
Colombia: Corte Constitucional aceptó demanda contra la ley Zidres
- Caracol Radio
- 14 April 2016
La acción judicial fue presentada por el Polo Democrático argumentando que se permite la acumulación de tierras originalmente adjudicadas como baldíos, autorizando con ello la profundización del latifundio y de la concentración de la tierra.
Plainte en diffamation : Bolloré perd son procès contre Bastamag
- Bastamag
- 14 April 2016
Poursuivis en diffamation par le groupe Bolloré pour un article pointant le rôle de grandes entreprises françaises dans le phénomène d’accaparement des terres, Bastamag, son directeur de publication et ses journalistes ont été relaxés.
Polish farmland bill may breach the EU law
- EU Observer
- 14 April 2016
The Polish government, which is already at loggerheads with EU institutions over its constitutional reforms, could also be in trouble over a farmland bill which was passed in parliament today.
China amplía su cooperación agrícola en África con tecnología y expertos
- La Hora
- 13 April 2016
"China no es diferente a otros países pues compite por los recursos al igual que otros países emergentes, como Brasil o la India"
Foreign Investment Review Board chairman backs farmland register, defends national interest test
- ABC
- 13 April 2016
The chairman of Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board has likened his role to walking a barbed-wire tightrope, as he attempts to balance the interests of investors and the need for capital with community concern about foreign sales.
China gives $15m for 50 agric farms
- National
- 13 April 2016
President Jinping offered $15 million agricultural assistance to Nigeria for the establishment of 50 Agricultural Demonstration Farms across the country.
Des terres agricoles rachetées par un mystérieux groupe chinois dans le Berry
- Le Figaro
- 13 April 2016
La société Hongyang a acquis discrètement plusieurs terres agricoles dans le département de l'Indre. Ses réelles intentions, qui demeurent floues, suscitent l'incompréhension des exploitants locaux.
Matala administration makes available 20,000 hectares for agriculture
- Angola Press
- 12 April 2016
Over 20,000 hectares of land have been made available for national and foreign entrepreneurs interested in investing in the agricultural sector in Angola's Matala Municipality, where a Dutch company is pursuing a large-scale potato farming project.
China buys up agricultural land in central France
- EurActiv
- 12 April 2016
A Chinese company has acquired hundreds of hectares of cereal-producing farmland in central France. This unprecedented situation has provoked astonishment and anger in the farming community.
Indonesia, Denmark strengthen agriculture cooperation
- Antara
- 12 April 2016
Indonesia's Agriculture Minister says his government will allocate two million hectares of land for cattle and maize and sugarcane plantations under the investment deal with Denmark.
Sokoto to benefit from Chinese president's 100 projects
- Pulse
- 12 April 2016
According to the state government, Sokoto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Henan Province of China for the establishment of a demonstration farm and boosting of agriculture in the state.