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Senhuile: Director General Massimo Castelluci fired
- Ndar Actu
- 18 December 2015
Massimo Castelluci has been relieved of his post, barely a year after promising wonderful things to the workers and communities of Ndaiel, Senegal
Senhuile: Le directeur général Massimo Castelluci viré.
- Ndar Actu
- 18 December 2015
Massimo Castelluci vient d’être éjecté de son poste, à peine un an après avoir promis monts et merveilles aux travailleurs et aux populations du Ndiael, Sénégal.
Concerned citizens present petition denouncing arrest and detention of Ethiopian human rights defenders
- ASO
- 17 December 2015
A petition denouncing the unjust imprisonment of three Ethiopian human rights defenders is being presented this week to the Ethiopian government as well as its financial backers.
Across China: more agricultural firms invest in central Asia
- Xinhua
- 17 December 2015
Ten Chinese firms are close to reaching final investment deals with an agricultural cooperation zone in Kyrgyzstan, following the entry of another six Chinese firms last year.
Craigmore raises $50m for NZ dairy fund, despite sector woes
- Agrimoney
- 16 December 2015
Craigmore highlighted resilient demand for investing in dairy, as it revealed it had raised $51m for its second New Zealand farmland fund, 14 months after closing its first.
Chinese VDL buyer visits the 20,000 hectare property in north-west Tasmania
- ABC
- 16 December 2015
Chinese businessman Lu Xianfeng said he wants to increase production, to meet a booming Chinese demand.
China's No.2 citrus producer uses Australia IPO to fund expansion
- Reuters
- 16 December 2015
Dongfang Modern said in a statement that it was buying 5,270 hectares of land via two deals in the province of Jiangxi for $76 million. The company will own more than 8,000 hectares after the deals are completed.
EBRD extends new loan to Ukraine’s MHP
- EBRD
- 16 December 2015
The EBRD is providing a loan of up to US$85 million to Ukrainian agribusiness producer PJSC Myronivsky Hliboproduct to support the integration of farms from the former Swedish-owned company Agrokultura.
Farmers, CSOs rally behind environmentalist jailed for exposing land grabbing in Cameroon
- IPS
- 15 December 2015
Farmers and activists in Cameroon say a jail sentence handed down on an environmentalist who exposed land-grabbing by a multinational agro-industrial company, sends a dangerous signal to communities trying to protect their lands.
En Colombia es absolutamente ilegal acumular baldíos: Jorge Enrique Robledo
- PDA
- 15 December 2015
En entrevista con Julio Sánchez Cristo, el senador del Polo Democrático Alternativo, Jorge Enrique Robledo explica los alcances del proyecto de concesión para la apropiación de terrenos baldíos.
Más de 15 razones contra la Ley Urrutia Zidres
- Soundcloud
- 15 December 2015
Intervención del senador Jorge Enrique Robledo presentando ponencia negativa al proyecto de ley UrrutiaZidres en la plenaria del Senado el 15 de diciembre de 2015.
Ecuador: “La ley debe resolver el acaparamiento”
- El Diario
- 14 December 2015
Está listo el informe para segundo y definitivo debate del proyecto de Ley de Tierras Rurales y Territorios Ancestrales.
One million hectares of our land in foreign hands-Green Scenery CEO
- Awoko
- 14 December 2015
About 1 million hectares of lands in Sierra Leone are presently in the hands of multinational companies, says Green Scenery.
Malawi investigates land grab report by multinationals
- Nyasa Times
- 14 December 2015
“Grabbed by multinationals? Who is grabbing? Well, I just don’t think that’s true. Some of these civil society organisations should be questioned on how they analyse issues," says Malawi's President to BBC.
Frontline Communities lead the struggle
- TNI
- 14 December 2015
Parallel to the climate conference in Paris, social movements and allies within the ‘Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles’ discuss climate justice and real solutions to the climate crisis.