Land grabs and the speculation in land acquisitions are a growing reality globally. These trends were the focus of a one-day conference near Montreal yesterday looking into the evolution and effect on farmers in the province of Quebec.
A small and poor village in Romania has become the focus of a story involving land grabbing by foreign-owned multinationals and mafia-style corruption.
Investment AB Kinnevik today announced that it has sold its Polish agricultural business Rolnyvik, which holds 6,700 hectares of land in Poland, for a total consideration of approximately SEK 400m in cash.
Dans son dernier ouvrage Lettre à un paysan sur le vaste merdier qu’est devenue l’agriculture, le journaliste Fabrice Nicolino dénonce l’industrialisation de l’agriculture et le Land grabbing.
Logging operations are only ramping up, and exploiting special leases, meant for the development of agricultural projects, to clear forest on land belonging to customary owners.
China's appetite for offshore investment in food and agriculture is expected to rebound from a lull that has delayed some deals, given strong interest to meet growing domestic demand, a leading banker said.
Obró a sabiendas de que en el Poder Judicial están pendientes juicios por la titularidad de las tierras y de que existen dos decretos del Poder Ejecutivo que muestran que las tierras ya son del Estado desde 1967.
La organización alertó que el acaparamiento de tierras y la expansión de la agricultura intensiva están empeorando la situación de ciertas poblaciones locales.
La Fondation David Suzuki s'inquiète que des spéculateurs accaparent les terres agricoles de Québec, dont la valeur pourrait grimper avec un accroissement de la saison de production provoqué par le réchauffement de la planète.
Already, investors in Brazil, Guyana's neighbour to the south and south west, have indicated their willingness to invest in the intermediate and Rupununi savannahs.
Investigation finds Rabobank acquired farmlands in Romania that had been sold without the knowledge or consent of the farmer owners.
Dans le bras de fer qui les oppose à Senhuile et ses patrons italiens, les populations du Ndiael ont trouvé l’occasion rêvée de porter un coup dur à la société d’agrobusiness implantée sur 20 000 hectares de leurs terres.
A broad alliance from World Bank to G8, from governments to multi-national corporations promotes large scale agriculture to improve food security, to create jobs and to bring development to rural communities.
D'un coût initial d'investissement de $100 millions, cette société dénommée "El Firma" sera basée dans l'ouest algérien, où les deux partenaires vont implanter une ferme pilote intégrée s'étendant sur près de 6.000 ha.
Shock waves are running down the spine of judges and lawyers in Limbe and Buea following a leak of a letter written by Herakles Farms to the Presidency requesting that it intervene in pending Court Cases against the company.
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