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La nouvelle révolution verte en Afrique subsaharienne
- CADTM
- 11 January 2016
Vers un bouleversement des pratiques agricoles paysannes ?
Saudi dairy company Almarai buys land in California to grow fodder
- Reuters
- 10 January 2016
Almarai, which already owns land in Arizona, said the purchase was part of efforts to secure high-quality hay from outside Saudi Arabia, in line with Saudi government policy.
Philippines islanders unite to resist "land grab" palm oil companies
- Truth-out
- 10 January 2016
Farmers on Palawan are being tricked into giving land away to palm oil companies with local government support. Those who resist the land grabs are now in fear for their lives following the murder of a prominent campaigner.
Sénégal : Rapport du 2e atelier national sur la mise en œuvre des Directives Volontaires pour une gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers
- 08 January 2016
La réforme foncière au Sénégal, une opportunité pour la mise en œuvre effective et durable des directives volontaires.
Host countries should be watchful on foreign land sales
- Dominion Post
- 08 January 2016
Foreign buying of land is not going to stop any time soon. It is up to the host country to look after itself.
What is land grabbing? A critical review of existing definitions
- Eco Ruralis
- 08 January 2016
Eco Ruralis presents a definitional framework for land grabbing and an overview of other definitions and ideas, drawing attention to their gaps and weaknesses.
How a project with good aims delivered bitter outcomes in Sierra Leone
- The Conversation
- 07 January 2016
Reports about land-grabs in Africa often attack the corporations that stand to profit from such projects. But little is said of the international development banks that fund the projects.
Land grabs in crosshairs as Ecuador passes major land reforms
- TeleSur
- 07 January 2016
The law prohibits the concentration of rural land for speculative, commercial or monopolistic ends and specifies that foreign state companies may only invest in farming in conjunction with a state enterprises or Ecuadorean business.
Chinese company Weihai Station to buy large farm west of Auckland
- Stuff
- 06 January 2016
The Overseas Investment Office has granted consent for Weihai Station to buy 595 hectares of land at 152 Baker Rd, Waikaretu - about 100km southwest of Auckland, New Zealand.
Land grabbing in Niger Delta: Govts, community leaders indicted
- Tribune
- 06 January 2016
The issue of indiscriminate allocation of community land to companies in the Niger Delta region has been brought to the front burner by stakeholders on environmental and human rights issues in the area.
S. Korean firm to invest $40 million in plantation
- Khmer Times
- 06 January 2016
South Korean-owned Welt Bio Co. Ltd. is investing $40 million in a black pepper plantation in Mondulkiri, Cambodia, which is being described as the largest in the world.
Projet agricole Graine vs Politique agricole
- Gabon Review
- 06 January 2016
Le projet Graine ne sera pas géré par le Ministère de l’agriculture mais par…une société privée, la SOTRADER, filiale de la très controversée OLAM.
Canadian Mounties buy Oxford dairy farms
- Stuff
- 06 January 2016
The sale of two New Zealand dairy farms to a Canadian government pension fund has been approved by the Overseas Investment Office.
Missing the big picture in challenging Africa’s “land grab” narrative
- New Security Beat
- 05 January 2016
Who walks away from fertile agricultural land available to lease for as little as $1 per year per hectare? Recent reports indicate international investors are doing just that across sub-Saharan Africa.
Accaparement des terres : une ombre sur Sarawak
- AlterAsia
- 04 January 2016
Le gouvernement cède des licences d’exploitation des terres des populations indigènes à des entreprises privées pour les plantations de palmiers à huile.