French owned plantation firm Socfin has restarted talks with indigenous villagers affected by its plantations in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, with the UN saying the process could be replicated across a region dominated by agro-industrial firms.
- Phnom Penh Post
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24 December 2015
Noble Group Ltd said on Tuesday it would sell its remaining 49 percent stake in its agribusiness to China's state-owned COFCO International Ltd
La Compagnie agricole de Saint-Louis, filiale du groupe français Arthur Straight investissement, veut s’implanter sur plus de 4 000 ha au Sénégal
- Le Quotidien
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23 December 2015
Canadian company developing plantations in the DRC announces new financing from a syndicate of European development funds, backed by Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK.
La compensation foncière suscite beaucoup de polémique au Sénégal depuis quelques années. Des témoignages recueillis sur le terrain permettent de mesurer l’enjeu social et économique de la question.
- Sud Quotidien
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21 December 2015
Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraitre, le ministre des Domaines de l’Etat et des Affaires foncières, Mohamed Ali Bathily, a appelé les populations à la désobéissance civile et à la révolte face à l’accaparement des terres.
Human Rights Watch says that foreign-owned commercial farms were looted and destroyed near Debre Zeit, 50 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, as protests against a mega development project continue in Ethiopia.
Two farms run by China's Citic company are serving as a showcase of modern agriculture in Angola, said Liu Guigen, general manager of the farming development program of Citic Africa.
O ProSAVANA apresenta-se sob o plano de um novo modelo de agricultura competitiva virada para o mercado, sem exclusão e marginalização dos produtores familiares, o que é aceitável.
- Mozambique Kaihatsu
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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
- Ndar Actu
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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.
- Ndar Actu
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18 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.
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 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.
- Agrimoney
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16 December 2015
Chinese businessman Lu Xianfeng said he wants to increase production, to meet a booming Chinese demand.