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Journée des luttes paysannes : Un observatoire pour les terres agricoles
- L'Avenir
- 18 April 2015
Le Réseau luttes paysannes réclame la mise en place en Wallonie d’un Observatoire foncier.
Government still looking to Merauke for industrial agriculture development
- Awas Mifee
- 17 April 2015
Despite the frequently-voiced opposition by many local indigenous Marind people. The new Indonesia government still looking to continue large-scale mechanised agriculture project, Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate.
The World Bank’s long war on peasants
- Telesur
- 17 April 2015
It is difficult to overstate the degree to which the IMF and World Bank’s neoliberal economic policies contribute to extreme vulnerability for farmers and peasants.
La Saskatchewan affronte l’accaparement
- La terre de chez nous
- 17 April 2015
Tandis qu’au Québec le gouvernement Couillard continue sa réflexion, la Saskatchewan prend les grands moyens pour freiner le phénomène galopant de l’accaparement des terres.
Comment la Banque mondiale a échoué à protéger les pauvres
- Le Courrier International
- 16 April 2015
Depuis 2004 la Banque mondiale a financièrement soutenu des projets qui ont eu pour effet de forcer 3,4 millions de personnes à quitter leurs terres ou leur logement.
Ivory Coast seeks to woo agricultural investors with reform, tax breaks
- Reuters
- 16 April 2015
Agriculture Minister Sangafowa Coulibaly says his government will make it easier to get land and speed up the process for investors wanting to get involved in arable farming.
Govt to revive food estate project in Papua
- Jakarta Post
- 16 April 2015
The Indonesian government is considering reviving the stalled “food estate” program of the prior administration by involving private and state-owned companies.
Criticism of GAR and Wilmar African oil palm projects highlight global ‘no-deforestation' challenges
- Mongabay
- 16 April 2015
Those keen to see an end to years of environmental destruction and see genuine change in the behavior of major palm oil producers and suppliers feel there is still a lot to be mistrusting of.
Evicted & abandoned: How the World Bank broke its promise to protect the poor
- ICIJ
- 16 April 2015
ICIJ and The Huffington Post estimate that 3.4 million people have been physically or economically displaced by World Bank-backed projects since 2004.
Bonne gouvernance des régimes fonciers au Sénégal - Un réseau de journalistes voit le jour à Dakar
- Sud Quotidien
- 16 April 2015
Le réseau s'est fixé pour mission d'informer et de sensibiliser sur les questions de gouvernance des régimes fonciers au Sénégal.
#NoLandNoLife regional confab on land reform
- PAN AP
- 16 April 2015
The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), in cooperation with PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and other organizations, will hold a two-day conference on land reform from 18-19 April in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Plantations industrielles: regard sur la problématique de la disponibilité des terres
- Abidjan.net
- 15 April 2015
Les terres arables existent en Côte d'Ivoire, mais sont-elles toujours disponibles pour les industriels ?
Milhares de camponeses de Cabo Delgado mobilizam-se em celebracao do dia Internacional do Campones
- UNAC
- 15 April 2015
A Província de Cabo Delgado regista um grande fluxo dos investimentos estrangeiros, que geralmente atropelam a legislação nacional
Foreign investment fears misplaced, forum told
- The Australian
- 15 April 2015
Australia's National Farmers’ Federation has criticised the Abbott government’s reduced threshold for foreign farm purchases.
Moçambique: NÃO aos açambarcadores de terras
- UNAC
- 14 April 2015
Comunicado para condenar o projecto do Ministério da Agricultura e Segurança Alimentar do Governo de Moçambique que vai conceder 102 mil quilómetros quadrados de terras férteis ao consórcio privado ProSAVANA