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Land grabbing in Romania
- Eco Ruralis
- 31 Mar 2015
The Romanian NGO Eco Ruralis has published several fact sheets on foreign companies grabbing farmland in Romania, including Padova Agricultura, Riso Scotti, Generali, and Bardeau.
AAF ESG Annual Report 2014
- Phatisa
- 31 Mar 2015
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2014
Afrique - Mariam Sow : "L'accaparement des terres, un problème sérieux qui menace le monde rural"
- Le Point Afrique
- 30 Mar 2015
Y a t-il réellement des terres au Sénégal qui méritent un appel d’offres, que l’on demande à des investisseurs étrangers de venir ?
Almarai announces new investments, studies acquisition
- MENAFN
- 30 Mar 2015
Almarai said to be among Saudi companies that plan to expand their business in Egypt, along with food oil firm Saffola and Jannat Agriculture Investment Company.
Egypt’s farmland offers minimal incentives to Arab investors
- Egypt Daily News
- 30 Mar 2015
Economist of CI Capital says farming sector requires “more corporatisation”, as the majority of the country’s arable areas of land, largely extending along the river Nile, are family-owned.
La diminution des terres agricoles belges en question les trois prochaines semaines
- Belga
- 30 Mar 2015
Le réseau "Journée mondiale des luttes paysannes" lance une campagne de sensibilisation pour attirer l'attention sur l'accès aux terres agricoles, et sur l'avenir de l'alimentation en Belgique.
Politique paysanne du Président Ouattara
- Malijet
- 30 Mar 2015
La loi ivoirienne sur le foncier rural sera-t-elle réformée pour plaire aux multinationales ?
29 March “Day of the Landless” Stop land grabbing! Defend human rights!
- PAN AP
- 29 Mar 2015
As the land and resource grabbers remain determined to take away what rightfully belongs to the people, we must be more resolute than ever in our struggle to defend land, resources and human rights. A join statement by landless peasant, farm workers, indigenous community and civil society organisation.
Dakar à Tunis : Déclaration de la Convergence Globale des luttes pour la terre et l’eau
- La Via Campesina
- 28 Mar 2015
Des mouvements sociaux et organisations de la société civile, engagés dans la défense des droits à la terre et à l'eau, sont réuni-e-s lors du Forum Social Mondial à Tunis en mars 2015 afin d’élargir leur convergence.
Indonesia: Lives matter most around plantations
- Jakarta Post
- 28 Mar 2015
The recent torture and murder of Indra Pelan is the result of widely entrenched industrial plantation system whereby whole swaths of rural land have been taken from locals without their consent.
Dakar to Tunis: Declaration of the Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles
- Via Campesina
- 28 Mar 2015
Social movements, grassroots organizations and civil society organizations engaged in the defence of the rights to land and water met at the World Social Forum in Tunis in March 2015 to continue their dialogue with movements and organizations from all over the world in order to broaden this convergence
Los nuevos amos de la tierra
- Aporrea
- 28 Mar 2015
Stefano Liberti ha publicado “Los nuevos amos de la tierra. El acaparamiento de tierras, un negocio transnacional”
Can a global map secure land rights for rural peoples?
- Reuters
- 28 Mar 2015
For the 75% of world's population that has no access to formal systems of land registration or other means to safeguard their land rights, large-scale land acquisitions are a particular threat.
L'Accaparement au coeur des préoccupations du FSM2015
- Flamme d'Afrique
- 27 Mar 2015
L'accaparement des terres inquiète énormément les populations africaines. Cette situation plonge les paysans et habitants des régions concernés dans le dénuement total.
Los sectores que se favorecen con el TLC de Ecuador con Europa: Brócoli
- Acción Ecológica
- 27 Mar 2015
Dos empresas organizaron el cambio productivo en Cotopaxi: un holding y una corporación: Brownville Investment, con sede en Panamá y Corola N.V., con sede en las Antillas Holandesas