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Millionaire investors buying up farm lands
- The National
- 11 September 2015
Some prominent Nigerians, including wealthy foreign investors, are purchasing huge tracts of land for farming with projects worth millions of naira
Intensification de la répression sur la plantation Socfin Agricultural Company contrôlée par Bolloré
- ReAct
- 11 September 2015
Arrestation de 7 membres de l'association MALOA en Sierra Leone
Chinese company introduces modern farming technology into Angola
- Xinhua
- 10 September 2015
CITIC is negotiating with the Angolan government to open another 30,000-hectare farm in the central Bie province to plant rice with financial support of Chinese banks.
Une compagnie chinoise introduit des technologies agricoles modernes en Angola
- Xinhua
- 10 September 2015
Citic Construction gère deux fermes en Angola, chacune large de 10.000 hectares dans les provinces d'Uige et de Malanje, qui servent désormais de modèle de développement du secteur agricole en Angola.
Bladex leads $102 million secured loan for Ecuador agri-company Favorita
- TEF
- 09 September 2015
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has arranged a loan for companies of Ecuadorian agribusiness conglomerate with diversified business activities in banana plantations, dairy, and fertilisers.
Following the money: an advocate’s guide to securing accountability for agricultural investments
- IIED
- 09 September 2015
This guide is for organisations and individuals working to support communities whose land rights, lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by agricultural investments.
U.S. property agents cater to Chinese buyers of farmland
- ECNS
- 09 September 2015
In the past four years, farmland agent Minor Taylor has sold more than 50,000 acres of Texas farmland to Chinese buyers.
Colombia: NGOs allege palm company Poligrow has contributed to forced displacement & land grabbing; opponents have received death threats
- BHRRC
- 09 September 2015
Poligrow did not respond saying that they cannot issue a public statement pending resolution of a lawsuit against the authors of the allegations.
Museveni warns development saboteurs
- Daily Monitor
- 08 September 2015
Mr Museveni particularly cited those still frustrating oil palm growing on Kalangala Islands, saying they don’t deserve to live because they don’t want Uganda to become self-sustaining
Karuturi owners want receiver jailed for failure to give financial records
- Business Daily
- 08 September 2015
Troubled plantations company Karuturi Limited’s owners have asked the High Court to jail the flower firm’s receiver managers for denying them access to its financial records in disregard of a court order issued in July.
Dreams blocked as council cries over milk spilling to China
- The Australian
- 07 September 2015
Bass Coast Shire Council last month unanimously rejected Ningbo Dairy Group’s plan to house 1000 milking cows in barns and build a $6 million bottling plant on its main Glenview farm
Tanzanie : le candidat du parti au pouvoir promet de redistribuer les terres non utilisées
- Jeune Afrique
- 07 September 2015
Le candidat du parti au pouvoir en Tanzanie à l'élection présidentielle du 25 octobre, John Magufuli, a promis dimanche de redistribuer les terres non utilisées
New Zealand: Pengxin land buy saga takes another step
- Stuff
- 07 September 2015
Pengxin's attempt to transfer New Zealand assets to Chinese agricultural company Hunan Dakang in the middle of seeking approval to buy 14,000 ha sheep and beef farm seen as "bizarre".
Private equity plows into new territory with move to agribusiness
- Pensions & Investments
- 07 September 2015
Private equity and venture capital firms are going down to the farm, moving into the agribusiness and agriculture technology sectors in a big way.
Perú: Gobierno excluye a agricultores peruanos de compra de tierras agrícolas y las ofrece en el exterior
- Con Nuestro Perú
- 07 September 2015
La política de marginación contra los agricultores peruanos continúa a pasos galopantes por parte de este cuestionable gobierno, que prefiere convocar a extranjeros para adquirir lotes grandes.