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China agriculture: Seeds of hope
- AVCJ
- 19 August 2015
If Black Soil Capital Partners gets its way, the fields of Heilongjiang will be consolidated under long-term leases from farmers, giving way to a modern, industrialized US-style business model.
Argentina: Represión a mapuches en tierras usurpadas por Benetton
- Agencia para la Libertad
- 18 August 2015
La policía de Chubut reprimió ferozmente a las familias mapuche que recuperaron en marzo pasado sus tierras históricas que el magnate italiano y terrateniente en la Argentina, Luciano Benetton, usurpó con dinero en la Ruta Nacional 40 y el río Chubut.
Cambodian government takes umbrage at US Congressman’s comments on land grabs
- RFA
- 18 August 2015
Hearing in the US will examine how land grabbing has significantly impacted the lives of Filipinos and Cambodians and the involvement of U.S. officials charged with promoting development in these countries.
Sucre : le mauricien Alteo s’implante au Kenya
- Jeune Afrique
- 18 August 2015
Le groupe mauricien poursuit ainsi son implantation dans l'est de l'Afrique après avoir fait l'acquisition d'une sucrerie en Tanzanie en 2000.
Eco-Oil Energie investira 350 milliards dans un projet agroalimentaire au Congo
- Agence Ecofin
- 18 August 2015
Au Congo, des investisseurs malaisiens prévoient un investissement de 350 milliards de francs Cfa dans un projet agro-industriel.
Norway’s wealth fund expels POSCO, Daewoo Int’l over palm oil holdings
- Mongabay
- 18 August 2015
Norway’s central bank is divesting the country’s $870 billion pension fund of its holdings in four Asian multinationals for palm oil in Southeast Asia. POSCO and Daewoo were excluded for the activities in Merauke, Indonesia’s Papua province.
“Vale e ProSavana simbolizam o saque dos recursos e violação de direitos das comunidades sobre a Terra” denunciam organizações moçambicanas no Brasil
- ADECRU
- 17 August 2015
Numa acção conjunta, três movimentos sociais de Moçambique decidiram apostar no reforço e aprofundamento das alianças.
Large food firms back voluntary plan to stop land grabbing
- Reuters
- 17 August 2015
Global food giants and international NGOs have drafted a framework to prevent land grabs just as hedge funds, companies and plantation owners race to acquire new territory.
FGV aims to seal deal for Eagle High stake by end-October
- Deal Street Asia
- 17 August 2015
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) aims to enter into a definitive agreement for its proposed acquisition of Indonesian palm oil company PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk by October 31 this year.
Le Gabon veut devenir le premier producteur africain d'huile de palme
- VOA
- 17 August 2015
Le groupe singapourien Olam vient de lancer sa premiere usine de production de cette denrée dans le pays.
Burma: Land rights activists are newest political prisoners
- HRW
- 15 August 2015
Arrests in Karen State target those assisting farmers fighting land grabs, says Human Rights Watch.
¿Quién podrá salvarnos?
- La Jornada del Campo
- 15 August 2015
El acaparamiento de las tierras de cultivo por empresas multinacionales y Estados preocupa cada vez más, porque afecta tanto a los agricultores como a la soberanía de los Estados.
Firm to invest $100m in rice farming
- Leadership
- 15 August 2015
A Rice Farm Consortium from Dubai investing in a 7,500 hectares of rice farm in Saminaka, Borgu local government area of Niger State will spend $100million and employ 4,000 youths in the state.
Censo agrario evidencia que aumenta la concentración de la tierra en Colombia
- Contagio Radio
- 14 August 2015
Lo que está haciendo el gobierno es desconocer la Unidad Agrícola Familiar y propiciar el acaparamiento de tierras por grandes empresas multinacionales.
Gabon: L’usine d’huile de palme de la société Olam mise en service
- Gabonactu
- 14 August 2015
Cette usine n’est qu’une première étape pour Olam qui a obtenu plusieurs permis d’implantation de palmiers à huile dans plusieurs provinces du Gabon