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Senegal airport row shows land right tensions in West Africa
- Reuters
- 16 July 2015
Amid rumours that parcels of land have been sold to developers, authorities have not publicly stated what they intend to do with the airport site.
Chinese billionaire buys two cattle stations in northern Australia for $47m
- Guardian
- 16 July 2015
Xingfa Ma takes on 40,000 head of cattle with the deal, which adds to his other Australian cattle stations and a wine group
Aus ag ripe for foreign investment
- The Land
- 16 July 2015
The sliding dollar is sweetening Australia's appeal as an agricultural investment destination ripe for overseas companies and fund managers, particularly from North America and Europe.
Paraguay: El 22 de julio se inicia en Asunción el juicio a 13 campesinos por la masacre de Curuguaty
- Rebelión
- 15 July 2015
Ningún policía se sentará en el banquillo mientras las organizaciones populares denuncian numerosas “irregularidades”
PGG Wrightson buys half of Uruguayan rural services firm
- NZ Farmer
- 15 July 2015
PGG, which is half owned by Agria Corporation of China, purchased 50% of Uruguay seed producer and farm servicing company Agrocentro Uruguay.
"Lutte contre la corruption" : Quid du parc agro-industriel de Bukanga Lonzo?
- Congo Indépendant
- 15 July 2015
Le financement du parc agro industriel de Bukanga Lonzo pour un montant de 82 Millions de dollars américainscas est le cas le plus grave de malversation financière et détournement des deniers publics de l’histoire récente du Congo
Touche pas à ma terre, c'est ma vie!
- InterPares
- 15 July 2015
Cette étude documente les répercussions de l'accaparement des terres sur les moyens de subsistance et sur la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Ord test of China farm ties
- West Australian
- 15 July 2015
The West Australia State Government is set to take to market a big parcel of land on the Ord River irrigation scheme in a litmus test of its relationship with a major Chinese investor in WA’s far north.
Challenger buys UK alternative funds management house Dexion Capital
- Brisbane Times
- 15 July 2015
Financial services giant Challenger has forked out $41 million for a UK-based boutique funds management incubator and distribution group as it seeks to capitalise on rising investor interest in alternative and overseas assets.
New obligations for foreign investors in agricultural land in Australia
- JD Supra
- 15 July 2015
From 1 July 2015, the Policy requires that all foreign persons (and foreign government investors) that currently hold interests in agricultural land must register those interests with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) by 31 December 2015.
Le rêve vert de la Chinafrique
- Le Monde
- 15 July 2015
Deborah Brautigam démonte la supposée razzia chinoise sur les terres africaines dans un nouveau livre.
La CEA, l’Allemagne et la Banque mondiale lancent un nouveau réseau d’excellence sur la gouvernance foncière
- CEA
- 13 July 2015
Le "réseau d'excellence sur la gouvernance foncière en Afrique" (NELGA) aidera à débloquer des investissements beaucoup plus importants pour les opérations en vue de renforcer la gouvernance foncière.
Cameroun : où en est vraiment la Socapalm ?
- Le Point Afrique
- 13 July 2015
"Les gens parlent d'accaparement des terres [mais] je dirais que la Socapalm a restitué des terres à l'État camerounais," déclare Michel Deumega Noulowe, PCA de la Socapalm
ECA, Germany and World Bank to launch new network of excellence on land governance
- World Bank
- 13 July 2015
The UN's Economic Commission, Germany's BMZ and the World Bank signed a Declaration of Intent to establish a new Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa to better secure land rights across Africa.
“Don’t stop the mill”
- PLAAS
- 13 July 2015
South African sugar, agrarian change and outgrowers adverse incorporation in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania