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PNG aims to become major rice exporter
- China Daily
- 29 June 2015
PNG's Minister for Agriculture says "the best way to do agriculture in Papua New Guinea is large-scale, mechanized" as small scale agriculture is "no longer feasible."
KTG Agrar unveils China hopes, as Fosun takes 9% stake
- Agrimoney
- 29 June 2015
Hong Kong-listed Fosun International, a conglomerate with investments in businesses ranging from holiday resort chain Club Med to upmarket circus show Cirque de Soleil, is to buy 9% of German farm-operator KTG Agrar.
Tycoon wants to make Indonesia global player in food supply
- The Star
- 29 June 2015
Peter Sondakh, the Rajawali Group chairman and chief executive officer, has set his sight on making his company a global giant in the palm oil business and sees PNG as the game changer for the industry.
Amatheon partners Toyota Tsusho in $10m Zambia project
- News Day
- 29 June 2015
The collaboration of the two companies is part of the overall development of Amatheon’s already 40 000 hectares titled farm block.
Latinoamérica: el problema de las tierras en manos de unos pocos
- Con Nuestro Perú
- 29 June 2015
El índice que mide la desigualdad (Gini) muestra un reparto muy desigual de la tierra. Asciende a 0,81, mientras que la media mundial se sitúa en 0,60.
Les agriculteurs chinois à l'assaut de la Sibérie orientale
- Huffington Post
- 29 June 2015
Les Bouriates, ethnie majoritaire dans la région de Transbaïkalie, organisent des manifestations massives contre le projet de l'administration.
Senhuile dans la mélasse des fonds ‘’nébuleux’’
- EnQuête
- 29 June 2015
La très controversée société d'agrobusiness Senhuile intéresse désormais la justice sénégalaise pour les connexions financières opaques de ses gérants actuels sous la coupe réglée de Tampieri Financial Group
China to invest in Ketapang`s cassava plantation
- Tempo
- 28 June 2015
The China-based company PT Thian Yuan Agriculture Technology Trading has submitted an application to operate a cassava plantation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.
Los siberianos claman contra el alquiler de tierras a China
- El País
- 27 June 2015
Las autoridades de Transbaikal pretenden arrendar 1.150 kilómetros cuadrados de terreno.
Colombia: Zidres, Contrarreforma agraria
- Prensa Rural
- 27 June 2015
Las Zonas de Interés de Desarrollo Rural y Económico son el modelo de desarrollo contrario a la paz y a una reforma agraria integral con visión campesina. La agroindustria se quiere tomar el país.
MORT DU JEUNE SALIF DIALLO: Senhuile sera poursuivie en justice pour négligence
- Ndar Info
- 26 June 2015
Suite à la mort par noyade du jeune berger Salif Diallo dans le canal d'irrigation de Senhuile, les populations du Ndiael ont décidé de traduire devant la justice la firme agricole pour négligence coupable.
FGV defends Eagle High purchase from Indonesian tycoon
- The Malaysian Insider
- 26 June 2015
State-controlled Felda Global Ventures Bhd (FGV)said it needs more land bank and has been looking outside Malaysia for some time to boost its portfolio, including Africa, Myanmar and Indonesia.
Cambodia villager held in attack on Chinese worker over land dispute
- RFA
- 26 June 2015
a villager from Cambodia's Tbong Khmum province accused of injuring a worker and his translator of Chinese investor’s Hameniven Investment in a long running dispute over 600 hectares of farm land.
Investment contracts for agriculture: Maximizing gains and minimizing risks
- World Bank
- 26 June 2015
This joint IISD, World Bank and UNCTAD discussion paper seeks to show how investment contracts can be set up to promote sustainable development
L’organisation paysanne SPI lutte pour la souveraineté alimentaire en Indonésie
- CCFD
- 26 June 2015
Une grande partie des terres cultivables en Indonésie sont accaparées pour la production d’huile de palme, l’exploitation minière ou encore par des compagnies immobilières.