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Legitimization crisis: Laws, policies and decrees as tools for Maasai land appropriation
- Intercontinental Cry
- 27 November 2014
The grazing lands of the Maasai community in East Africa are being viewed as the next frontier for land grabbing.
Kenya: Police aid in Lamu land grabbing, says lobby
- The Star
- 27 November 2014
Locals say land grabbing is on the rise because of the Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor.
Dexion teams with Brown & Co in farmland venture
- FIN Alternatives
- 26 November 2014
Agricultural Asset Management, which aims to make farmland as an asset class more accessible, will invest in farmland in the U.S., UK, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Congo invites Indian farmers to explore farming opportunities
- Business Standard
- 26 November 2014
Republic of Congo today invited Indian farmers and food processing sector to explore business opportunities there, saying it is ready to offer all "possible support" in this regard.
Huiyuan Juice eyes Australian farms
- China Daily
- 26 November 2014
China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, the largest privately owned juice producer in China, plans to invest in the agricultural resources in Australia by acquiring one or two farms.
AgDevCo invests USD 2M in Malawian macadamia nut company
- PRNewswire
- 25 November 2014
AgDevCo and African Agricultural Capital Fund announce investments in a 518 ha Malawian macadamia farm.
Nigeria: Osun partners Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina on agric
- This Day
- 25 November 2014
Osun State Government signed agriculture partnerships over the weekend with investors from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Premier investissement chinois dans un vignoble languedocien
- La Tribune
- 25 November 2014
La transaction, dont le montant n'a pas encore été dévoilé, porte sur 180 ha de foncier dont 57 ha de vignes, répartis en AOP Corbières et en IGP, avec un potentiel de production de 3 300 hl.
Accaparement des terres : L’UPA demande un moratoire de 3 ans
- Journal du Montréal
- 24 November 2014
L’Union des producteurs agricoles et la Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec réclament que le gouvernement impose pendant 3 ans que chaque acheteur ne puisse acquérir plus de 100 ha par année.
Kohlberg Kravis, Bunge Agribusiness express interest in Golden Plantation
- Reuters
- 24 November 2014
KKR and Bunge have expressed interest in buying 88% of PT Golden Plantation, which owns 49,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan, Riau and Sumatra, Indonesia
Le Cameroun recherche un investisseur privé pour le complexe sucrier de Batouri, d’une capacité de 60 000 tonnes
- Agence Ecofin
- 24 November 2014
Le gouvernement camerounais cède le complexe sucrier de Justin Sugar Mills de 32 000 ha à d'autres investisseurs.
Deforestation, "development" connected to spread of Ebola in West Africa
- TruthOut
- 24 November 2014
"In a country like Liberia, it is not possible to do large-scale sustainable plantations". Silas Siakor explains the link between the Ebola epidemic and the ruthless exploitation of forest resources in the region.
Land grabbing, still a huge problem in Eastern Europe
- EurActiv
- 24 November 2014
The EU is currently witnessing a massive land grab, which has a direct impact on 25 million of its citizens, changing the way lands are being managed and how food is being produced.
Zambia: TALMED to invest $7m in Mpongwe farm
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 24 November 2014
TALMED International Zambia Limited has set aside about US$7 million to establish a commercial farm on 5,272 hectares in Mukumpu area to produce soya beans, maize and wheat .
Colombia: manotazo
- El Espectador
- 22 November 2014
Por más que se le den vueltas y revueltas al tema, es incomprensible cómo el Gobierno impulsa el proyecto de ley 133, sabiendo, como sabe, que los conflictos agrarios desde hace más de un siglo giran alrededor de los baldíos.