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AP Pension deploys half of farmland allocation
- PEI
- 02 September 2014
AP Pension, the €16 billion Danish pension fund, has now invested €40 million into local farms representing half of its farmland allocation for the year.
DGC to launch blueberry investment vehicle
- PEI
- 02 September 2014
DGC Asset Management, a UK-based agriculture investment company, is launching its first farmland investment vehicle, offering investments into US-based blueberry farms, next month.
Mali : Marche de l’UACDDDD
- UACDDDD
- 02 September 2014
La Convergence malienne contre les accaparements de terres et l’Union des associations et coordinations d’association pour le développement et la défense des droits des démunis organisent aujourd'hui une marche pour la justice et les droits fonciers
Sime Darby has contingency plan prepared for Indonesian cap on foreign ownership
- Sun Daily
- 01 September 2014
Sime Darby Bhd has a contingency plan ready for a possible change in legislation on foreign ownership of plantation land in Indonesia.
Burma: Big farmers' protest over govt failure to resolve land grab problems
- Eleven
- 01 September 2014
Over 1,000 farmers staged a protest on Saturday over the government’s failure to prevent or adequately resolve land grabs.
Africans’ land rights at risk as new agricultural trend sweeps continent
- IPS
- 01 September 2014
The need for private sector investment in Africa is manifest, but the quality of those inflows of capital is vital if it is to enhance the livelihoods of millions of food producers in Africa.
After prolonged protest, villagers win back land
- Cambodia Daily
- 01 September 2014
Cambodia's Land Management Minister intervened in a high-profile land dispute between villagers and a South Korean agribusiness firmn, announcing that the lands would be taken back from the company and awarded to local residents.
Rapport: Oxfam liste les "mégas partenariats public-privé dans l'agriculture africaine"
- PressAfrik
- 01 September 2014
« Les partenariats à grande échelle avec le secteur privé pourraient saper les droits fonciers des Africains, renforcer les inégalités et nuire à l'environnement », telle est la sentence d’Oxfam dans son dernier rapport.
Egypt pledges 10,000 acre irrigation project for Wau
- Radio Tamazuj
- 01 September 2014
Egypt’s government has pledged to implement a model farm project occupying 10,000 acres in Wau in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state
A seat at the table? Ensuring smallholder farmers are heard in Public-private partnerships
- Fairtrade International
- 01 September 2014
Study of agricultural PPPs in Ghana, Malawi and Kenya, identifies examples of PPPs failing to engage effectively with smallholder farmers.
Arabs participate in Brazil-Africa integration
- ANBA
- 29 August 2014
A project with Algerian investment in Brazil and another with Brazilian investment in Sudan were presented at the Brazil-Africa Forum this Friday in Fortaleza, Ceará.
New Zealand: Foreign land sales hotly debated
- Stuff
- 29 August 2014
Foreign ownership of farms stirred birthright rhetoric from Labour leader David Cunliffe but gave Prime Minister John Key some of his most assured moments in last night's TVNZ debate.
Reap what you sow: how to ensure an agricultural investment is responsible
- Guardian
- 29 August 2014
The Wellcome Trust’s recent acquisition of the Co-operative Group’s farm business for £249m has turned the spotlight on investment in agricultural land in the UK.
Zambian government condemns huge land allocations
- APA
- 29 August 2014
Lands Minister says it is unacceptable that some investors were taking advantage of chiefs around the country to obtain huge tracts of land for their projects.
Infografis konflik agraria Indonesia 2013
- KPA
- 29 August 2014
Infograsi catatan konflik agraria di Indonesia sepanjang 2013 yang disusun oleh Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (KPA)