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Serbian village raises complaint about UAE purchase of farmland
- The National
- 20 July 2014
Farmers in Kula, Serbia have made formal complaints about an Abu Dhabi company, Al Rawafed Agriculture, which is trying to acquire land.
Les champs français, nouveau placement financier
- Terraeco
- 18 July 2014
De plus en plus de terres agricoles sont achetées par diverses entreprises n'ayant aucun lien avec l'agriculture. Une forme d'accaparement des terres qui inquiète.
More individuals are looking to invest in farmland and timberland
- WSJ
- 18 July 2014
Interest in land from high-net-worth investors is up at a time when stocks hover near record highs and bonds could be hurt by rising interest rates.
Liberia - communities join to fight the palm oil land grab
- The Ecologist
- 18 July 2014
Liberia's Jogbahn Clan is at the forefront of efforts to resist the grab of land and forests for palm oil plantations. But the country's President says they are only 'harrassing and extorting' international investors.
Campaña denuncia estrategias del Banco Mundial para acaparar tierras indígenas
- Servindi
- 17 July 2014
Un campaña virtual responsabiliza al Banco Mundial por el acaparamiento de tierras y recursos en todo el planeta, en detrimento de los derechos de las poblaciones locales campesinas e indígenas.
L'ambitieux plan de la RDC pour relancer son agriculture
- RFI
- 17 July 2014
Pour le ministre congolais de l’Agriculture, cet investissement se veut un tournant. « Nous disons : venez au Congo avec de grands projets. Nous sommes grands, nous devons faire de grandes choses. »
Cerca de 3 mil famílias Sem Terra ocupam área da Araupel no Paraná
- MST
- 17 July 2014
Cerca de 3 mil famílias ocuparam, na manhã desta quinta-feira (17), a Fazenda Rio das Cobras, da empresa Araupel, entre os municípios de Rio Bonito do Iguaçu e Quedas do Iguaçu (PR).
Sudan reaffirms commitment to provide land for agricultural investment
- Sudan Vision
- 17 July 2014
Minister of Agriculture confirmed, during his meeting with China's ambassador to Khartoum, the Sudanese government's commitment to providing land for agricultural investment
Olam to invests $100m in commercial rice production
- Guardian (Nigeria)
- 16 July 2014
Olam reveals plans to expand its rice farm in Nigeria to 10,000 hectares.
Brazil’s agribusiness lobby pushes back against indigenous land recognition
- Free Speech Radio News
- 16 July 2014
Agribusiness interests in Brazil are facing off against indigenous peoples calling for official recognition of territorial claims.
La RD Congo lance le premier des 20 parcs agro-industriels prévus par le gouvernement
- Ecofin
- 16 July 2014
La République démocratique du Congo a lancé le premier (75 000 ha, geré par un consortium Sudafricain) d’une série de 20 parcs agro-industriels destinés à mettre en valeur le potentiel agricole énorme du pays et à doper la croissance économique.
Congo launches agri-business park in move to revamp farming
- Reuters
- 16 July 2014
The government spent $83 million setting up the 75,000 ha Bukanga Lonzo park, where a South African consortium called Africom has been handed the management contract.
Ethiopian farmer takes UK to court over 'brutal' resettlement policy
- Guardian
- 15 July 2014
Legal battle launched after man claims he was evicted from his farm and beaten under villagisation scheme funded by UK aid
Compensaciones de carbono son "cómplices" de acaparamiento genocida de tierras
- Panamaon
- 15 July 2014
Entre 2000 y 2010, unos dos millones de kilómetros cuadrados de tierras en Asia, África y América Latina y el Caribe fue adquirido o negociado bajo acuerdos firmados en nombre de gobiernos extranjeros o empresas transnacionales.
African overdrive: Move to widen Indian investments in continent
- Business Standard
- 15 July 2014
A delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry is in Ethiopia to meet with the Agriculture Investment and Land Administration Agency and other government agencies to discuss business opportunities.