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La Chine recherche les terres agricoles
- La Voix de la Russie
- 05 June 2014
La Chine loue des terres agricoles en Australie, en Océanie, en Amérique du Sud et en Russie, dit Ivan Obolentsev.
Smallholders lose land to large-scale farmers: study
- The Citizen
- 05 June 2014
A study titled ‘Sad stories about agricultural investment on right to food: A case of SAGCOT areas in Ruvuma’ notes that “cries of loss of land for small-scale farmers are widespread”.
KKR makes maiden African investment
- FIN Alternatives
- 05 June 2014
KKR will invest about US$200 million from its European fund in Afriflora, an Ethiopian flower farm.
Tanzania: Langrabbing is bad, it must be stopped
- Daily News
- 04 June 2014
Some of the poorest people in this country are losing their land, water and natural resources that have supported their livelihoods for generations.
Liberia: UK company risks closure
- New Democrat
- 04 June 2014
Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.
Down on the farm
- Oakland Institute
- 04 June 2014
One industry leader estimates that $10 billion in institutional capital is looking for access to US farmland, but that number could easily rise as investors seek to ride out uncertain financial times by placing their money in the perceived safety of agriculture.
Senegal, entre la explotación y la resistencia
- Kaos en la Red
- 04 June 2014
El colonialismo no acabó en este país africano, que además de pagar impuestos a Francia por las obras construidas durante su dominio, ahora vende porciones enormes del territorio a empresas de dudosa reputación.
USD$10 million investment to boost food production and security in Ghana
- ModernGhana
- 03 June 2014
Magcor is investing $10 million USD to boost food production and security in Ghana after investing in Agricon Global last year.
Can Pepsi and Coke end land grabs for sugar?
- Guardian
- 03 June 2014
Since Oxfam reported sugar land conflicts last year, two big buyers – Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – have stepped in with new supplier policies. But they have a long way to go
Campanha Nacional Não ao ProSavana
- UNAC
- 03 June 2014
Esta Campanha tenciona ainda denunciar e repudiar todas as formas de manipulação, cooptação, intimidação e tentativas de criminalização das organizações da sociedade civil, lideranças e activistas que contestam o Prosavana.
Paraguay: Calle 13 reclama tierra para familias de Curuguaty
- Última Hora
- 03 June 2014
Señaló que en Paraguay "luchar por la tierra puede costarte la vida" y que el acaparamiento de tierras expulsó a más de 500.000 jóvenes del campo.
Land-grabbing threatens our security - Kono Mayor
- Awoko
- 02 June 2014
Mayor of Sierra Leone's Kono City, Sahr Emerson Laminah, says the increasing rate of land-grabbing is a menace and nightmare in the district that has the potential for creating confusion in the country.
No to ProSavana! Launch of national campaign
- UNAC
- 02 June 2014
"This initiative represents the strengthening of our struggle against the aggression we are facing, against the privatization of land and in defence of our natural resources"
Lançada campanha NÃO AO PROSAVANA em Moçambique
- ADECRU
- 02 June 2014
“Dizemos Não ao ProSavana assumindo o impacto nefasto e devastador que esse programa vai trazer para milhares de famílias camponesas residentes no corredor de Nacala”
Macquarie's cropping arm in black
- Financial Review
- 02 June 2014
Lawson Grains controls more than 42,000 hectares of prime cropping country in Australia.