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Over a third of Romania’s fertile land is now owned by foreigners
- Black Sea Grain
- 24 April 2014
A third of Romania’s fertile land is now owned by Italian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Dutch, Hungarian and Lebanese citizens.
Major agricultural investors at risk: Smallholder farmers
- Oxfam
- 23 April 2014
In a new report released today, Oxfam analyzes how companies are approaching and developing their agricultural investments in Latin America, how land was acquired, and how small farmers and communities were affected in Paraguay, Guatemala and Colombia.
EBRD issues $40 mln to NEPF fund to support grain farms in Ukraine
- Interfax
- 23 April 2014
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has issued up to $40 million to New Europe Property Fund L.P. managed by NCH Capital Inc. to improve the efficiency of its agricultural projects in Ukraine.
Palm oil industry struggles to build trust in rights pledges
- Reuters
- 23 April 2014
In Indonesia alone, there are some 4,000 land conflicts between palm oil companies and local people, which can take years to be resolved in court.
IFC investigates over ‘land-grabbing link’
- Phnom Penh Post
- 23 April 2014
The International Finance Corporation has launched an internal investigation into a complaint lodged against the institution for investing in a Vietnamese rubber firm accused of land grabbing.
US company agricultural deals undermining food security in Latin America
- TMCnet.com
- 23 April 2014
Oxfam investigation finds large scale agriculture deals funded by US companies in Paraguay, Guatemala, and Colombia are undermining food security and displacing smallholder farmers.
Kenya : la haute cour déboute Vania Investment Pool et confirme son exclusion de l’OPA sur Rea Vipingo
- Ecofin
- 23 April 2014
Au Kenya, la haute cour de justice a confirmé la décision du gestionnaire des marchés de rejeter l’offre publique d’achat de Vania Investment Pool sur les actions du producteur de Sisal Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd
Final offensive against resistance to ProSavana
- ADECRU
- 23 April 2014
ADECRU calls on the Mozambican government to initiate broad, open and inclusive to initiate open and inclusive discussion of controversial ProSavana programme with communities.
Au Sénégal, Senhuile SA relance le débat sur l’accaparement des terres
- VOA
- 22 April 2014
Frederic Mousseau de l’Institut Oakland, l’une des ONG qui proteste contre le projet Senhuile SA, rappelle que « tous les pays n’ont pas des cadastres, tels qu’on les connait dans les pays occidentaux ».
"Enormous potential" for agriculture funds
- Interactive Investor
- 22 April 2014
"You don't have to be a financial genius to sense an opportunity here."
‘MVP’s imminent entry in Luisita to intensify unrest'
- Manila Times
- 22 April 2014
Peasant group KMP warns of intensified landgrabbing and denial of farmers’ rights with the “imminent” entry of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan and PT Indofood in Central Azucarera de Tarlac.
Anholt Investment buys 6,000-hectare farmland in Romania with EUR 11 mln
- Romania Insider
- 22 April 2014
US investment fund Anholt Investment bought the Agraria Nord and Arland farms in Botosani county, Romania.
HAGL eyes Cambodia agriculture expansion
- Phnom Penh Post
- 22 April 2014
Controversial Vietnamese rubber giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group is to expand its agricultural business in Cambodia to include corn, according to the company’s CEO Nguyen Van Su.
KMP warns Pangilinan’s imminent entry in Luisita to intensify unrest
- APC
- 22 April 2014
two years after Supreme Court decision ordering distribution of Hacienda Luisita, Cojuangcos of Tarlac province still control 6,000-hectare sugar estate. Denial of farmers’ rights with the “imminent” entry of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan.
Zimbabwe: UAE firm targets mining sector
- The Herald
- 22 April 2014
"UAE relies on food imports and we are very concerned with food security so we are very willing to invest heavily in Zimbabwe's agriculture," Dr Andre Homberg of Tabarak Investment Bank said.