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Ghana, Japanese firm hold bilateral discussion
- GNA
- 24 January 2014
Ghana government pledges its "absolute support" for Marubeni's sugar plantation project in Northern Ghana, saying it will facilitate the acquisition of land.
Mark Spain: Spanish investments that generate poverty
- Alianza por la solidaridad
- 23 January 2014
Agrogeba has taken control of several farms in Guinea-Bissau in a clear case of land grabbing, according to the Declaration of Tirana, and a clear violation of human rights
La communauté rurale de Dodel affecte 5000 ha pour la culture de jatropha : Un nouveau scandale ?
- Vivre Durable
- 23 January 2014
En juillet 2013, le conseil rural de Dodel, dans la Vallée du Fleuve Sénégal, a décidé d’affecter 5000 ha à la société SIDE Sarl qui prétend développer une culture irriguée de Jatropha sur des terres de dieri.
Comment Cevital veut snober la BA
- Africa Intelligence
- 23 January 2014
La compagnie Cevital multiplie les projets internationaux mais se heurte aux règles draconiennes de la Banque d'Algérie, qui interdisent les transferts de capitaux à l'étranger.
Cabinet to take decision on FDI in farm land
- The Hindu
- 23 January 2014
The Indian government has formed a Cabinet committee to examine the possibility of opening up agricultural land to Foreign Direct Investment, following a proposal to let foreign realtors buy agricultural land.
Palm oil company plan to slow deforestation 'another land-grab'
- The Ecologist
- 23 January 2014
A palm oil company's 'forest conservation' programme in Indonesia has ended up being a second land grab, writes Marcus Colchester - seizing resources from local communities' control.
Leftist rebels say responsible for attack on Japanese firm in S. Philippines
- Xinhua
- 23 January 2014
NPA launched the actions against the Sumitomo subsidiary because of its land grabbing and the destructive operations of its pineapple and banana plantations.
Stop selling off African land - invest in farmers instead
- Guardian
- 23 January 2014
Land deals between African governments and foreign investors threaten farmers' way of life, while investing in farming would increase productivity and wealth, says Ruth Hall
Japan’s new agriculture policy brings great opportunities to Vietnam
- VietNamNet
- 23 January 2014
SSI, a Vietnames securities company, has joined forces with LR Group to set up a $150 million fund to invest in agriculture.
Storebrand pulls out from the palm oil industry
- Regneskogfondet
- 23 January 2014
Storebrand, the largest private pension fund in the Nordic region, is divesting its shares in eleven of the twelve palm oil companies in which it is invested.
Washington veut combler son retard sur le marché africain
- RFI
- 23 January 2014
Selon Paul Obambi, président de la chambre de commerce de Brazzaville, « Les terres fertiles que nous avons en Afrique sont encore disponibles. Il faudrait bien que nous puissions attirer un peu plus les investisseurs américains. »
ANZ under fire for loans to controversial Cambodian sugar plantation
- Canberra Times
- 23 January 2014
ANZ is financing a Cambodian sugar plantation that has involved child labour, military-backed land grabs, forced evictions and food shortages.
L'Autriche proteste contre l' "expropriation" de ses agriculteurs en Hongrie
- Le Monde
- 22 January 2014
Une loi hongroise stipule que les contrats d'usufruit de terres agricoles conclus entre 1994 et 2001 seront annulés le 1er mai 2014. Plusieurs centaines d'agriculteurs autrichiens, allemands, italiens et néerlandais seraient concernés, pour plus de 200 000 hectares.
Lao farmers confront police over land grab
- RFA
- 22 January 2014
A citizen video shows a rare confrontation between authorities and villagers in Bokeo Province, Northern Laos, where villagers gathered to block construction workers from digging up their rice fields for a Chinese investor.
Farming it out
- Global Times
- 22 January 2014
Chinese entrepreneurs are going global ahead of officials. Countries with developed agriculture such as the US, Australia, Chile and Argentina have become their prime destinations.