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Trans-Latin business and land grabbing in Latin America
- ALAI
- 16 December 2013
Land grabbing has taken on a distinct characteristic in Latin America, as Cristobal Kay, a specialist in development and agrarian reform, explains.
SEFE calls President of Cameroon's land deal with US company Herakles Farms a grave injustice and hindrance to conventional values
- SEFE
- 16 December 2013
Three Presidential decrees attributing lands to Herakles Farms in the South West region of Cameroon are reminiscent of colonialism and slavery.
Anatomia Pós-Fukushima dos Estudos sobre o ProSAVANA: Focalizando no “Os mitos por trás do ProSavana” de Natalia Fingermann
- OMR
- 16 December 2013
Sayaka Funada-Classen analisa ainda possíveis associações entre o ProSAVANA e outros megaprojectos, cuja implantação atravessa toda a zona do corredor de Nacala
Un tema que afecta a todo el mundo: tierra y alimentos
- El Diario
- 16 December 2013
En Guatemala, ante el acaparamiento de tierras e imposición de monocultivos como la caña de azúcar y palma africana en el Valle del Polochic, mujeres como Matilde están alzando la voz.
Indonesian palm oil company demolishes homes and evicts villagers in week-long raid
- Mongabay
- 14 December 2013
Nearly 150 homes destroyed in the latest incident in conflict between indigenous Batin Sembilan residents and former Wilmar company.
Land grabbing: il caso del Giappone
- L'Indro
- 13 December 2013
Il Paese è tra i principali protagonisti del fenomeno dell’'accaparramento della terra'
Land laws block private equity flow into region’s agribusiness
- East African
- 13 December 2013
Differing land ownership laws in East Africa are hurting the growth of agribusiness as the sector is unable to attract needed private equity funds.
Lettre ouverte aux candidats aux élections présidentielles et législatives du 20 décembre 2013
- TANY
- 12 December 2013
Signée par le Collectif pour la défense des terres malgaches - TANY
Canada's CPPIB to buy farmland portfolio in Saskatchewan
- Reuters
- 12 December 2013
Last year, CPPIB launched its agriculture investment program which is initially focusing on farmland opportunities in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.
Echec de la tentative de limiter les biocarburants dans l'UE
- AFP
- 12 December 2013
La tentative de limiter l'usage de terres arables pour la production de biocarburants dans l'UE a été bloquée jeudi par une coalition d'Etats aux « intérêts contraires » pour la plus grande satisfaction de l'industrie.
Sierra Leone: tension autour d’une plantation d’huile de palme
- RFI
- 12 December 2013
Selon le président de Socfin, Luc Boedt, joint par RFI, la manifestation n'était pas l'œuvre de Malen et elle ne portait pas sur le projet de plantation de son groupe...
État des résistances dans le Sud. Les mouvements paysans
- CETRI
- 12 December 2013
En Asie, Afrique et Amérique latine, les mouvements paysans mènent des dynamiques soutenues de contestation.
Latvian farmers advised to exercise caution in signing land lease contracts with foreigners
- Baltic Course
- 12 December 2013
Several farmers in Latvia report incidents with foreign entities that offer farmers highly complex land rental agreements where, should farmers fail to meet certain contractual provisions, they can lose the land.
Land as a matter of human rights
- The Broker
- 12 December 2013
Land grabbing is an expression of the dominant development model based on production and consumption patterns in which financial capital reigns.
Former Blackstone unit exec Bruce Wrobel dies
- CNBC
- 12 December 2013
Wrobel was CEO of Herakles Farms, which had sought to build palm oil farms in Cameroon.