A study funded by OXFAM shows how the transnational cereal trader used 36 anonymous companies to acquire lands in Vichada, Colombia that had been allocated by the state to small peasant farmers.
- Verdad Abierta
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29 June 2013
To actualize the terms of an agreement signed in January 2010 between the Malian government and the Indian firm, Angelique International, Indian businessmen are set to begin wok on rice farms in parts of northern Mali
Documents suggest Cargill acquired thousands of acres in the Vichada department from small farmers through 19 different legal entities controlled by four Cargill subsidiaries.
Au Conog, le Code minier pose la suprématie des droits miniers sur ceux fonciers, dont les droits agricoles. Ainsi, un agriculteur ne peut s’opposer à ce qu’un permissionnaire minier exploite l’espace qu’il cultive.
Selon l’association roumaine EcoRuralis, plus de 700.000 hectares, soit 6,5 % des terres arables du pays, seraient déjà aux mains de compagnies du Qatar, d’Arabie Saoudite ou de Grande-Bretagne.
- Nouvelles de Roumanie
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27 June 2013
Adakah cara lain untuk menjamin ketahanan pangan di samping impor beras? Ada. Yakni ekspansi lahan pertanian ke luar negeri. Amin Subekti, direktur eksekutif ABAC, melontarkan gagasan ini ketika berbincang dengan Gatra pekan lalu.
Croatia has retained restrictions on the purchase of farmland, so that foreigners will not be able to buy agricultural land in Croatia for seven years after the country's entry into the EU, with a possibility of extending this time frame for another three years.
Le Conseil d'administration de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé un prêt équivalent à 80 millions de dollars en soutien au programme d'investissement du géant singapourien de l’agro-business Olam en Afrique.
- Agence Ecofin
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27 June 2013
L'association des parlementaires francophones étudiera un projet de loi-cadre sur le "titre sécurisé simplifié" comme réponse à l'accaparement de terres en Afrique
Se trata de tierras en la altillanura y lo consintió, denuncia representante Wilson Arias
Investments by the World Bank's IFC in financial intermediaries are alleged to have financed 'land grabs' in South East Asia and violations of indigenous people's rights in Honduras.
- Bretton Woods Project
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26 June 2013
Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation. Now, nearly a third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, reducing the land’s inherent fertility.
Steep growth in Chinese olive oil consumption, unlikely to be met soon by a budding domestic supply, is encouraging investors to get hold of olive farms and processing plants in producing countries.
Sugar cane and palm oil companies able to afford inflated rents are forcing Guatemala's smallholder farmers off their land.
Les exploitations agricoles doivent désormais être à 51 % congolaises.