“In the very short term land will became scarcest for Mozambicans because the government is attracting foreign investors arguing that we have huge unused land“, a spokesperson for UNAC told IPS. “What happens, in fact, when investors come, their appetite is centered on land already being used by locals.”
Industrial cultivation of oil palm has "wreaked havoc" on rainforests and forest peoples in Southeast Asia and now threatens to do the same in the Congo Basin, a report from the Rainforest Foundation UK warns
Avanza en la región la compra de tierras por parte de empresas; en Uruguay, anteproyectos para frenar extranjerización están en la órbita del Poder Ejecutivo.
Thousands of Punjabi farmers have bought land in distant Georgia lured by cheap prices, angering some locals.
Le dernier bulletin d'information de la Commission de l'UEMOA et du Hub Rural sur les actualités foncières ouest-africaines vient de sortir
Today, more than a quarter of all the land in Liberia is leased or owned by logging, mining, or factory-style agriculture companies. Nothing is wrong with that — unless you happen to be one of the people who used to live on that land.
With 6 million hectares earmarked for agricultural commercialization, notably rubber plantations, millions of Burmese have been or stand to be dispossessed of land.
Normal work at the Sime Darby Plantation in western Liberia has been stalled for the second week running, as workforce presses for better salaries and improved working conditions, having accused management of bad labor practice.
Herakles Farms a désigné Nestlé, Unilever, McDonalds et Walmart comme clients potentiels pour son huile de palme, ce qui est impossible. Car ces sociétés se sont engagées à des politiques d’achat dits "responsables".
Discussion about Indian companies grabbing land for food production in Africa
La propiedad y la productividad de la tierra así como los tributos que sobre ella puede resolver un gobierno son temas emergentes de la agenda política nacional luego que se declarara inconstitucional el ICIR.
Indian companies are among the biggest land holders in the African country through deals concluded in dubious circumstances
Malaysia’s palm oil giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) has been steadily purchasing farms in Australia’s largest wheat-producing region
Ministerial decision 15/2013 states that agricultural land in the governorate should be made available for rent only to those citizens and Omani companies investing solely in agriculture
Korean diplomats are working hard to help Daewoo Logistics regain a huge land deal it lost after a 2009 coup d’etat in the island nation in anticipation of new elections slated for the first half of this year, according to Viru News
