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Fuga de um exemplar do Plano Director para o programa ProSAVANA no Norte de Moçambique confirma o pior
- Justiça Ambiental et al
- 02 May 2013
Grupos da sociedade civil finalmente viram, após uma fuga, um exemplar da versão mais recente do Plano Director para o programa ProSAVANA, com data de Março de 2013. O documento deixa claras as intenções do projecto e confirma que os governos do Japão, do Brasil e de Moçambique estão secretamente a preparar o caminho para a usurpação de terras em grande escala no Norte de Moçambique.
GCC investments: Wiser counsel needed
- Gulf News
- 01 May 2013
Last week, hundreds of Sudanese protested in Eastern Khartoum demanding the government revoke the sale of farming lands to Gulf investors. There is no logical reason behind these demonstrations except ignorance of the reality of the GCC approach, says economist.
Univanich Palm Oil expands into Philippines
- The Nation
- 01 May 2013
Univanich Palm Oil, one of the Thailand's leading palm-oil producers and its largest exporter of crude palm oil, is expanding into Asean with its first investment in the Philippines.
Nigeria: Taraba govt, Dangote Group to establish suger factory in Lau
- Nigeria News
- 01 May 2013
"We have also approved the allocation of 20, 000 hectares of land to a Chinese company for rice production," says state governor, Alhaji Garba Umar.
African MPs want transparency in land deals
- The New Times
- 30 April 2013
African lawmakers have resolved to strengthen existing laws at the national and regional level to prevent fraudulent land deals on the continent
Leaked ProSAVANA Master Plan confirms worst fears
- Justiça Ambiental et al
- 30 April 2013
Civil society groups warn secretive plan paves the way for a massive land grab in northern Mozambique.
China a la conquista de Africa
- ANSA
- 30 April 2013
Miles de millones para conquistar Africa. Según un informe publicado hoy en Estados Unidos, desde 2000 a 2011, China invirtió más de 75 mil millones de dólares en ese continente.
Kinnevik to sell Polish farm to cash in on gains
- Agrimoney
- 30 April 2013
Kinnevik, the investment group which is the biggest investor in Black Earth Farming, revealed that it is to sell its Polish farm to cash in on gains in land prices, and bankroll "other opportunities in emerging markets further east".
Acaparamiento de tierras para plantaciones de palma aceitera en Filipinas
- Boletín WRM
- 30 April 2013
Además de la alarmante expansión de las minas de níquel en la provincia de Palawan, los pueblos indígenas y los agricultores de los llanos se enfrentan ahora a las amenazas que plantea el desarrollo de la palma aceitera.
Victimes de Ndiaël (Senhuile-Senéthanol)
- ENDA Pronat
- 30 April 2013
Recueil de témoignages des victimes du projet Senhuile-Senéthanol dans les villages de Ndiaël, au Sénégal.
El acaparamiento de tierras y la importancia de las palabras
- Boletín WRM
- 30 April 2013
Con el afán de aumentar los ingresos derivados de la tierra y las propiedades, todo se permite en la economía globalizada. Se practica, principalmente en los países del Sur, el acaparamiento de tierras para maximizar las ganancias.
Cameroun: "corruption" lors de l'acquisition de terres pour un projet américain (rapport)
- AFP
- 30 April 2013
Un rapport issu du ministère des forêts camerounais et consulté par l'AFP mardi reproche à la société américaine Heraklès Farms des méthodes "d'intimidation et de corruption" pour acquérir des terres pour la culture du palmier à huile dans le sud-ouest du Cameroun
The World Bank’s palm oil policy
- FPP
- 30 April 2013
Since 2011, World Bank investments in large palm oil companies have virtually stopped, but it has backed off from applying the same approach to other crops, although the risks to local communities and indigenous peoples from land grabs from other agribusinesses are not much different.
SAR100m firm to expand Saudi farm investments
- Arab News
- 29 April 2013
Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has approved the establishment of a new East Asia Agricultural Development and Investment Company to invest in farming.
SIAM: 6.200ha de terres agricoles à «investir»
- L'Économiste
- 29 April 2013
L’Agence pour le Développement Agricole du Maroc vient de lancer un nouvel appel d’offres de partenariat public-privé autour des terres agricoles du domaine privé de l’Etat.