As losses from Karuturi's Ethiopian farm operations mount, over 3,000 workers from the company's flower farm in Kenya down their tools to protest non-payment of their salaries and poor working conditions.
- The Star
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05 December 2012
Alors que de nombreuses voix dénoncent l’usage abusif de l’huile de palme dans l’agro-industrie, le Gabon annonce vouloir devenir le 1er pays producteur d’huile de palme en Afrique et met en avant un million d’hectares de terres pour cela.
- Gabon Review
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04 December 2012
Aggrieved landowners and land-users in Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun, call on Human Rights Commission to intervene against human rights violations by Paramount Chief and chiefdom authorities in Socfin operation area.
- Green Scenery
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04 December 2012
More Chinese companies and individuals are looking for sources of growth in the rich land of Russia's Far East region.
- China Daily
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04 December 2012
The results of pension funds’ alternative investments have been passable so far. In the case of farmland, at the end of last year the average total annual return over a 10 year period was more than 10%.
As African countries struggle to make use of their vast land resources to improve food production because of climate change, Qatar, like other Gulf States and emerging economies such as China, is leasing and buying land in Africa.
New report from Oakland Institute looks at private equity funds betting heavily on agriculture
- Oakland Institute
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04 December 2012
Over 150 community representatives from four counties in Liberia gathered to discuss their experiences and concerns regarding the impact of oil palm plantations on their livelihoods and communities.
A case study of Sime Darby operations in Liberia by Sophie Chapelle
日本政府、ブラジル政府、モザンビーク政府の三角協力として行われているプロサバンナ・プロジェクトの問題点を指摘する記事
- Landgrab-Japan
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03 December 2012
Prices for farmland in Brazil surged by an average 14% a year to nearly quadruple over the past decade, well outpacing inflation and nearly matching gains made by São Paulo's blue-chip Ibovespa stock index, a new study shows.
- MercoPress
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03 December 2012
Fondateur et patron du premier groupe privé algérien, Cevital, Issad Rebrab sillonne désormais l'Afrique à la recherche d'opportunités d'investissement.
- Jeune Afrique
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03 December 2012
Citizens at a conference in Bopolu expressed strong opposition to planned oil-palm development by Sime Darby in Gbarpolu County.
- FrontPageAfrica
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02 December 2012
Community members defy intimidation and arrests and appeal for international support in their struggle to stop SOCFIN from operating on lands the company acquired without their consent.
Shaikh Khalid said that the Arab countries have a serious desire to join the African market and benefit from the natural resources ready for investment, particularly in the agricultural field.