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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY |
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The Conversation | 24 May 2017
Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African governments are once again promoting large plantations and estates. But the new corporate interest in African agriculture has been criticised as a “land grab”. |
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Scoop News | 24 May 2017
The secrecy behind much-touted China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) now lies in tatters with details of how China is plotting the economic takeover of Pakistan published early this week. Major thrust areas of this plan will hugely affect Pakistani agriculture sector. |
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Phnom Penh Post | 23 May 2017
Cambodia's biggest sugar mill owned by Rui Feng International Co Ltd. has produced half a million tonnes of refined white sugar despite facing accusations of land-grabbing and using its partner firms to circumvent restrictions on the maximum legal size of land a company can hold as an ELC. |
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Counterview | 23 May 2017
Experts say India is hosting this year's annual meeting of the African Development Bank to provide a platform for Indian corporates to invest in Africa, especially in agriculture and mining |
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Bloomberg | 23 May 2017
As China's government sets up farms in developing countries, the nation's food companies are scouring the world for premium products |
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NPA | 23 May 2017
The Danish Agribusiness Fund and JB Equity will allow Coexca SA to double its current pork production capacity and establish a new and modern pig farm in the Maule Region of Chile |
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Food Tank | 19 May 2017
Leave it to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Hilal Elver, to remind the Zambian government—and all of us—that in agricultural countries such as Zambia the right to food depends on the access of the rural poor to land. |
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Mongabay | 18 May 2017
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is reviewing its finding about the palm oil company’s activities in the Kapa people’s customary territory. |
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Slow Food | 12 May 2017
In Europe we tend to relegate the idea of land grabbing to the global South, yet it is happening much closer to home than we perhaps realize. |
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Climate Home | 12 May 2017
Guarani-Kaiowá leader Ladio Veron is touring Europe to raise awareness of violence and environmental destruction by agribusiness |
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Actualités.cd | 23 mai 2017
Les entreprises françaises sont prêtes à apporter leurs expertises au développement du secteur agro-industrie en RDC, où il y a une grande potentialité en terme de terres arables, déclare l’Ambassadeur de France |
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KOLO TV | 21 mai 2017
Le gouvernement malgache vise à créer 2 millions d’ha de Zones d’investissement agricole dans les prochains 10 ans. L'expérience amère d'Ibity. |
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News Mada | 20 mai 2017
Pour devenir le grenier à riz de l’océan Indien, le Madagascar devra convertir en 10 ans deux millions d’hectares de terres agricoles en Zones d’investissement agricole, selon ses promoteurs |
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Le Monde | 19 mai 2017
Imaginez un monde dans lequel les consommateurs d’Amérique du Nord et d’Europe refusent d’acheter des produits cultivés sur des terres de peuples autochtones saisies illégalement. |
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Agence Ecofin | 18 mai 2017
C’est au tour des populations de Ziguinchor, dans le sud du Sénégal, d’exprimer leur mécontentement et de condamner le « bradage » de leurs terres. |
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Le Quotidien | 17 mai 2017
Les populations de Keur Moussa, Ndoyène 1 et 2, Souloffe, Birdiam et Sébikotane, au Sénégal, dénoncent l’escroquerie foncière leur opposant à la famille Filfili |
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La Liberté | 11 mai 2017
Le groupe Socfin, actif dans la culture d’huile de palme, a fait hier l’objet de critiques de manifestants |
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TIC Mag | 04 mai 2017
Le CED a lancé une plateforme digitale pour lutter contre les abus et les injustices qui sont monnaie courante dans le secteur du foncier. |
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