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Tell Samsung to stop its destruction of Indonesian rainforest for palm oil and timber production by dropping  joint venture with a Korean-Indonesian agribusiness company, Korindo
Please help sign the petition here.
 
 
Kindly support the struggle against large-scale industrial oil palm plantations by Okomu Oil Palm PLC (a member of the global SOCFIN) in Edo State, Nigeria. Sign on with this link and share: http://erafoen.org/index.php/2017/07/28/uphold-edo-state-government-revocation-order-on-okomu-oil-palm-company-plc/
 
Guardian | 06 Sep 2017
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru

The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil, according to local indigenous leaders

Agrimoney | 06 Sep 2017
Zambeef shares tumble, as weak crop prices, wheat disease hit profits

The group, backed by European development banks, revealed it had sold 90% of its Zampalm operation to the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia, a state-backed fund, for $16m

The Australian | 06 Sep 2017
Nuveen reaps rewards of steady agricultural focus

The purchase of more Australian farms, agribusinesses and food processing plants is high on the agenda of one of the world’s biggest investment managers, the Chicago-based Nuveen.

GAI | 06 Sep 2017
Hui Wing Mau, Archstone Investment buy majority of Australia’s Bindaree Beef

Australian beef processor Bindaree Beef announced it has sold a 51 percent controlling stake in the family-owned company to Hong Kong-Australian billionaire, Hui Wing Mau, and Beijing-based equity fund Archstone Investment for approximately $120 million.

CSOs | 05 Sep 2017
Port Loko Declaration: Women say “We want our lands back!”

Women gathering in Sierra Leone from African communities affected by oil palm plantations say they want their lands and forests back so that they can have an agriculture that feeds their communities.

FIAN et al. | 05 Sep 2017
International mission to measure human rights impact of land grabbing kicks off

An international delegation will travel across the Brazilian region of MATOPIBA to document the social, economic, environmental and human rights impact of large-scale land acquisitions.

PhnomPenhPost | 01 Sep 2017
Cambodia: Land Ministry orders action on years-old sugar disputes

The Ministry of Land Management yesterday gave authorities in Koh Kong, Kampong Speu and Preah Vihear provinces one month to identify people affected by years-long sugar company land disputes.

Mongabay | 01 Sep 2017
Philippine palm oil plan ‘equals corruption and land-grabbing,’ critics say

With its renewed promotion of what it calls the “Sunshine Industry,” the Philippine government is looking to cultivate another one million hectares of oil palm, 98 percent of which would be on the island of Mindanao.

ACTNOW! | 01 Sep 2017
Government accused of lying over SABL land grab

ACT NOW! accuses the government of lying to the nation over the SABL land grab and says people across Papua New Guinea will be angry and disappointed.

| 01 Sep 2017
Publication of leaked ProSavana communications strategy document

English version of communications strategy document that provides guidance on how to weaken Mozambican peasant and CSO movements opposed to the ProSavana project finally revealed.

Africa News | 31 Aug 2017
Sierra Leone: UN expert warns of lack of transparency and pollution

In a press conference, UN expert Baskut Tuncak spoke of “numerous claims of land appropriation by Socfin”, a Luxembourg company that produces palm oil in Sierra Leone and is part owned by the French group Bolloré.

GAI | 31 Aug 2017
AgDevCo invests $5M in Zambia’s Katito farming enterprises

AgDevCo expects that its investments in two large-scale commercial farming enterprises in Zambia will provide the “critical mass” needed to attract ancillary businesses along the supply chain

UNECA | 31 Aug 2017
Madagascar to lay focus on land governance in its Agricultural Investment Plan

The AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative and the government of Madagascar organised a workshop to validate the Country Report and Business Plan on Mainstreaming Land Governance in the National Agricultural Investment Plan.

FMPRC | 06 Aug 2017
Speech at the China Africa Agriculture Cooperation and Development Summit

"China will continue to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in large-scale farming, animal husbandry, grain storage and processing in Africa," says China's Ambassador to Zambia.

World Bank | 11 Jul 2017
Private Sector Workshop on Responsible Agricultural Investment

World Bank and UNCTAD workshop brings 25 participants from the private sector together to discuss and share experiences and views on large scale agricultural investment

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Signez la pétition : huile de palme = accaparement des terres
http://farmlandgrab.org/post/view/27443
 
FIAN et al | 05 sep 2017
Lancement de la mission internationale pour mesurer l’impact sur les droits humains de l’accaparement des terres

Une délégation internationale voyagera dans la région brésilienne de MATOPIBA pour documenter l’impact des acquisitions de terres à grande échelle.

Action de carême | 05 sep 2017
Pétition : huile de palme = accaparement des terres

Petition à signer pour demander aux grands distributeurs suisses qu’ils réduisent le nombre de produits contenant de l’huile de palme de leur assortiment.

Le Palme de l'Espoir | 05 sep 2017
Le PCN belge ''se désengage''du dossier SOCAPALM !

Le désengagement du PCN belge du Dossier SOCAPALM montre non seulement les limites des Principes Directeurs de l’OCDE, mais aussi et surtout la faiblesse de nos pouvoirs publics devant la toute-puissance des multinationales

Tribune de Genève | 04 sep 2017
Huile de palme: appel pour une diminution de l'offre Suisse

Face au coût écologique et humain de l'huile de palme, Pain pour le Prochain et Action de Carême demandent aux grands distributeurs de réduire les produits qui en contiennent.

Bastamag | 31 aout 2017
Brésil : le gouvernement conservateur ouvre la voie à la destruction de l’Amazonie

le gouvernement brésilien de Michel Temer (droite) a publié un décret ouvrant la voie à l’exploitation minière par des compagnies privées d’une vaste zone de plus de 46 000 Km2, un territoire plus grand que la Suisse, au sein de la forêt amazonienne.

Leral.net | 30 aout 2017
Foncier : Un Collectif de Dodèl saisit la Cour suprême contre des Marocains

Dans le cadre de l’octroi de dix mille hectares à des Marocains, le collectif des habitants de Dodel, dans le département de Podor, a déposé son recours devant la chambre administrative de la Cour suprême, le lundi 28 août 2017.

Afric Telegraph | 30 aout 2017
Intégrer les questions de gouvernance foncière dans l’agriculture : Un projet pilote lancé en RDC

Un projet pilote destiné à encourager les investissements agricoles responsables a été lancé en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).

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Infonews | 04 sep 2017
Argentina: Tras la campaña antimapuche, una realidad: van por la tierra

Pretenden anular la ley 26160, y generar las condiciones para que el capital financiero internacional profundice la subordinación de nuestras tierras y territorios a sus dinámicas especulativas.

GRAIN | 04 sep 2017
Arranca la misión internacional que medirá el impacto del acaparamiento de tierras

Una delegación internacional viajará en la región brasileña de MATOPIBA para documentar el impacto social, económico, medioambiental y de derechos humanos de la adquisición de tierras a gran escala.

Grupo Semillas | 31 ago 2017
Colombia: Estado actual de los decretos y proyectos de ley relacionados con la implementación del punto 1 del acuerdo de paz

Hay temas estratégicos que aún no han sido presentados para la concertación en la comisión de seguimiento, impulso y verificación de la implementación del acuerdo final.

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