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04 Oct 2018
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The toll of doing business on people and the environment in Indonesia Oakland Institute | 02 Oct 2018

New report from Oakland Institute, Indonesia: The World Bank’s Failed East Asian Miracle details how Bank-backed policy reforms have led to the displacement, criminalization, and even murder of smallholder farmers and indigenous defenders to make way for mega-agricultural projects.

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Cerrado deforestation disrupts water systems, poses business risks for soy producers CRR | 02 Oct 2018

Report investigates how the water impacts within the region from deforestation associated with soy production may translate into business risks for agribuisness companies operating in the Cerrado.

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It's sunny-side up for Kaipara community after Tegel mega-farm scrapped RNZ | 02 Oct 2018

Local leaders celebrate decision by New Zealand's overseas investment regulator to turn down application by Tegel Group Holdings to buy land for chicken farm. They say it's time to boost smaller-scale farmers, not back foreign-owned companies.

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American company establishes $25 million farm in Osun The Glitters | 02 Oct 2018

Cade Creek International of Colorado,US is partnering with the NGO Youth Off The Streets Initiatives to set up a $25 million farm in Osun state, Nigeria.

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Bill Gates spent $171 million on Washington farmland, report says Bloomberg | 02 Oct 2018

Bill Gates spent $171 million to buy 14,500 acres of farmland in Southern Washington, the most expensive U.S. land sale so far this year, according to the Land Report.

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Ethiopia revokes land leases for Saudi billionaire, other investors VOA | 01 Oct 2018

Ethiopian officials have revoked land leases in Addis Ababa that were held by dozens of investors, including Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi.

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Administrative Court condemns Mozambican government to release information on agrarian program | 01 Oct 2018

The Administrative Court of Maputo orders the Ministry of Agriculture to provide all information of public interest on ProSAVANA, an agriculture project between the Mozambican, Brazilian and Japanese governments

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Connect the dots: Cerrado soy drives inequality to provide EU with chicken Mongabay | 01 Oct 2018

While large-scale soy growers say they’ve brought prosperity to the Cerrado, Campos Lindos has poverty levels far higher than the Brazilian average, lacks basic social services, and suffers high infant and maternal mortality rates.

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Office du Niger: towards the resumption of works at the Malibya project site Bamada | 29 Sep 2018

A delegation from "Malibya Agriculture" was received by Mali's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Nango Dembélé on 17 September 2018 to discuss a possible revival of Libyan investment in the Office du Niger zone.

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Bridging African agriculture’s financing gap Euractiv | 28 Sep 2018

“Domestic resources from African countries have to be supplemented by European resources, and that has to mean the private sector,” says Tom Arnold, who chairs the European Commission and African Union's joint Rural Taskforce.

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Indian company to invest in poultry sector in Kazakhstan MEAFN | 27 Sep 2018

The Indian poultry company Venky's intends to invest in Kazakhstan's Turkestan Province, and will be assisted by government authorities in matters of land and infrastructure

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Sierra Leone: China Hunan to cultivate 35,000 hectares of rice Awoko | 26 Sep 2018

At a meeting between Hainan International Group and Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture, Joseph Ndanema, Hainan International agreed to plant 35,000 hectares of rice out of which the Group will start planting 5,000 hectares for the first phase.

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International Farming Corporation raising $1.5B for US farmalnd fund | 22 Sep 2018

The $128 billion Washington State Investment Board is considering investing up to $250 million in the IFC Core Farmland Fund – an open-ended vehicle focused on investing in U.S. farming operations

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L’Ethiopie révoque des baux fonciers d’un milliardaire saoudien Intellivoire | 01 oct 2018

Les responsables éthiopiens ont révoqué des baux fonciers détenus par des dizaines d’investisseurs, dont le milliardaire saoudien d’origine éthiopienne Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi, selon la VOA

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Office du Niger : Vers la reprise des travaux du projet Malibya Bamada.net | 27 sep 2018

Le gouvernement malien a reçu une délégation de « Malibya Agriculture » qui veut reprendre ce gigantesque projet de 100 000 ha pour la production rizicole, maraichère et animale

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