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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY 25 Jan 2017
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Liberia: Cease governmental surveillance and harassment against human rights advocates defending land and natural resource rights. Send letter to President Sirleaf
 
 
Tell TIAA-CREF to go deforestation and land grab-free!
 
Asharq Al-Awsat | 24 Jan 2017
Khartoum provides Saudi investors new guarantees

There are 196 Saudis investing in the agricultural sector in Sudan and they basically focus on wheat, corn and feed.

African Business Magazine | 24 Jan 2017
Gabon: The battle over palm oil

The controversy surrounding palm oil cultivation involving agricultural trading company Olam International has intensified over the last two months.

Telesur | 20 Jan 2017
Colombian human rights leader assassinated

Afro-Colombian human rights activist Emilsen Manyoma, an outspoken critic of the displacement of local communities by international agribusiness interests, is the latest victim in a wave of attacks against human rights defenders.

Radio Free Asia | 17 Jan 2017
Watch: Cambodia’s Kuoy in land conflict with Chinese company

The China-backed sugar plantation is clearing land and forest, jeopardizing the survival of the indigenous Kuoy in Cambodia.

Daily News | 16 Jan 2017
Cassava pact with Chinese firm 'a big boost'

Tanzania has entered into a $US 1 billion partnership agreement on commercialisation of cassava farming and processing with Tanzania Agricultural Export Processing Zone Limited and Epoch Agriculture from China.

EIA | 12 Jan 2017
Green Desert: Communities in Tanintharyi Renounce the MSPP Oil Palm Concession

This notorious palm oil industry has now expanded to Myanmar with devastating consequences for human rights and the environment

Amandla! | 25 Dec 2016
Will our peasant and family agriculture system survive this unjust rush to grab our land?

The land grab of multinational companies has intensified in the global south, particularly in Africa over the last decade. In this article, Anabela Lemos explains what is happening in Mozambique.

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AFP | 20 jan 2017
France: les députés ont approuvé une proposition de loi contre l'accaparement des terres agricoles

Les députés ont approuvé une proposition de loi visant à "lutter contre l'accaparement des terres agricoles" par de grandes sociétés.

L'Express de Bamako | 20 jan 2017
Massa Kone, porte-parole de la CMAT : «Nous demandons au Président Français, l’arrêt de l’extension des frontières européennes…»

Nous demandons aux Chef d'Etat de stopper immédiatement tout accaparement de terres et de respecter et appliquer les droits fonciers collectifs coutumiers des communautés

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Greenreport | 20 Jan 2017
La crisi finanziaria e il land grabbing in Africa: il caso del Senegal

Era il 23 giugno 2016 quando l’amministrazione comunale di Diokoul Diawrigne nella regione di Kebemer, 150 chilometri a nord da Dakar, emanava una delibera che prevede l’attribuzione di 1000 ettari di terreni agricoli all’impresa indiana Senegindia.

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