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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY 01 Nov 2017
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Women in Africa launch petition to stop all forms of abuse against women in oil palm plantations. Please sign 
 
 
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/
 
FOE Europe | 01 Nov 2017
The Agrifood Atlas: how corporations are tightening their stranglehold on people's food

New corporations have emerged that buy or lease vast areas of farmland in developing countries. They grow monocultures to feed the industrialized agriculture.

ActNow | 31 Oct 2017
PNG farmers fight back against foreign land grab

Farmers and communities from across Papua New Guinea have engaged in civil disobedience, protests and lawsuits to reclaim their land, even in the face of violence and aggression.

NQR | 31 Oct 2017
Hewitt Cattle Australia secure stake in Arcadian Organic

The deal will also see the company, backed by Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board, acquire two certified organic properties owned by Arcadian covering over 30,000 ha.

Asia Times | 31 Oct 2017
Vietnam’s TH Group seeks Russia sites for $1.7 bln dairy investment

The company has plans to build three livestock complexes with a total head of 15,000 cattle and a milk processing plant with a capacity of up to 60,000 metric tons of dairy products per year.

Concord Times | 27 Oct 2017
‘Malen Chiefdom is under siege to SOCFIN

Malen Affected Land Owners and Users Association leader says the entire chiefdom is under siege to SOCFIN, a Belgian company that has invested in oil palm plantations in southern Sierra Leone.

CAJ News | 26 Oct 2017
Zambian families evicted from commercial farms

Dozens of rural families have been left with no shelter or source of livelihoods following mass acquisition of land by commercial farmers.

Korean Investors | 26 Oct 2017
Dongbu insurance arms to commit $40 mn to farmland/timberland fund

South Korea’s Dongbu Group will commit 45 billion won ($40 million) to a timberland and farmland fund managed by Boston-based Hancock Natural Resource Group..

PKA | 26 Jan 2015
PKA's Principles for Responsible Investment in Farmland

Danish pension fund explains its approach to farmland investment in this report.

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Des femmes en Afrique lancent une pétition pour que cessent toutes sortes d’abus sur les femmes autour de grandes plantations de monoculture d’arbres. Signez ici.
 
 
Signez la pétition : huile de palme = accaparement des terres
http://farmlandgrab.org/post/view/27443
 
Le Quotidien | 30 oct 2017
Des multinationales sur la sellette

Établies à Luxembourg, ces sociétés seraient impliquées dans des affaires d’accaparement des terres dans les pays du Sud. L’ASTM exige une riposte.

Le Maghreb | 30 oct 2017
Installation de vastes exploitations agricoles en Zambie Déplacements forcés d'habitants de communautés rurales

Le gouvernement zambien manque à son devoir de protéger les droits des habitants de zones rurales qui sont déplacés par l'installation de vastes exploitations agricoles commerciales dans le district de Serenje

Galsen 221 | 26 oct 2017
Sénégal: Les travailleurs de SENEGINDIA dans les rues : «Les Indiens nous font travailler comme des esclaves » (vidéo)

Les travailleurs de SENEGINDIA sont descendus dans les rues ce mardi pour dénoncer ce qu’ils qualifient d’esclavage

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