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28 Mar 2019
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After defaulting on loans, Kilombero Plantation Ltd goes up for sale Oakland Institute | 27 Mar 2019
Kilombero Plantation Ltd, the Tanzanian subsidiary of Guernsey-registered Agrica Ltd. and “best in class” player in the field of socially responsible ag investments in Africa, is up for sale after defaulting on loans from several financial institutions.
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As Govt kicks-off investigations into Land disputes in Malen Chiefdom, Green Scenery raises concerns Standard Times | 27 Mar 2019
The Government of Sierra Leone has kicked-off investigations into the continuous and mounting disputes among landowners on how thousands of hectares of lands were taken away from them in Malen Chiefdom, Southern Sierra Leone
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Milltrust Agricultural Investments acquires 24.9% in newly established NZ farming venture GAI | 26 Mar 2019
The acquisition represents the consolidation of a string of investments made over the past six months by Milltrust that together culminate in the formation of a large-scale, integrated dairy and beef farming enterprise in New Zealand.
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Redress for land and resource rights violations: a legal empowerment agenda IIED | 26 Mar 2019
To complement litigation efforts, an alternative and flexible mechanism to defending land rights is more effective — tailored to the local context and supporting communities to make informed decisions about what forms of redress to pursue
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Cambodian indigenous communities win back their sacred land from Vietnamese rubber developer IDI | 26 Mar 2019
Communities also file second complaint against the World Bank for new financial ties to HAGL
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Are development finance institutions equipped to address land rights issues? IIED | 26 Mar 2019
Report by IIED reviews the approaches European and North American bilateral DFIs use to address land rights issues in the agriculture sector.
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Land deals threaten to impair River Nile New Vision | 26 Mar 2019
Land deals along River Nile could easily impair its recharging potential if water abstraction is not regulated.
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Foreign ownership of water entitlements reveals China and US are the biggest investors ABC | 25 Mar 2019
The Australian Government's long-awaited foreign ownership of water entitlement register reveals one in 10 water entitlements is foreign-owned at 10.4 per cent.
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Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia Guardian | 25 Mar 2019
Saudi-based Almarai owns 15,000 acres of an irrigated valley – but what business does a foreign food production company have drawing resources from a US desert?
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Multinationals must prepare to cede some land to the very poor Daily Nation | 22 Mar 2019
It is doubtful at Del Monte can continue owning so much land in perpetuity in Kenya.
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APRA Brief 18: The political economy of agricultural growth corridors in eastern Africa Future Agricultures | 22 Mar 2019
In our APRA study, we have been asking: what actually happens on the ground, even when corridors as originally planned are slow to materialise? Do the grand visions play out as expected? Who is involved and who loses out?
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Liberia’s new land rights law hailed as victory, but critics say it’s not enough Mongabay | 22 Mar 2019
Locked within the legislation is a flaw for those living on the quarter of the country’s land set aside for concessions: it is not retroactive. A difficult truth that is only just beginning to permeate thousands of villages in Liberia.
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Is rubber the new palm oil? Global Witness | 21 Mar 2019
As the world’s first Sustainable Rubber Platform is launched, Ali Hines of Global Witness asks whether tire companies can make good on their promises.
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AgroGeneration : Cession de 9 200 hectares de terres agricoles dans l'Est de l'Ukraine Boursorama | 25 mar 2019
Suite à la cession de 37 700 ha en décembre, la société annonce aujourd'hui la cession de 9 200 ha supplémentaires, toujours en Ukraine. Le Groupe exploitera désormais 70 000 ha dans le pays.
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Quelques conseils aux investisseurs pour réduire le risque foncier dans leurs projets agricoles (ODI) Agence Ecofin | 25 mar 2019
Un nouveau rapport du groupe britannique Overseas Development Institute estime que les disputes foncières sur le continent pourraient coûter jusqu’à 100 millions $ aux investisseurs
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Lamissa Diakité, PDG de l’ATI du Mali : « Nous avons besoin d’investissements dans l’agriculture, première source de croissance de l’économie malienne » Africa Presse | 24 mar 2019
Afin d’accélérer le développement de ses terres non exploitées, le Mali s’est doté depuis 2015 d’une entité dédiée, l’Agence d’Aménagement des Terres et de fourniture de l’eau d’Irrigation (ATI)
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Guinée: des ONG critiquent la politique nationale de relocalisation RFI | 23 mar 2019
Cent mille personnes sont bafouées de leurs droits en Guinée et obligées de quitter leurs terres pour faire place aux grands projets miniers, énergétiques ou agricoles
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ING poursuit sa collaboration avec le Groupe Socfin SOCFIN | 21 mar 2019
Socfin dément l'information selon laquelle « ING arrêtait momentanément ses crédits avec le Groupe Socfin, tant que toutes ses plantations d’huile de palme ne seraient pas certifiées RSPO ».
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L’Office du Niger propose un partenariat à Hassad Food et à l’Alliance Mondiale des Terres Arides Bamada | 21 mar 2019
L’Office du Niger entend offrir 50.000 ha à Hassad Food, filiale du Qatar Investment Authority, pour des investissements directs gagnants-gagnants.
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Madagascar: Rajoelina fait le service après-vente de sa tournée est-africaine RFI | 16 mar 2019
« Madagascar n’est pas à vendre. On ne vend pas la terre des ancêtres. Mais je ferai tout ce que je peux pour que ces terres que nous avons entre les mains ne soient pas laissées à l’abandon », déclare Andry Rajoelina.
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Les politiques foncières en Tanzanie, entre promotion de l’investissement et omniprésence de l’État IFRI | 31 mai 2018
Un bilan dix ans après la « nouvelle ruée vers les terres »
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México: Despojan tierras en Yucatán, bajo engaño La Verdad Noticias | 25 mar 2019
Con la complicidad de autoridades civiles, agrarias y representantes ejidales en las comunidades rurales, durante los 10 últimos años ha aumentado la compra venta de tierras; pagan a 5 pesos el metro cuadrado.
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