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16 May 2019
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Tanzania farmers violently displaced by a REDD+ project have launched a crowdfunding campaign for legal support.
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How Egypt’s water feeds the Gulf Mada Masr | 16 May 2019
Gulf agribusiness companies found their panacea in Egypt, which is prioritizing investment in large-scale, modernized farming to export crops over pursuing strategic crop cultivation and traditional farming methods in the Nile Valley and Delta.
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Spain’s El Ciruelo acquires leading Brazilian table grape producer Fresh Fruit Portal | 14 May 2019
Spain-based El Ciruelo has reached an agreement with Grupo JD to acquire its subsidiary Labrunier, the largest Brazilian table grape producer, with 2,400 hectares of land in Brazil.
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Radical proposals to save Kenya’s ailing agriculture Nation | 14 May 2019
One of the key proposals is the establishment of 50 new large-scale farms of 2,500 acres or more that will be funded, owned and operated by the private sector, in a plan aimed at unlocking up to 500,000 acres.
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Harvard’s investment in land and natural resources Harvard Crimson | 14 May 2019
Harvard University has been grabbing lands from indigenous communities, cutting down forests, and depriving rural people of access to water around the world for years.
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UN Resolution on the Decade of Family Farming in Japanese （国連決議文＜日本語訳＞：家族農業の10年） | 14 May 2019
国連で採択された家族農業の１０年の日本語仮訳のPDFを掲載します。
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Dufil consolidates on land acquisition, commences compensation to Edo farmers Business Day | 15 Apr 2019
Following its acquisition of 17,954 ha from the Edo State government for palm oil cultivation, Dufil Prima Foods has embarked on a crop compensation payment to 1,628 farmers across 14 communities.
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Jane Goodall Institute’s REDD project in Tanzania REDD Monitor | 06 Apr 2019
A totalitarian approach to conservation that led to increased inequity, undermining of democracy, and violent evictions
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Internal audit reveals Shs 5.3 billion fraud in Bidco Observer | 01 Apr 2019
An internal audit conducted by Wilmar International on its subsidiary company, Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) has revealed a US$1.4 million fraud within the company’s finance department.
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Accord de libre-échange ALECA : 9 risques identifiés par la société civile tunisienne CCFD-Terre Solidaire | 15 mai 2019
Sous l’accord de libre-échange complet et approfondi (ALECA) en cours de négociation entre la Tunisie et l’Union européenne, les investisseurs européens auraient la possibilité d’acquérir les terres agricoles les plus fertiles en Tunisie
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Pourquoi l'investissement étranger agricole au Sénégal connait des ratés ? Commodafrica | 15 mai 2019
L'investissement étranger dans le foncier au Sénégal n'a pas toujorus l'effet escompté car il y a un décalage de valeur entre le Sénégal et le reste du monde, explique l'expert foncier Kader Fanta Ngom
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Belgique - Bilan de la législature : le gouvernement Michel a mis le cap sur l’agriculture industrielle CNCD-11.11.11 | 15 mai 2019
En augmentant le soutien financier public belge à des entreprises (par le biais de l’agence belge d’investissement BIO), la Belgique a favorisé l’accaparement de terres vivrières.
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Au Liberia, Equatorial Palm Oil double ses pertes au 1er semestre Commodafrica | 14 mai 2019
EPO indique qu’il est peu probable que de nouveaux aménagements fonciers et/ou plantations soient réalisées avant la fin septembre 2019
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Masiva privatización de las tierras públicas y los territorios colectivos en Brasil GRAIN | 09 may 2019
La aprobación del nuevo Código de Bosques en 2012 y, después, de la Ley 13.465/17 que modifica cerca de 26 marcos legales sobre la tierra en Brasil, llamada (“Ley del grilagem” o “Ley de acaparamiento”), instrumentan una regularización ambiental y agraria como mecanismos de apropiación masiva de tierras públicas y “devueltas”
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