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27 Jan 2022

The French Bolloré Group stands accused of corruption and land grabbing through its subsidiary Socfin. Tell the UN to drop its contracts with the Bolloré Group. Sign the petition

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Secret Acres: Foreign-owned agricultural land inaccurately tracked by government Investigate TV | 26 Jan 2022

Despite a federal law requiring foreign transactions of agricultural land be reported to and recorded by the government, the US Department of Agriculture’s database appears to be missing significant acres of land.

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Hoang Anh Gia Lai aims high with pig, banana farming VN Express | 25 Jan 2022

HAGL currently has some 10,000 hectares of fruit trees, including 2,500 ha under banana in Vietnam, 1,500 ha in Laos and 1,000 ha in Cambodia.

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Cambodia: Firm grabs slice of local banana pie with titanic $51M venture Phnom Penh Post | 24 Jan 2022

Longfruiter Anlong Veng Oddor Meanchey Agriculture Park Co Ltd has invested $51 million in the cultivation of bananas and fruits in Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province to boost exports, especially to the Chinese market.

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Cambodia: Public-private Agriculture 4.0 greenhouse deal struck Phnom Penh Post | 24 Jan 2022

The minister said the MoU requires all parties to work together to build 10,000 Agriculture 4.0 greenhouses over the next 10 years that are to produce at least 400 tonnes of crops a year.

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Contextualizing customary land registration in Uganda | 21 Jan 2022

Land is spiritual, land is ideological, and we cannot afford to give it away for the economic benefits of the investor, argues Professor Sam Lwanga Lunyiigo

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Council urges mayor to pursue leases for East Maui water Politics on Maui | 20 Jan 2022

A company owned by the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment Board has maintained a single-minded focus on controlling East Maui water since it bought 41,000 acres of ag land in November 2018.

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Friends of the Earth Africa documentary on industrial plantation impacts on women FoE Africa | 28 Dec 2021

New FoEAfrica documentary shows the impacts of industrial plantation expansion on women in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique

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L’ONU devrait mettre fin à ses contrats avec le groupe Bolloré, qui est accusé de corruption et, via sa filiale Socfin, de liens avec l’accaparement de terres. Signez la pétition

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Mettre fin à la concentration du foncier agricole Alternatives économiques | 25 jan 2022

En France, la loi Sempastous ne traite qu’un pan de la problématique foncière agricole et on est en droit de se demander s’il ne conviendrait pas d’en envisager une autre de plus grande ampleur, explique Marc Dufumier

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Sénégal : Énième plaidoyer de membres de la Société civile pour une meilleure régulation du foncier agricole. Dakar Actu | 24 jan 2022

Le Cadre de réflexion et d’action sur le foncier au Sénégal (CRAFS) refuse de rester silencieux face à l’accaparement des terres à usage agricole.

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Droits des communautés impactées par les projets de développement en Guinée : ce que le CODEC recommande aux autorités Guinée Matin | 24 jan 2022

Dans le souci d’une gouvernance foncière responsable en Guinée, le Collectif des organisations de la société civile pour la défense des droits des communautés impactées par les projets de développement en Guinée (CODEC) vient d’adresser un « mémorandum de plaidoyer » aux autorités guinéennes.

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Le CRAFS rame à contre-courant Seneplus | 22 jan 2022

Le Cadre de réflexion et d’action sur le foncier au Sénégal (Crafs) soutient mordicus que le domaine national, en particulier les terres à usage agricole, doivent rester un patrimoine national non cessible pour l’intérêt des communautés présentes et futur

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