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12 Jan 2023
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Uganda takes to the courts to stop land grabs and protect forests Reuters | 10 Jan 2023
A Ugandan villager is in a three-way legal battle for ownership of land with a sugar company that wants to expand its plantations and the National Forestry Authority, which says it is part of a forest reserve.
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10 years after: Pain, sorrow as host communities poise for showdown with Olam Farm Daily Trust | 10 Jan 2023
Communities in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria where Olam Rice Farm is located, have said they are in pain and sorrow due to the activities of the multi-national farming company.
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Philippine seeks more investments in agribusiness from China PhilStar | 08 Jan 2023
The Trade Secretary of the Philippines invites Chinese investors to consider the Philippines as "an investment destination for plantations and processing facilities"
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The labor of land Africa is a Country | 30 Dec 2022
In order to better resist contemporary, neocolonial accumulation, we need to historicize land grabs in Africa.
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UAE invests in Kurdistan's agriculture and livestock sectors Iraq Business News | 30 Dec 2022
"We came to the conclusion that Kurdistan has fertile land suitable for investment in agriculture and planting," says the head of a delegation from the Emirati Al Abrar Company.
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Ten takeaways: The palm oil scheme leaving Indonesian villagers submerged in debt The Gecko Project | 12 Dec 2022
As the palm oil industry swept through Indonesia, it transformed millions of hectares of land into plantations. An opaque system supposed to improve rural livelihoods has left villagers waiting for profits — and answers.
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Zambia: Kasanka Trust to commence contempt proceedings ZNBC | 20 Jul 2022
Lake Agro and Gulf Adventures are accused of ignoring a court action and advancing with their activities including planting wheat and collecting water from the Luombwa river.
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10 years after: Pain, sorrow as host communities poise for showdown with Olam Farm Daily Trust | 11 Jun 2022
Communities in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria where Olam Rice Farm is located, have said they are in pain and sorrow due to the activities of the multi-national farming company.
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Tanzanian entrepreneur Dewji plans $2-4bln grains production investment via SPAC Reuters | 09 Jun 2022
Dewji, owner of the MeTL Group, said the new company will produce grains and edible oils in Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and the Central African Republic
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Treasury buys Kilombero Plantantion’s Mngeta farm IPP | 07 Oct 2021
The rice farm of KPL, a subsidiary of Guernsey-based Agrica Limited, was once touted as the best large scale commercial farming partnership with smallholder farmers until it defaulted in 2019.
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« Eco-terrorisme » : Les luttes écologiques dans le viseur du ministère de l’intérieur ? Les soulèvements de la terre | 09 jan 2023
Le gouvernement français s'inquiète d'un soi disant « virage radical des activistes écologistes » qui défendent les terres de l’industrie du béton ou du lobby agro-industriel. Cette tribune collective, signée par plus de 3000 personnes, y répond.
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Contrat gouvernement, agriculteurs de Boghé et African Agriculture Inc : précisions Mauriweb | 05 jan 2023
Le contrat tripartite signé entre le gouvernement de Mauritanie, les coopératives agricoles des communautés de Boghé (regroupant plusieurs milliers de personnes) et la société African Agriculture, entreprise américaine, porte sur 2000 hectares en vue de la production de l’aliment de bétail.
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Accaparement des terres: les organisations de la société civile des deux Logone dénoncent les menaces sur les villageois Tchad Infos | 04 jan 2023
Une plateforme citoyenne tchadienne dénonce, une fois de plus, les menaces d’expropriation des populations par Olam/Arise
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Au-delà de la ruée vers les terres africaines, l’enjeu de la main-d’œuvre Arique XXI | 02 jan 2023
La ruée vers le foncier africain a suscité une attention particulière ces dernières années. Mais ce phénomène est rarement abordé sous l’angle du marché du travail et de la main-d’œuvre. Pour Rama Salla Dieng, il est temps d’historiciser l’accaparement des terres afin de mieux y résister.
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España: El Gobierno estudia que las socimis puedan comprar fincas agrícolas El País | 05 ene 2023
Hacienda tiene sobre la mesa una propuesta para que las socimis puedan adquirir fincas agrícolas, más allá de los activos inmobiliarios de naturaleza urbana en los que actualmente pueden invertir.
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