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02 Mar 2023
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3000ha oil palm plantation to create 5,000 jobs in Edo Tribune | 28 Feb 2023
Fayus Nigeria Limited has commenced the development of a 3,000-hectare plantation in Ugbeturu Community, Owan West Local Council in Edo State, Nigeria
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Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians The Conversation | 28 Feb 2023
We should be concerned about the financialized logic promoted by investors and mega-farmers, which seeks to extract monetary value from every square inch of farmland.
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"It's the bad apples that do this" Down to earth | 27 Feb 2023
The UN counted 355 SLAPPs from the business community between 2015 and 2022. Individuals and organisations that expose human rights violations, abuses in mining, agriculture and forestry and on palm oil plantations are most often affected.
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The war in Ukraine could trigger a land investment rush as happened during the 2008 financial crisis EurekAlert | 24 Feb 2023
The war in Ukraine could stimulate a new global land race that could affect the world's agricultural system, says a new study by researchers at the Politecnico di Milano.
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Undermined by violence, a development bank mediation process in the DR Congo requires immediate government action Collective | 24 Feb 2023
Groups call on European governments to honour their responsibilities to the communities affected by their investments in a DR Congo palm oil plantation by taking action to stop the violence surrounding the mediation process.
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RSPO loophole: Socfin excludes parts of plantations from certification Milieudefensie | 23 Feb 2023
Palm oil producer Socfin systematically excludes parts of their plantations from certification. This way, they do receive the RSPO certificate, while large parts of their plantations do not meet the environmental and social requirements, analysis by Milieudefensie shows.
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Six steps to tackle exploitation in Indonesia’s palm oil smallholder scheme (commentary) Mongabay | 23 Feb 2023
An investigation by Mongabay, The Gecko Project and BBC News found villagers across Indonesia gave up their land to corporations in exchange for a share of the palm oil boom but have been left with empty promises. Tom Walker, head of research at The Gecko Project, argues that increasing transparency, accountability and investigations of errant companies are critical steps that could be taken to solve the problem.
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Ukraine: Resolution of the Public Forum of peasant farms, farming households, civil society organizations, and academic community Public Farmer Forum | 15 Dec 2022
Resolution calls for the suspension of market transactions of agricultural land in wartime and the post-war period and for the creation of mechanisms to guarantee small farmers real opportunities to acquire land.
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The financiers of destruction De Olho nos Ruralistas | 18 Jul 2022
How multinational companies sponsor agribusiness lobby and sustain the dismantling of socio-encironmental reglation in Brazil
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Accaparement des terres : les Amis de la Terre lancent l’alerte Amis de la Terre | 28 fev 2023
À l'occasion du Salon de l’Agriculture, Les Amis de la Terre France publient le rapport “La Terre aux paysans, l’agro-industrie hors champ” dénonçant l’accaparement des terres agricoles en France, et appelant à plafonner le nombre d’hectares contrôlables par les multinationales et les agri-managers.
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L'association Terre de liens s'alarme de l'accaparement des terres agricoles par des "sociétés financiarisées" France Bleu | 28 fev 2023
Dans un rapport publié lundi, l'association Terre de Liens s’inquiète de l’accaparement de terres agricoles françaises par des firmes industrielles.
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Sapé par la violence, un processus de médiation des banques de développement en RDC exige une action immédiate des gouvernements Collectif | 24 fev 2023
Les gouvernements européens doivent honorer leurs responsabilités envers les communautés affectées par leurs investissements dans une société d'huile de palme et mettre fin à la violence entourant le processus de médiation.
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Cacat RSPO: Socfin mengecualikan sebagian perkebunan yang bermasalah dari proses sertifikasi Milieudefensie | 23 Feb 2023
Analisa dari Milieudefensie menemukan bahwa Perusahaan Sawit Socfin secara sistematis menyembunyikan sebagian dari perkebunan mereka dari sertifikasi. Dengan cara ini mereka berhasil menerima sertifikat RSPO, sementara sebagian besar perkebunan mereka tidak memenuhi persyaratan lingkungan dan sosial
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De Olho nos Ruralistas lança dossiê sobre financiamento da bancada ruralista De Olho nos Ruralistas | 18 Jul 2022
Relatório inédito revela participação direta de multinacionais no lobby ruralista; além de atuar em associações que financiam o Instituto Pensar Agro, empresas como Bayer, Basf, Syngenta, JBS, Cargill e Nestlé mantiveram 278 reuniões com o alto escalão do governo Bolsonaro
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