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14 Mar 2024

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Palm oil: a holding company has paid 142,000 euros to Cameroonians opposed to the Bolloré group AFP | 13 Mar 2024

On Wednesday, the Luxembourg holding company Société financière des caoutchoucs (Socfin) paid €142,000 to Cameroonian plaintiffs, a fine imposed by the French courts for failing to produce documents that could establish its links with the French company Bolloré.

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Dozens of Cambodians charged in land dispute: activist AFP | 13 Mar 2024

A Cambodian court has charged 29 people with illegally occupying state land following an incident in which authorities fired live rounds in a crackdown on a longstanding land dispute.

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Provincial authorities use weapons in Preah Vihear land dispute, nearly 30 residents detained CamboJa News | 12 Mar 2024

At least 30 residents have been charged by provincial court in Cambodia for allegedly illegally occupying state land. The detention stems from an incident when authorities mounted a mass crackdown during a clash over a long-disputed land. The authorities said the land belonged to a rubber company called Seladamex, having received an economic land concession (ELC) from the state.

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Saudi dairy company Fondomonte ceases water pumping in far west Arizona KTAR | 11 Mar 2024

A Saudi dairy company that once pumped water through a lease on local farmland in far west Arizona has officially ceased operations.

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Abu Dhabi-owned Unifrutti eyes further Latam growth after fresh acquisitions Reuters | 09 Mar 2024

The company has reached a deal to buy both AvoAmerica Peru and Bomarea from U.S.-based Solum Partners and Alpine Fresh, it said on Saturday, following its January acquisition of Verfrut, which produces fruits in Chile and Peru.

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Carbon Done Right buys London Carbon Exchange ahead of AIM listing Investing News | 08 Mar 2024

The Company intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone and will transfer the same model to Ghana and Liberia and other countries across Africa, where approximately 90% of land suitable for restoration is held by smallholders.

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Uganda allots 27 square miles of land to UAE investor Africa Business | 12 Mar 2018

President Museveni has promised to allot 7,000 hectares of land in Mbarara District to one of the UAE’s largest dairy companies, Al Rawabi, to set up model farm in the country. The investor and CEO, Dr Ahmad Eltigani Al Mansouri, will bring in new technology to fertilise cows that produce high milk, according to a press release from State House.

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Huile de palme : une holding a versé 142 000 euros aux Camerounais opposés au groupe Bolloré AFP | 13 mar 2024

L’exploitation des terres par la Socapalm empêche 145 Camerounais d’accéder à des terrains et lieux de sépulture et pollue leur eau. Après des années de procédure, ils ont obtenu 142 000 euros d’une holding qu’ils accusent d’être contrôlée par le groupe Bolloré.

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Nigeria : US Eximbank octroie 196 millions $ pour la réalisation de 2 projets agroindustriels dans l’État du Niger Agence Ecofin | 11 mar 2024

Le premier projet porte sur le développement d’un domaine agricole irrigué de 15 500 hectares dédié à la culture du maïs et du soja alors que le second concerne une plantation de canne à sucre de 7 400 hectares.

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