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11 Jul 2024
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Send a letter calling on the financial backers of Agilis Partners to stop the land grabs and human rights violations against the Kiryandongo community in Uganda
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Allegations widen against Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari Mongabay | 09 Jul 2024
Allegations of illegal activity and land-grabbing against Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil company continue to mount as a new report reveals the firm’s violations appear to be more extensive than initially documented.
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10,000 farmers face eviction over sale of 2,000 hectares of Ondo forest reserve Guardian | 09 Jul 2024
Over 10,000 farmers cultivating farmlands in the Oluwa forest reserve in Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State have been thrown into confusion following the alleged sale of over 2,000 hectares of the reserve to the private company Acme Palms Limited by the state government.
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Algeria and Italy’s Bonifiche Ferraresi sign EUR 430 mn agricultural agreement Enterprise | 08 Jul 2024
The pair will turn 36k hectares of land in the town of Timimoun in south central Algeria into a productive agricultural field to grow wheat, beans, and other crops, while 49% of the funding will come from Algeria’s investment fund and BF will provide the remaining funds.
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Algeria and Italy sign $455mn agriculture deal The Peninsula | 08 Jul 2024
The scheme, which Italian officials called their country's largest agricultural investment in the southern Mediterranean, covers 36,000 hectares in Algeria's Timimoune province
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Nigerian minister says Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in importing red meat, soybeans Reuters | 08 Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in importing 200,000 tonnes of red meat and one million tonnes of soybeans annually from Nigeria, following meetings with the country's agribusiness entrepreneurs.
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How land speculation drives environmental and human rights violations in Brazil’s Cerrado WBO | 05 Jul 2024
In the face of intensifying environmental and human rights violations, advocacy groups like Friends of the Earth are calling on the Brazilian and US governments to reign in land speculation and halt the expansion of soy plantations in the Cerrado.
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‘Farmpalooza’ aims to renew allure of Brazil agriculture funding Bloomberg | 01 Jul 2024
The market for the so-called Fiagros, investment funds focused on agricultural receivables such as interest, dividends and land-lease payments, is set to stall this year after a wave of farmer defaults sparked uncertainty.
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Bolloré échappe à son exclusion du plus grand fonds souverain au monde Les Echos | 09 juil 2024
Le plus grand fonds souverain au monde (1.564 milliards d'euros), celui de la Norvège, va rester investi sur le groupe Bolloré en dépit de l'avis contraire de son conseil d'éthique en rapport avec les conditions de travail et les délits supposés dans des champs d'huile de palme au Cameroun.
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Main basse sur les médias africains Senenews | 08 juil 2024
Vincent Bolloré renforce son emprise sur le continent noir. Des tribunaux aux plantations, en passant par les chaînes de télévision, son influence s'étend comme une ombre. La journaliste Fanny Pigeaud lève le voile sur cette stratégie tentaculaire
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Le Qatar se lance dans la culture de blé en Algérie Agence Ecofin | 28 jui 2024
En Algérie, le Qatar vient d'obtenir une concession de 117 000 hectares dans la Wilaya d’Adrar pour cultiver le blé dur.
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