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21 Nov 2024
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Kazakhstan to plant forests to reduce carbon dioxide emissions Times of Central Asia | 19 Nov 2024
The British company SEFE Marketing & Trading Ltd. and Kazakhstan’s SAFC LLP signed an agreement to plant 3.3 million trees across 1,500 hectares in the Almaty region to produce carbon credits
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Merauke food estate to become Indonesia’s sugar and bioethanol hub Business Post | 19 Nov 2024
The Indonesian Ministry of Investment is planning to transform the Food Estate in Merauke, South Papua, into an integrated sugar industry hub.
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Al Dahra Agriculture Egypt to invest $30mln in expansion Zawya | 19 Nov 2024
The UAE company's investment will target land reclamation in Toshka, where it currently holds a 67,000-acre land bank and is negotiating the acquisition of an additional 80,000 acres.
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Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi reviews Mubadala’s progress in Brazil Mubadala | 19 Nov 2024
Through its company, Acelen Renewables, the UAE's Mubadala Capital is building a biofuel refinery in the Brazilian state of Bahia which it will supply with 80 million macaúba trees planted on 200,000 hectares of degraded land.
The macaúba is a plant native to Brazil with a high energy yield, meaning that the renewable diesel the project produces is projected to emit up to 80 percent less CO2 than fossil diesel. In addition, planting 200,000 hectares of trees would capture 60 million tons of CO2 over 20 years.
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Indonesia’s Prabowo revives transmigration, deploys troops to Papua to ensure food security Benar News | 18 Nov 2024
Indonesia's new president is literally flooding Papua with new military troops to provide security at a 2 million-hectare food plantation being carved out of jungle outside of Merauke.
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China's investment in agriculture in Tajikistan: A focus on growth and pesticide use Global Voices | 18 Nov 2024
Tajikistan leased around 18,000 hectares of its land to China for cotton, rice, grain, and corn cultivation for a 49-year contract. The agreement was part of a broader initiative to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
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Conférence « Les Huileries du Congo Belge : Histoire, héritage et réparations » CMCLD | 20 nov 2024
A travers le cas des Huileries du Congo Belge, se dessine la responsabilité des entreprises durant la colonisation, de l’accaparement des terres et du travail forcé des populations colonisées. Loin d’être un débat du « passé » nous le verrons, l’exploitation des terres durant la colonisation continue de produire des conséquences encore aujourd’hui.
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Terres agricoles : comment les magnats des campagnes font main basse sur les champs Capital | 16 nov 2024
Des multinationales de l’agroalimentaire, du luxe et de la grande distribution sont accusées de s’accaparer de plus en plus de surfaces cultivables. Mais ce sont surtout les petites combines des exploitants les plus avides, au sein même de la profession, qui freinent l’installation des jeunes agriculteurs.
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